This decision is part of Telecommunications Regulatory Authority campaign called My Number, My Identity and involves the fingerprints which are matched to government identity documents, such as Emirates IDs or residence visas.
The campaign aims to reduce fraud and protect users’ privacy, biometric identification being a main variable used for other state structures, like airports and police cars.
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