Article: Digital security system gives pop festival Edge over touts

A NEW scheme is being piloted in the Capital in a bid to crack down on ticket touts.

The Edge Festival, formerly T On The Fringe, has used a system whereby music fans are sent a digitally coded ticket which includes personal data that can be checked at the venue.

During the registration process, users upload a passport- quality image of themselves.

And when the ticket is read at the door by a portable handheld machine, it flashes up an image of the ticket-holder, letting stewards check it is the same person.

Tickall, the company behind the new technology, is confident that it will provide a way to beat touts, who have targeted a number of high-profile events in Edinburgh in recent years.

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