TSA, Google Wallet Launch Touchless ID at 65 Airports for 100-Plus PreCheck Airlines
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Updated · Identity Week · Jul 7
TSA, Google Wallet Launch Touchless ID at 65 Airports for 100-Plus PreCheck Airlines
3 articles · Updated · Identity Week · Jul 7
Summary
Google Wallet became the first digital wallet to offer TSA PreCheck Touchless ID, letting eligible travelers verify identity with facial comparison technology instead of showing physical documents.
At 65 participating airports, travelers add a boarding pass to Google Wallet, opt in through a TSA consent page, and receive a Touchless ID indicator once TSA confirms enrollment.
The rollout expands access across more than 100 TSA PreCheck airlines at participating airports, replacing a more fragmented process that previously required manual opt-in with six airlines using saved passport profiles.
TSA and Google framed the launch as a summer-travel push to cut checkpoint wait times and broaden use of digital identity tools in airport security.