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India is ahead of other countries in adoption of biometric technologies: HSBC report
• 8 years agoOn an average, people in India (9 percent) are three times more likely than any other country (3 percent) surveyed to have used 'iris recognition'.
UIDAI reaffirms that Aadhaar data is safe and secure
Ians • 8 years agoThis clarification by the UIDAI, which administers the Aadhaar project, comes in the wake of recent reports of breach in the security of Aadhaar data, which were misused for creating parallel databases.
The Aadhaar trap: Why you should be really, really worried
Shyam Divan123 • 11 years agoThe Aadhaar biometrics project is an intolerable violation of the citizen's right to privacy and also parts of her body - the biometrics.
How Nilekani compromised us on Aadhaar: Now, even UIDAI worries about misuse
Jagannathan • 11 years agoThe Aadhaar project, which now has a 600 million database, has been executed without a law to protect privacy. Now even UIDAI has petitioned the SC against using it for criminal probes
Neta Nilekani is fine, but I still wouldn't buy his Aadhaar
Jagannathan • 11 years agoNilekani has proved his ability to survive in politics by weathering all storms on the Aadhaar project, but the project is seriously flawed and compromises privacy.