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UID Aadhar status update with Nilekani

Submitted by Karthik on 18 February, 2013 - 23:03

Nasscom has posted an interesting interview with Nandan Nilekani, chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, who talks about the status of the program and some of the imminent changes that we are likely to see in the next few years as a result of Aadhar.

Aadhaar and the uniqueness of fingerprints

Submitted by Karthik on 28 June, 2012 - 00:54

About a month ago, there was a report on potential issues with iris scans. This week's Frontline contends that fingerprints are not infallible either and the related ramifications for the UID/Aadhar project. It also mentions that Nilekani has publicly stated that iris scans are "not a mature technology" and has questioned its accuracy.

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