Eye scans for Singaporeans and permanent residents are being piloted at select counters at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints, as well as Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.
The trials involve officers scanning travellers’ iris in addition to fingerprint verification at select counters, reported Singapore’s The Straits Times, quoting an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority spokesman.
With iris patterns harder to replicate than fingerprints, eye scans represent a more effective biometric identity verification tool that could eventually replace thumbprint checks at Singapore checkpoints, the article stated.
