diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/almayer_control.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/almayer_control.dm
index d38ccd725785..1f3338e15bf7 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/almayer_control.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/almayer_control.dm
@@ -193,6 +193,19 @@
 			. = TRUE
 
 		if("ship_announce")
+			var/mob/living/carbon/human/human_user = usr
+			var/obj/item/card/id/idcard = human_user.get_active_hand()
+			var/bio_fail = FALSE
+			if(!istype(idcard))
+				idcard = human_user.wear_id
+			if(!istype(idcard))
+				bio_fail = TRUE
+			else if(!idcard.check_biometrics(human_user))
+				bio_fail = TRUE
+			if(bio_fail)
+				to_chat(human_user, SPAN_WARNING("Biometrics failure! You require an authenticated ID card to perform this action!"))
+				return FALSE
+
 			if(!COOLDOWN_FINISHED(src, cooldown_message))
 				to_chat(usr, SPAN_WARNING("Please allow at least [COOLDOWN_TIMELEFT(src, cooldown_message)/10] second\s to pass between announcements."))
 				return FALSE
@@ -201,12 +214,8 @@
 				return FALSE
 
 			var/signed = null
-			if(ishuman(usr))
-				var/mob/living/carbon/human/human_user = usr
-				var/obj/item/card/id/id = human_user.wear_id
-				if(istype(id))
-					var/paygrade = get_paygrades(id.paygrade, FALSE, human_user.gender)
-					signed = "[paygrade] [id.registered_name]"
+			var/paygrade = get_paygrades(idcard.paygrade, FALSE, human_user.gender)
+			signed = "[paygrade] [idcard.registered_name]"
 
 			COOLDOWN_START(src, cooldown_message, COOLDOWN_COMM_MESSAGE)
 			shipwide_ai_announcement(input, COMMAND_SHIP_ANNOUNCE, signature = signed)
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
index 77c9bbacc293..beed3610b53f 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/communications.dm
@@ -113,6 +113,19 @@
 
 		if("announce")
 			if(authenticated == 2)
+				var/mob/living/carbon/human/human_user = usr
+				var/obj/item/card/id/idcard = human_user.get_active_hand()
+				var/bio_fail = FALSE
+				if(!istype(idcard))
+					idcard = human_user.wear_id
+				if(!istype(idcard))
+					bio_fail = TRUE
+				else if(!idcard.check_biometrics(human_user))
+					bio_fail = TRUE
+				if(bio_fail)
+					to_chat(human_user, SPAN_WARNING("Biometrics failure! You require an authenticated ID card to perform this action!"))
+					return FALSE
+
 				if(usr.client.prefs.muted & MUTE_IC)
 					to_chat(usr, SPAN_DANGER("You cannot send Announcements (muted)."))
 					return
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/groundside_operations.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/groundside_operations.dm
index 0fd843008e24..95ea46177ca2 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/groundside_operations.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/groundside_operations.dm
@@ -210,6 +210,19 @@
 			return
 
 		if("announce")
+			var/mob/living/carbon/human/human_user = usr
+			var/obj/item/card/id/idcard = human_user.get_active_hand()
+			var/bio_fail = FALSE
+			if(!istype(idcard))
+				idcard = human_user.wear_id
+			if(!istype(idcard))
+				bio_fail = TRUE
+			else if(!idcard.check_biometrics(human_user))
+				bio_fail = TRUE
+			if(bio_fail)
+				to_chat(human_user, SPAN_WARNING("Biometrics failure! You require an authenticated ID card to perform this action!"))
+				return FALSE
+
 			if(usr.client.prefs.muted & MUTE_IC)
 				to_chat(usr, SPAN_DANGER("You cannot send Announcements (muted)."))
 				return
@@ -295,6 +308,19 @@
 					usr.RegisterSignal(cam, COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob, reset_observer_view_on_deletion))
 
 		if("activate_echo")
+			var/mob/living/carbon/human/human_user = usr
+			var/obj/item/card/id/idcard = human_user.get_active_hand()
+			var/bio_fail = FALSE
+			if(!istype(idcard))
+				idcard = human_user.wear_id
+			if(!istype(idcard))
+				bio_fail = TRUE
+			else if(!idcard.check_biometrics(human_user))
+				bio_fail = TRUE
+			if(bio_fail)
+				to_chat(human_user, SPAN_WARNING("Biometrics failure! You require an authenticated ID card to perform this action!"))
+				return FALSE
+
 			var/reason = strip_html(input(usr, "What is the purpose of Echo Squad?", "Activation Reason"))
 			if(!reason)
 				return
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/cictablet.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/cictablet.dm
index 4d6db2f7772d..664054fb59e2 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/cictablet.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/cictablet.dm
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
 		add_pmcs = FALSE
 	UnregisterSignal(SSdcs, COMSIG_GLOB_MODE_PRESETUP)
 
-/obj/item/device/cotablet/attack_self(mob/user as mob)
+/obj/item/device/cotablet/attack_self(mob/living/carbon/human/user as mob)
 	..()
 
-	if(src.allowed(user))
+	if(src.allowed(user) && user.wear_id?.check_biometrics(user))
 		tgui_interact(user)
 	else
 		to_chat(user, SPAN_DANGER("Access denied."))