{"id":1455,"date":"2012-01-04T09:55:24","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T14:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.m2sys.com\/blog\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2022-06-20T00:51:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T04:51:07","slug":"video-on-indias-uid-biometrics-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.m2sys.com\/blog\/biometric-resources\/video-on-indias-uid-biometrics-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Video on India&#8217;s UID Biometrics Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the holidays, SkyNews posted a video on YouTube which provides an overview of India&#8217;s current UID project aimed at gathering the biometric data of its 1.2 billion citizens in order to provide better access to the welfare state. As with most large scale biometric data gathering projects, there are arguments for and against the merit of the initiative from proponents and critics.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents say that the project will help lift many citizens out of poverty,\u00a0keep welfare funds from being\u00a0siphoned by corrupt politicians and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government spending on public welfare. Opponents argue that capturing biometric data is tantamount to an invasion of privacy and India&#8217;s government can&#8217;t be trusted to store this type of data which could be exploited to set up\u00a0surveillance\u00a0on citizens or shared with other countries.<\/p>\n<p>Some interesting facts about the UID project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 1.2 billion citizens in India<\/li>\n<li>2.4 billion irises<\/li>\n<li>12 billion fingerprints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0kbre9V3Weo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on India&#8217;s UID project? 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