Monday, November 22, 2010

Security Measures




AIRPORT MEASURES

Task 1

Check the guide to biometric technology on the bbc site:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456993/html/default.stm

and brifly summarise in 30-40 words what biometrics is.

Task 2
Watch the video and answer the 3 questions below:

1. How does facial recognition work?

2. What can it be helpful for?

3. What happens to rejected passengers?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7568686.stm

Task 3

Choose 3 of the measures listed, research them on the internet and write a short description of how they work and what they are used for. You can also attach pictures.

surveillance cameras

sniffer dogs

security patrols

carry-on restrictions on liquids, gels, and aerosols

x-ray machines

full-body scanners

Regards,

RV

6 comments:

  1. Biometrics is a technology to identify a person using computerized methods. It identifies by the physical and or behavioral characteristics. Biometrics is more personal than a passport photo or pin, it uses traits like fingerprints, face and eye scanners .

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  2. Biometric technology uses computerized methods to identify. It identifies by the physical and or behavioral characteristics.

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  3. 1. You should have a biometric passport, to pass through the facial machine.
    2. It doesn’t let a person who’s not recognized enter.
    3. When a passenger is rejected an airport personnel comes and asks them to go through more conventional methods.

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  4. 1_ Biometric Technology is high-tech uses the bady part to identity a person.For example, fingerprints it is the oldest method to indetify by reading the pattren,the face and the eyes iris.
    2_a_X-ray mechines that look for dangerous goods in the luggage content.
    b_security partols that walk in the airport looking for suspicious person.
    c_sinnfer dog that look and snif for drags and any dangerous goods.

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  5. 1-Biometric is a technology uses to identify a person. There are some different ways to identify a person some of there are by Face, Iris and finger print.


    2-
    a )Sniffer dogs: trained dogs to look for drugs or any other dangerous items.
    b) Full-body scanners: scanners that can look through clothes to detect any prohibited items.
    c) X-ray machines: that look for dangerous goods in the luggage content.

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  6. Biometrics: system that uses advanced high technology for example eye scan ad finger prints to conform the identity of the passenger .
    1- 1-sniffer dogs: trained dogs to look for drags or any other dangerous items.
    2-x-ray machine: machine that scans the content of the bag and divides it into categories: metal ,organic and inorganic.
    3- carry-on restrictions: apply to liquids, gels, and aerosol in the hand luggage. Each container should not exceed 100ml and the total capacity of the bag should be 1L.

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