تقنية التعرُّف إلى الوجه ومكافحة الجريمة في المطارات العربية

Abstract

The identification of individuals in Arab airports constitutes a real security concern along with the escalating security threats, the increasing number of travelers, the advancement of forgery and counterfeiting methods, and the difficulty of keeping abreast with the technical development of criminal methods. The facial recognition technology aims to identify individuals through the face image of the person of interest and the examination by the security authorities. The most prominent use of this technology in airports contributed to the enhancement of the security and safety procedures. Therefore, this paper reviews the facial recognition technology in addition to the deficiencies and challenges it faces and proposes technical security strategies that depend on this technology. Moreover, the paper recommends conducting further tests on the accuracy of results provided by this technology in order to recommend adopting it at the level of Arab countries. The adoption of this technology shall assist in securing Arab airports from outlaws and persons wanted for national issues. Furthermore, the technology shall assist in developing moral and legal controls in framing facial recognition technologies due to their negative repercussions on privacy and individual freedoms. In addition to linking biometric systems using unique physiological characteristics, such as fingerprints, hand geometry, retina, iris, and hand signatures to identify individuals. Finally, the paper stresses on the importance of investing in developing surveillance cameras that capture images from different sides and angles and using facial recognition technology through gender or sex identification to reach accurate results of this technology for the purpose of using it to secure Arab airports.