The Ministry of Transport proposed to fine violators on the railway by video surveillance cameras

The Russian Ministry of Transport has proposed to introduce automatic fines for violators of the rules of conduct on the railway using CCTV cameras. This was reported on November 26 by the newspaper Kommersant (Kommersant).

"[This] will be an effective measure to prevent the commission of administrative offenses in railway transport due to the inevitability of bringing to justice for each such offense," the Ministry of Transport explained.

It is clarified that in order to implement the initiative, the Ministry of Transport proposed amendments to the law "On Personal Data", allowing the processing of biometric data without the consent of citizens, as well as to the law "On Railway Transport in the Russian Federation" for the installation of automatic cameras in high-risk areas. The ministry noted that 1.1 thousand people died in 2024 when crossing tracks in the wrong places, and 580 people died in seven months of 2025.

The Ministry of Finance stated that the relevant bill has not yet been submitted to the department. The Ministry stressed that the use of the data of the Unified Biometric System is possible only with the consent of the citizen.Газета.Ru ".

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On the same day, the Center for Biometric Technologies (CBT) reported that the number of payments using biometrics in Russia increased nine-fold compared to last year. This payment method was most often chosen by residents of large cities, although the service is also in demand in the Far Eastern and Southern Federal Districts.

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