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As an alternative to traditional digital authentication that requires individuals to input numbers or phrases to prove their identity, biometric authentication, which uses people's physical traits, has become an increasingly common feature, particularly in popular mobile devices.

Because of its convenience and high degree of accuracy, the government believes such technology may be used to identify the holders of integrated circuit (IC) chip-equipped My Number cards, which will be distributed from January.