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April 2020 - Edition fac- 43 Add to these issues another tor: Health concerns, which are Access cards (and even possi- becoming more important in bly smartphones) can be sto- our post COVID-19 world. www.AmericanSecurityToday.com Throughput is affected. len by or loaned out to an Consider how closely (‘touch- unauthorized person. ing” in many cases) our card/ media must come to the read- This can be a serious securi- er that has been used by many ty concern. other persons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owTs0VCZ-Jo&feature=emb_logo (SmartPhone (Bluetooth, BLE, wifi and NFC) readers are more convenient and hygienic than some “touch” biometric readers and many card readers. No touching is required. required . Most patrons have their phones handy rather than searching for access cards. Visitor credentials can be is- sued with automatic expirations in place. place . Generally a more convenient and preferred method to standard access card readers and palm/fingerprint readers. SlimLanes are a superior swing glass optical turnstile by Automatic Systems, Systems , https://ca.automatic-systems.com/ https://ca.automatic-systems.com/.).) 10