Manufacturing milestones for
biometric smart cards achieved
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The mandatory
biometric verification of pilgrims would be conducted by Etimad free of charge barring over 80 years pilgrims and pilgrims of below 6 years age.
In 2018, Nigeria announced the use of
biometrics for its population census.The 2019 census, whose budget stands at Sh18.5 billion, will require 170,000 enumerators, 27,000 supervisors and 2,700 ICT supervisors.
The SmartMetric advanced
biometric fingerprint scanner that sits inside the credit card uses a powerful Cortex processor, internal Nano Power Management System that allows the cards internal battery to be recharged each and every time the card is used along with 200 active and passive components that fit on a two layer paper thin circuit board.
Similarly, the SBP has advised all banks that
biometric verification of the private limited companies having account turnover exceeding Rs500 million for any of the calendar year 2016, 2017 or for a period since January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018, and all customers except public/private limited companies having account turnover exceeding Rs250 million for any of the calendar year 2016, 2017 or for a period since January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018 should be conducted by November 30, 2018.
The latest
biometric equipment has already been installed at Emirates Terminal 3, Dubai International Airport.
According to (http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3004&ChapterID=57) BIPA , "No private entity may collect, capture, purchase, receive through trade, or otherwise obtain a person's or a customer's
biometric identifier or
biometric information, unless it first, informs the subject or the subject's legally authorized representative in writing that a
biometric identifier or
biometric information is being collected or stored" and "of the specific purpose and length of term for which a
biometric identifier or
biometric information is being collected, stored, and used."
Sources said that in absence of
biometric system, the employees cannot be termed as ghost or absentee workers.
The intending pilgrims below 6 years of age and over 80 years of age were exempted from
biometric verification.
Visa announced it has initiated pilots with Mountain America Credit Union and Bank of Cyprus of a new EMV dual-interface payment card, making these the first commercial pilots to test an on-card
biometric for contactless payments.
Digital security firm Gemalto has launched the world's first EMV
biometric dual interface payment card for both chip and contactless payments.
