the security landscape now days. biometrics an important word to remember for those of us tired of endless airport lines. biometrics are now being tested at major airports in europe, at gatwick airport, officials tested a program where they scanned passengers irises instead of using boarding passes. in the future automated boarding gates could scan your ticket and passport. unmanned exit lanes are also in the works that use sensors and locks to make sure no one sneaks into a secure area through an exit. baggage screening might be done automatically and at international arrival terminals at this one near washington, there s the global entry program for those who sign up, machines scan fingerprints and passports for customs and immigration. the best thing about this program for an officer is it takes low risk travelers and gets them through our process that much quicker, which would give me more time with high risk travelers. one of the principal ideas of biometrics is to streamli
is important. reporter: they are being tested at london. they scanned passengers irises. unmanned exit lanes are also in the works. they use sensors and locks to make sure no one sneaks into a secured area by an exit. and at international arrival terminals, there s the global entry program. for those who seen up, machines scan fingerprints and passports for customs and immigration. it takes low risk travelers and gets them through our process that much quicker, which would give me more time with high-risk travelers. reporter: it allows them to avoid tedious lines.