{"id":31523,"date":"2025-04-17T06:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T06:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=31523"},"modified":"2025-04-17T06:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T06:52:10","slug":"uae-to-replace-emirates-id-with-new-biometric-system-relying-on-facial-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae-to-replace-emirates-id-with-new-biometric-system-relying-on-facial-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE to Replace Emirates ID with New Biometric System Relying on Facial Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carrying an Emirates ID everywhere might soon be a thing of the past. The <strong>UAE is working on a major upgrade to its identification system<\/strong>. Instead of flashing a physical ID card every time it\u2019s needed, you might soon be able to <strong>confirm your identity using just your face<\/strong>. Yes, facial recognition tech is on its way into everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came from the <a href=\"https:\/\/u.ae\/en\/about-the-uae\/the-uae-government\/the-federal-national-council-\">Federal National Council<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fnc_uae\/status\/1912438877324730557\">shared the news on its official X<\/a> (formerly Twitter) account. The idea is to make life easier for everyone \u2014 residents, citizens, and even tourists \u2014 by going digital.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31524\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_1945214188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_1945214188.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_1945214188-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_1945214188-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_1945214188-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what\u2019s coming: <strong>new biometric identification systems powered by artificial intelligence<\/strong>. These tools will recognize people through facial scans and other biometric data, so no need to show your Emirates ID every time you visit the bank, check into a hotel, or access healthcare services.<\/p>\n<p>The project is part of a larger digital transformation plan. It\u2019s starting with simpler services to make the switch smooth, and over time, more complex processes will follow. While the rollout isn\u2019t immediate,<strong> new system is expected to be introduced within the next year<\/strong>. Until then, hang on to your Emirates ID \u2014 but know that change is coming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carrying an Emirates ID everywhere might soon be a thing of the past. The UAE is working on a major upgrade to its identification system. Instead of flashing a physical ID card every time it\u2019s needed, you might soon be able to confirm your identity using just your face. Yes, facial recognition tech is on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":31525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}