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INSPASS

INSPASS, or INS Passenger Accelerated Service System, was a program of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) during the 1990s and early 2000s the purpose of which was to facilitate the entry of pre-screened low-risk travellers through immigration and customs at certain airports. Frequent travelers who were citizens of the U.S. or a handful of other trusted countries could apply for INSPASS privileges. After a background check, approved INSPASS members would register their hand geometry as a biometric identifier and were presented with an associated membership card. Upon entering the United States after arriving from abroad, users would subject themselves to hand geometry scans and would pass through Federal Inspection without undergoing a formal interview by immigration inspectors. The initial kiosk implementation, as defined by the U.S. Department of Justice, was composed of the following elements: * ATM-like stand * 80486 personal computer * MS-Windows running Visual Basic * 10 inch monitor/touch-screen * 16-key keypad * OCR-B card reader * Electronic gate lock trigger * 5 inch Telpar receipt printer * Recognition Systems, Inc (RSI) 'Handkey' hand geometry scanner The program initially was established at JFK International Airport and Newark International Airport in May 1993.…

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INSPASS, or INS Passenger Accelerated Service System, was a program of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) during the 1990s and early 2000s the purpose of which was to facilitate the entry of pre-screened low-risk travellers through immigration and customs at certain airports. Frequent travelers who were citizens of the U.S. or a handful of other trusted countries could apply for INSPASS privileges. After a background check, approved INSPASS members would register their hand geometry as a biometric identifier and were presented with an associated membership card. Upon entering the United States after arriving from abroad, users would subject themselves to hand geometry scans and would pass through Federal Inspection without undergoing a formal interview by immigration inspectors. The initial kiosk implementation, as defined by the U.S. Department of Justice, was composed of the following elements: * ATM-like stand * 80486 personal computer * MS-Windows running Visual Basic * 10 inch monitor/touch-screen * 16-key keypad * OCR-B card reader * Electronic gate lock trigger * 5 inch Telpar receipt printer * Recognition Systems, Inc (RSI) 'Handkey' hand geometry scanner The program initially was established at JFK International Airport and Newark International Airport in May 1993.…

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  1. date of establishment: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365697265

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