Kuwait installs more biometric scanners at malls as 750K persons now enrolled

Kuwaiti authorities say they have installed more fingerprint capture machines in commercial malls for the collection of fingerprints of citizens and expatriates as the country progresses with its plan to establish a biometric database to fight criminality and facilitate access to public services.

Arab Times reports that the Ministry of Interior, which is fronting the project, has installed biometric enrollment machines in commercial venues such as the Avenues Mall, where more than 500 people were enrolled in two days.

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