Switzerland to introduce biometric identity cards from November

From November 2, biometric identity cards will be issued by the relevant authorities in Switzerland and Swiss diplomatic missions abroad. At its meeting on Wednesday, the Swiss government approved the necessary amendment to the ordinance. According to a statement from the Federal Council, Switzerland's executive body, the new biometric identity card will contain a chip, just like the existing biometric Swiss passport. As with the passport, the chip will store a facial image and two fingerprin...

By swissinfo.ch