Surveillance
state
British
railroad companies are experimenting with new ways to use digital
technology to make traveling quicker, easier and more digital -
including biometric ticketing, which could mean using iris
recognition to buy a ticket or simple apps on mobile devices.
Rail
companies have set out a blueprint of Britain's railway in the
digital age as the industry gathers in Birmingham to discuss the
current challenges facing the railway — and how technology will
help address them.
Ideas
include Bluetooth and biometric ticketing to replace the traditional
"tangerine" ticket and "intelligent" trains which
run closer together on a digital railway. Iris recognition is used at
many airports to confirm a person's identity at passport control and
similar technologies are being considered to help smooth flows
through railroad stations.
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