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South Africa Rolls Out Biometric Passports

Posted by timothy on from the rfids-please dept.

volume4 writes "The South African Department of Home Affairs has begun rolling out security enhanced passports to new applicants from this week. A facility in Pretoria which prints the new passports was officially opened last week by the minister of home affairs, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. The new passports have an embedded RFID chip which stores the owner's biometric information, including personal details, a high-resolution colour photograph and fingerprint information."

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  1. Re:Mixed emotions... by jabithew · · Score: 5, Insightful

    HIV infection can be prevented.

    By taking a shower, according to your soon-to-be-President.

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    All intents and purposes. Not intensive purposes.