The Russian government allowed to use biometry to land passengers on a train if the rail carrier has the appropriate technical possibility. This is indicated in the Cabinet telegram channel.
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Closed service tests will take place in 2025. Russians will be able to use the service when all stages of technological tests pass. The service will be available for users of a single biometric system. It will be possible to confirm identity on the platform; For this, it will be necessary to look at the driver’s mobile device camera.
“Biometry will become an alternative to present a paper or passport ticket, but will not replace them. The passenger can always choose the most preferred way to obtain a service, ”said Minister Dmitry Grigorenko.
Previously, Kommersant, with reference to the public procurement site data, said that in the Moscow Metro, as well as in the MCC and MCD stations, 2,000 ticket machines equipped with cameras will be installed to recognize people 2030. The State will spend more than 4 billion rubles on this.
Automatic biometry machines will be used “to pay goods and services and identify the passenger at the entrance of the personal account”, it is deduced from the information on the contract card. The terminals will work in Astra Linux. The project will be implemented by LLC Banking and Financial Systems.
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María Rudnitskaya
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