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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.
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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.
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(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/.).)
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