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The plan is based on a national identity system with 80% penetration: > So far, India's attempt to assign every citizen a unique 12-digit number associated wit
by apo 11y ago
The plan is based on a national identity system with 80% penetration:
> So far, India's attempt to assign every citizen a unique 12-digit number associated with a person's unique iris, fingerprint or facial features, is succeeding—just last week, Aadhaar reached its milestone of registering 1 billion people. With more than 80 percent of Indians enrolled, it gives the payments system a solid base to build on.
This reminds me of an article I read awhile back talking about the things that technology has made disappear. Farms. Factories. Horses. Many diseases. And so on. It ended with the question: what fixtures of current life are likely to disappear in the future?
A commenter responded with one word: "privacy."
- simula67 11y agoI held off for a very long time. I realized finally that if it is OK for me to give these details to foreign governments ( for visa ) atleast I should not be so uneasy about giving it to the Indian government which ( at least theoretically ) have the responsibility to defend my interests.
- r0h1n 11y ago>> ...giving it to the Indian government which ( at least theoretically ) have the responsibility to defend my interests. That's an assumption not borne out by facts. The Indian govt. has denied that citizens even have a right to privacy [1]. And there is no recourse (or even disclosure requirements) if a citizen's data is lost, stolen or misused under the Aadhaar ID system [2]. This is not say Aadhaar or the Indian govt. are bad, but I'm just contesting your point Indians "should not be so uneasy" about giving up their biometrics and other data to the govt. There are massive, valid concerns. [1] - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-fundamental-right-to-privacy-to-citizens-Centre-tells-SC/articleshow/48171323.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-fundamental-righ... [2] - http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/aadhaar-bill-the-basis-of-privacy/ http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/aadhaar-bil...
- mtgx 11y agoBanks can't arrest you for violating bogus immoral crimes. Your government can. You should be much more afraid of the government violating your privacy than your banks.
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