On biometric IDs, India is a ‘laboratory for the rest of the world’
by Riddhima Dave
Apr 25, 2022
2 minutes
Most governments have a way to identify citizens. In the United States, some argue Social Security numbers have become the de facto national ID. In China, citizens age 16 and up apply for a resident identity card. India has created the world’s largest biometric ID system.
The Unique Identification Authority of India announced in December that 1.3 billion people, or roughly 99% of Indian adults, were enrolled in
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