Pilot licences stall while driving licences get face recognition

摘要

Driving licences are increasingly incorporating biometrics to assist with identification but US politician John Mica has raised concerns about the failure to include them in US commercial pilots licencesrnUnder the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, The Federal Aviation Administration was scheduled tornbegin issuing improved pilot licences that include a photograph of the licensee and are capable of accommodating a digital photograph, biometric identifier, 'or any other unique identifier' by December 2005.