General Intelligence
Facial Recognition Company Clear Is Going From Airports to Your Office
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Up until a few months ago — when people still did things, traveled, and went to airports — you might have seen biometrics company Clear’s kiosks at airports or at stadiums, where, after a face or iris scan, you could skip the line in exchange for a hefty annual fee.
Now Clear wants to bring its technology to the wider world struggling with the coronavirus pandemic and install similar systems at the doors of reopened businesses and offices under a new initiative called Health Pass.
The system works like this: Using a Health Pass app, people have their identity validated through facial recognition, then they indicate whether they’re sick by taking a “real-time health quiz” and uploading test results. That would generate a QR code, which can be scanned by some device, like a phone or a Clear kiosk, to allow entry into an office or store within a certain time period.
