Neowin News Feed for: Tsa

Apple Wallet adds driver's license and state ID support in first state

Paul Hill — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:08:01 +0000

Apple Wallet has added support for driver's licenses and state IDs in Arizona. It's the first state to get support for this feature but the company has announced many more will get it soon. Read more...

Apple Wallet's digital ID capability delayed to 2022

Usama Jawad — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 06:04:01 +0000

Apple has quietly updated its iOS 15 website to indicate that the ability to add state-issued ID and driver's license to Apple Wallet has been delayed to "early 2022", without any public reasoning. Read more...

Apple Wallet users will be able to add their driver's license and state IDs

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:06:01 +0000

Apple is going to allow people in select U.S. states to add their driver's licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet so they can verify their identity. The TSA is on board and will open checkpoints. Read more...

TSA expands detailed screening procedure to include electronics larger than a cell phone

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:54:01 +0000

If you were hoping to relax and cruise through the airport during your next flight, think again. The TSA will now require any electronics larger than a cell phone to be separately screened. Read more...

US government ends airline laptop ban

Mina Esapa — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:42:02 +0000

In a statement on Monday, the TSA announced that it had lifted a ban that prohibited passengers on direct flights to the US from specific countries from carrying large electronic items in the cabin. Read more...

Fingerprint-only security gates at the airport are being trialed in the US

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 11:52:01 +0000

The TSA (Transport Security Administration) is letting volunteers in two airports use a biometric security check system. This might in the future mean a faster security check process through airports. Read more...

US not banning laptops in flight cabins from Europe

Gurkaran Singh — Wed, 31 May 2017 05:50:01 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that there was no laptop ban planned for flights coming from Europe. This decision comes after weeks of negotiations between the Trump admin and Europe. Read more...

Laptops in the cabin may be banned, for all flights, into and out of the USA

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Mon, 29 May 2017 16:58:01 +0000

Along with the very likely introduction of new luggage screening procedures by the TSA for domestic flights, Homeland Security may ban all laptops in the cabin of any flight into or out of the USA. Read more...

US increases international airport security, targeting electronic devices

Andy Weir — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 23:35:55 +0000

US-bound passengers will be required to prove that their mobile devices turn on, as the TSA increases airport security to deal with the 'credible threat' of a bomb disguised as a phone or tablet. Read more...