UAE’s cash card could function as surveillance tech, expert says
Central bank says new scheme will operate within legal framework for customer privacy
The United Arab Emirates has said its newly inaugurated domestic cash card will bolster the sovereignty of the country’s financial infrastructure. However, one expert has warned that it could also be used as a form of surveillance technology.
On July 20, the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) announced that the country’s vice-president, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, had inaugurated the scheme, known as Jaywan. It added that banks, licensed financial institutions (LFIs) and exchange houses had
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