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India's census, identifiable statistics, and biometrics
From: Dave Farber <dfarber () me com>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:55:14 -0400
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From: Rahul Tongia <tongia () cmu edu> Date: April 14, 2010 10:08:24 AM EDT To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: India's census, identifiable statistics, and biometrics Reply-To: tongia () cmu edu
Hi Dave, An article on India's census for IP. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_census-calls-get-fingerprinted-or-pay-rs1000-fine_1371139 IP readers may or may not know about India's UID (Unique ID) project headed by Nandan Nilekani (ex-Infosys). It has very laudable goals of empowering citizens for their rights, which are often delayed if not lost due to paperwork and difficulties over identify. The devil, I think, lies in the details, more specifically, how are the data stored, used, and NOT TO BE USED (ideally, verifiably so). The UID authority has a limited mandate, but the Q becomes how will other agencies, govt. departments, and "clients" of the UID (which could even be private entities) use or not use the data. Thanks, Rahul
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