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Madeira to pilot fingerprint biometric cards for decentralized digital IDs

By Sarah Clark • 14 November 2019 • nfcw.com
Sea and cliffs of the island of Madeira

The Government of Madeira is to issue biometric cards containing an in-built fingerprint sensor to 3,400 of its citizens for the pilot test of Smart Island, a decentralized digital identity project encompassing 12 education, healthcare, port security, transport, payments, tourism and government services... More


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