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innovations in automated border crossing ::
IBM Executive Forum - October 2008
three years on…
international traffic still increasing despite rising cost and unpleasant experience
poverty/greed motivating trafficking, smuggling and cross-border crime
world instability still motivating migration
unified UK Border Force must check every person entering the UK – for prohibited goods, VAT/BTW & duty, identity, eligibility, harm
majority of passengers are welcome, so the checking process needs to be quick and convenient, while identifying the minority who are ‘the needle in the haystack’
difficult, as passengers’ expectations -and numbers - continue to rise
Increased freight traffic / vehicles
over 85% of passengers arriving in the UK are EU citizens – at some ports 93% EEA.
human inspection methods (eyes, ears, feel, intuition) no longer an easy option
need for solutions which are industrial-scale, lightly-supervised –even unattended and remote
transfer the responsibility for border clearance to passengers and port operators
information technology, scanners and biometrics new enablers
uninvited migration, smuggling, terrorism and crime are the challenges
e-Borders & e-BOC
body and freight scanners
IRIS, MiSense, project Faro
remote clearance
other technologies
• biometrics
• one-to-one, one-to-many
• trusted traveller
• authenticated traveller
• electro-magnetic scanning
• passive radiation
• profiling / automatic selection
• wireless, secure communications
• mobile operation
• remote audio/visual/data interaction
project faro
In the UK, although we are not part of the Schengen agreement, non-British EEA nationals are welcome and free to enter without formal permission
British and EEA are the majority of our passengers
Some of them are suspects and some need to be examined/arrested
In the next few years most with hold e-Passports
project faro
e-Passports contain electronic text and images and the data is electronically signed
the RFIDs can be authenticated
biometrics can link the passenger’s body to the passport
EEA governments can be trusted to issue passports only to their own citizens
project faro
check the passport is authentic
read MRZ and RFID contents quickly and accurately
Match the face of the passenger to the image in the RFID
ensure watchlist suspects are identified
project faro
Singapore, Hong Kong ,Kuala Lumpur, Lisbon, Vancouver, tel Aviv, Amsterdam, London…
Systems tend to be for ‘trusted travellers’ who are pre-enrolled, security-checked and approved by border control agencies
What about ordinary citizens of trusted countries?
Does everyone need detailed examination by human officers?
project faro
Opportunity for joint projects with private sector organisations such as port operators and carriers
current trial at Manchester Airport using commercial off-the-shelf products already used in Portugal –MAplc – UKBA majority contributor to costs
proposed trial at Stansted Airport, bespoke system developed by BAA –UKBA minority contributor to costs
project faro - Manchester
proof of concept
set of 5 e-Passport gates in T1 arrivals, adult EEA citizens with e-Passports only
requires link to a classified government watchlist – hardware made part of the security domain of the database system
test-bed for technology, e-Passports, new procedures, policies, staff working conditions
project faro - Manchester
installed July 2008
initial training/testing period
Soft launch 10 August, 0600-2200
Visit by Home Secretary 19 August
publicity campaign to start soon
project faro - Manchester
So far 35.000 passengers have been invited to enter
testing/spoofing attempts continuing
Experience leading to software and procedural changes
full report within six months
the future?
multi-modal identification systems, using biometrics from other existing systems
automatic entry systems – validating and authenticating documents, RFIDs and visa/residence details in real time
remote and unattended entry-exit systems to extend agency reach without extra staff
multi-purpose systems – immigration, customs declaration, vehicle safety, anti-smuggling, people-detection, quarantine inspections
questions…
answers