Inclusion of Biometric Identification Means and Biometric Identification Data in Identity Documents and in a Database Law (Amendment No. 8 - Temporary Provision), 5785-2025

For three years, the law allows civil servants who are not Population and Immigration Authority employees to be authorized to collect biometric identifiers (such as fingerprints and a facial photo) to issue biometric ID cards. These workers will be trained for this. This will let, for example, Aliyah and Integration Ministry staff issue ID cards to new immigrants as soon as they arrive in Israel, at Ben Gurion Airport, without having to go to Population Authority offices. The law also lets these civil servants, as part of their duties, collect biometric identifiers to compare them with the data stored on a biometric ID card's chip, to verify the identity of the resident holding the card.

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