One would not think that the most populated democracy in the world would have the resources, or gumption, to institute a national identity scheme aimed at using biometrics and iris scanning to log details of India’s population of more than one billion people on a central database. But this is exactly what India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (pictured) aims to do.
The data will be stored online in what India says will be the biggest such national database in the world.The unique identification (UID) program aims to help those in poor, marginalized communities who find it difficult to access public services and benefits because they do not have official records.
While we have covered the idea of iris scanning — think “Minority Report” — the idea of India doing this does not seem as shady as this story about Mexico doing it. Perhaps it was the creepy Global Rainmakers CEO talking excitedly about iris scanners taking over the world?
India has a massive population of people who face a crippling level of poverty. This solution could actually significantly help bring key benefits to this group. We don’t see “Big Brother” playing any role what-so-ever.
What do you all think?
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