Why is it in the news?

• The CEO of Digi Yatra Foundation stated that the facial-recognition technology of Digi Yatra could be expanded beyond airports to hotels and public places like historical monuments.
• A prototype has been developed for implementing Digi Yatra at hotels and other public places, with ongoing discussions with government agencies, including the Ministry of Tourism.
• The aim is to create a comprehensive travel stack to facilitate seamless movement across India, enhancing the overall travel experience for tourists.

More about the news

• Digi Yatra could potentially streamline processes like hotel check-ins and verifications at public places, eliminating the need for producing physical identity documents.
• Extending Digi Yatra to hotels and public places aims to prevent data leakage, as the system does not store personally identifiable information.
• The Digi Yatra Central Ecosystem stores only a hash value or numerical identifier to maintain security and confidentiality of passengers’ data.