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It's beyond convenient. You walk in, stare in the mirror (there are several different height cameras, but they record your height during enrollment), and in about 3-5 seconds, out pops your receipt, and the gates open. Even without a line, it's several times faster than a live customs agent, and I've never seen anyone fail on it.

As for 'spoofing', the machines are out in the open, and in an area coated with customs agents and cameras. I'm pretty sure if I pulled out an eyeball on a pen somebody might say something.

Enrollment takes about 10 minutes, and is equivalent to a secondary screening interview that you might get at a border anyway.

Here's a PDF link to the brochure:
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/11464/IRIS_Pre-enrol_DL_A-W23-02-1.pdf


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