Who actually controls a border system? Government, operator and vendor roles explained
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Private companies providing technology at airports do not gain the government's legal power to admit, refuse, investigate, or remove travelers. This authority remains exclusively with the state under its own laws. Confusion often arises when terms like running the border or controlling data are used interchangeably with supplying the system.
When a private company supplies technology at an airport, it does not acquire the government's power to admit, refuse, investigate or remove a traveller. That authority remains with the state under its own law. Confusion begins when articles use “runs the border”, “controls passenger data” and “supplies the system” as though they mean the same thing.