{"id":53928,"date":"2023-10-02T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T01:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/yes-singapore-immigration-plans-to-scan-your-face-instead-of-your-passport\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T01:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T01:00:12","slug":"yes-singapore-immigration-plans-to-scan-your-face-instead-of-your-passport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/yes-singapore-immigration-plans-to-scan-your-face-instead-of-your-passport\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, Singapore immigration plans to scan your face instead of your passport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week the internet was abuzz with talk that Singapore’s commercial Changi airport was no longer going to require passports for clearance at immigration. Although it is true the paper documentation will be replaced by biometric measures, it’s not quite time to pack the document away.<\/p>\n

The news came through as Singapore passed its Immigration Amendment Bill which, among other things, enables the use of end-to-end biometric clearance at airports and checkpoints, beginning in the first half of 2024.<\/p>\n

“Singapore will be one of the first few countries in the world to introduce automated, passport-free immigration clearance,” said<\/a> minister for communications and information Josephine Teo in a wrap-up speech for the bill. Teo did concede that Dubai had such clearance for select enrolled travelers, but there was no assurance of other countries planning similar actions.<\/p>\n