Izvestia: The Ministry of Digital Industry discussed adding a photo to the certificates of vaccination against COVID-19 
The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia discussed ways to change coronavirus vaccination certificates. They can be supplemented with photographs of citizens, Izvestia writes.
The Ministry of Digital Science believes that adding a photograph to the COVID-19 vaccination certificate will help reduce queues in public places where QR codes will soon be required. Thus, inspectors do not have to verify the document data with passports. The measure, which the department has conceived to take, will make the passage through QR codes more convenient.
Now the QR code does not reflect personal data, therefore it is necessary to compare the certificate with the passport, the Izvestia source believes. If a photo is added to the document, then such a procedure will no longer be necessary. It is assumed that the picture can be taken from the Unified Biometric System (UBS).
Konstantin Ankilov, General Director of TMT Consulting, said that the addition of QR codes with photographs of Russians is a positive idea. According to him, the experience of other countries shows that it is “extremely tedious” to constantly present a smartphone and a passport in public places.
“If the user does not have to carry a passport with him to enter most of the enclosed spaces, it will be really convenient … And it can lead to a reduction in queues in public places – the inspectors will not have to compare the data from the phone screen and the document, “Ankilov concluded.
On November 12, the State Duma introduced draft amendments on the use of QR codes confirming the fact of vaccination from a coronavirus or a disease that has been transferred over the past six months. The government has proposed making it mandatory throughout Russia to present QR codes for passengers on trains and airplanes, as well as when visiting public places.