Exclusive: I’ve Seen the Tech. It Works. Global e·dentity’s Build 60 Is the Constitutional Fix America’s Airports Have Needed for Years

WASHINGTON — I’ve known Dr. Robert Adams for years. I’ve watched his team grind through the patents, the engineering, and the bureaucratic gauntlet. I’ve now seen Build 60 with my own eyes in testing environments tied to the DHS Science and Technology Directorate and TSA under CRADA No. DHS 25-TSA-014. The claims are not vaporware. The multimodal 3D vascular biometrics, real-time heartbeat liveness detection, quantum-resilient encryption, and strict on-device storage deliver what they promise: passenger identity verification in seconds, with biometric data that never leaves the traveler’s phone. No centralized galleries. No third-party collection. No images or templates handed to anyone.

The result, measured in the controlled environments I observed, supports the company’s projection of cutting airport security wait times by up to 94 percent. Higher throughput. Lower staffing pressure. More consistent security outcomes. This is not incremental improvement on the status quo. It is a structural replacement for systems that have failed Americans on both security and privacy.

For too long, TSA checkpoints have leaned on facial recognition systems supplied in significant part by Idemia, a French company. Those systems collect and process biometric data in ways that civil liberties advocates, and a growing number of legal analysts, argue were never explicitly authorized by Congress and sit uneasily with the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches. Demographic performance gaps and vulnerability to deepfakes and synthetic media have been documented. Build 60 was engineered precisely to close those gaps. Vascular patterns and blood-flow verification cannot be spoofed by a photograph or a generated face. The data stays encrypted on the user’s device. That is self-sovereign identity in practice, not marketing language.

Adams and his team, led on the software side by SVP Annie Leong, built this with American engineers under U.S. patents. They handed DHS and TSA the complete source code to accelerate review—an unusual level of transparency that matches the seriousness of the national-security stakes. Acting Deputy Administrator Adam Stahl kept the standard high. The product that emerged is tighter and more constitutionally aligned because of that pressure. Credit is due.

This matters for every American who flies. Long lines are not just an inconvenience; they are a security vulnerability and a daily tax on productivity and patience. Centralized biometric databases create honeypots for adversaries and mission creep for government. Foreign-controlled facial recognition technology introduces supply-chain and sovereignty risks that no serious national-security professional should ignore. Build 60 addresses all three problems at once.

The CRADA framework is research and development, not a blank check for immediate nationwide deployment. That is appropriate. But the technical performance I witnessed, the privacy architecture that keeps data off government and vendor servers, and the clear superiority over legacy facial systems remove the usual excuses for delay. TSA and DHS now have a tested, American-made, privacy-first alternative that strengthens security while restoring individual control. The next steps—pilot proposals at key airports, rigorous independent validation under operational loads, and any necessary policy or statutory clarity—should move with urgency.

Americans do not have to choose between faster travel and constitutional rights. Build 60 demonstrates that both are achievable when the technology is designed correctly from the start. The status quo of slow lines and questionable biometric collection is no longer defensible. The tools to fix it exist. They work. It is time to put them to use.

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PRESS RELEASE:

Global e·dentity™ Launches Build 60 with TSA/DHS:  Privacy-First Multimodal Biometrics Cut Airport Wait Times by Up to 94%

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) --August 24, 2026 — Global e·dentity™ Inc., a Delaware-registered Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), today announced the launch of Version 5.3.2- Build 60 under its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA No. DHS 25-TSA-014) with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Build 60 fully secures and automates TSA multimodal IP biometrics for passenger identity verification and is engineered to cut airport security wait times by up to 94 percent using advanced biometrics. This milestone advances under President Trump’s clear directions to modernize and strengthen TSA, through close collaboration with TSA leadership and the decisive support of Acting Deputy Administrator Adam Stahl.

Immediate Impact: Near-Zero Wait Times with Constitutional Privacy

Build 60 delivers a complete, privacy-first automation layer that verifies travelers in seconds while keeping all biometric data encrypted and stored exclusively on the user’s own mobile device. No images or templates are collected, stored, or shared by any third party.

Core capabilities include:

- Fully automated multimodal 3D vascular biometrics with real-time liveness detection via heartbeat verification  

- Quantum-resilient encryption protecting data that never leaves the traveler’s device  

- Layered cryptographic passport and document verification  

- Designed to support dramatically higher throughput, lower staffing costs, and more consistent security outcomes at U.S. airports  

The platform directly addresses documented shortcomings of legacy facial recognition systems, including demographic performance gaps and vulnerability to deepfakes and synthetic media.

“Build 60 proves that security and privacy are not trade-offs. We can virtually eliminate checkpoint lines while giving every American complete control over their own biometric identity. In an unprecedented move and to help expedite testing over the last year, our team provided the DHS Science & Technology and TSA teams with our complete source code for review and inclusion in their traveler ecosystem.

We thank Acting Deputy Administrator Adam Stahl and the DHS Science & Technology and TSA teams for their partnership in making this operational reality possible. Credit where it is owed: Adam Stahl drove this build, and President Donald Trump is lucky to have such a loyal American like Adam Stahl leading the TSA as the Deputy Administrator. He kept the standard high for us to have this build be perfect, when it would have been easier to ship something thinner and cheaply made; because of Adam, the team delivered a constitutionally legal and perfect product to protect Americans,” said Dr. Robert Adams, Chair, President & CEO of Global e·dentity™ Inc.

American Technology Built for National Security

Powered by Global e·dentity™’s exclusive USPTO patents (Nos. 10,135,822; 10,721,228; and patents pending), the mobile-first platform was developed entirely by U.S. engineering teams led by Annie Leong, SVP Software Engineering. Global e·dentity™ offers a legally robust, self-sovereign alternative to centralized illegal use of facial recognition systems (FTR) by the French foreign National company Idemia being used by TSA/DHS at airports that is being used illegally per public record by the TSA and was never explicitly mandated or legally authorized as law by Congress in violation of Americans constitutional rights protected by the Fourth Amendment regarding search and privacy, though civil rights advocates also raise concerns under the First and Fifth Amendments.

Under the CRADA, Global e·dentity™ continues to supply technical IP-based software, documentation, and pilot proposals for key U.S. airports—positioning the technology to strengthen aviation security, reduce operational costs, and restore traveler confidence.

About Global e·dentity™

Global e·dentity™ Inc. is a Delaware-registered Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in multi-factor biometrics, digital identity, and health biometrics solutions. The company maintains offices in the United States and Singapore (www.globaledentity.sg). For more information, visit www.globaledentity.com.

Acknowledgement  

This publication is based upon work conducted under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cooperative Research and Development Agreement No. DHS 25-TSA-014.

Disclaimer  

The views and/or conclusions contained herein are those of the author(s) and should not be interpreted as representing official policies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), nor do they constitute a DHS endorsement of the equipment tested or evaluated.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties, including regulatory approvals, testing outcomes, market adoption, and policy developments. Actual results may differ materially. For more information, visit www.globaledentity.com.

Media Contact:   Sophia Miller – Corporate Communications: somiller@globaledentity.com