E-passports and the critical cybersecurity question

President John Magufuli officially launching the e-passport at the Immigration Headquarters in Dar es Salaam recently. Looking on is Zanzibar President, Ali Mohamed Shein. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE

What you need to know:

  • The efficiency in these processes will benefit us as citizens as a lot of time will be saved, which can be productively spent elsewhere. Some of you may have noted how quickly your fellow passengers get cleared when you arrive at certain airports (in countries such as the UK which have already adopted e-passports) through the “automatic border-control gates” while you are stuck in a long-winding queue.