Malaysian officials have revealed that 300 biometric machines will be installed at border points as early as the end of next year.According to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, 99 will be installed at KL International Airport (KLIA) and klia2 first, with other airports and ports to follow soon."International airports are first on our list … but we will surely move to other entry points including ports," he said in an interview with Malay Mail recently."Right now, we are looking at 300 devices at key entry points which will be installed by end of next year. We have budget constraints for now, but the ultimate goal is to see all entry points having the new face scanning system."The machines will ask a traveller to scan his or her thumb print as the facial recognition system scans the face.The biometric data will then be cross-checked with information embedded in the bearer's ePassport and the Interpol database.
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