The use of paper passports, which were first digitized as e-Passports with NFC chips in 2006, is slowly undergoing one of its biggest transformations to date. The travel industry is aiming to eliminate paper passports entirely and replace them with biometric identifiers like facial recognition.
Privacy experts caution that there is little transparency about the technologies being deployed, and their proliferation could lead to data breaches and greater levels of surveillance. The balance between convenience and privacy must be carefully considered.
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