Hong Kong world’s first airport to receive digital identity certification from IATA

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Hong Kong International Airport has received digital identity certification under a program run by the International Air Transport Association, joining one of the first two certified organizations. The airport aims to expand facial recognition use, although privacy rules and regulation have slowed adoption.

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has become one of the first two organisations certified under an international aviation industry group’s digital identity programme, as it seeks to expand its facial recognition system beyond the city. However, the wider adoption of facial recognition technology has been slower than expected, due to government regulations and privacy requirements, according to a senior aviation industry official. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced...