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Miami : Miami International Airport (MIA) has become the first major US airport to implement facial recognition technology with an eye towards shortening passport check time for visitors arriving from abroad. "In order to meet the growing challenge of balancing traveller volumes and security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has partnered with industry stakeholders to leverage biometric technology and systems," said US CBP Commissioner Todd Owen on Tuesday. For the time being, the facial recognition machines have only been installed in Concourse E, where international airlines such as Russia's Aeroflot, Spain's...