The facial recognition system will be installed at the border of the Russian Federation with four countries

Facial recognition systems will be installed at checkpoints on Russia’s border with China and Kazakhstan, as well as on the border with Poland and Lithuania. “Polygon.media” writes about this with a reference to state procurement documents.

Face recognition systems are planned to be installed at the Russian-Chinese points “Zabaikalsk”, “Pogranichny” and “Kraskino”, the Russian-Kazakhstan points “Mashtakovo”, “Orsk” and “Sagarchyn”, as well as at the border in the Kaliningrad region (“Bagrationovsk, “Mamonovo” and “Chernyshevskoye”).

The technical specification states that the system should “automatically analyze facial images” to identify drivers. This is necessary for comparing the driver’s face at the entrance and exit from the checkpoint.

Also, the system must compare the driver’s face in the image with all the data stored in the “biometric database”. The procurement documents do not specify what kind of base it is.

The terms of delivery of the equipment are until November 25, 2023. The customer, “Directorate for construction and operation of cross-border facilities”, is ready to allocate 830 million rubles for the purchase.

In turn, the State Duma adopted a bill in its final reading that obliges truck drivers to reserve a date and time for crossing the state border of Russia.

The law will enter into force on September 1. Both Russians and foreigners will be required to reserve time for crossing the border. Reservation will be free. It will be possible to do it in the state information system of electronic transport documents or through the “Gosuslug” portal.

The bill was submitted to the Duma in August of last year. In January, amendments were made to the document, according to which all drivers had to reserve time for crossing the border. This caused a big public outcry. The Duma assured that the adopted document concerns only trucks.

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