pywong
29th April 2010, 05:49 PM
Something to look into when PR takes over the Federal Govt. We can't trust UMNO with this project. They will mess it up as usual with their corruption and kick-backs.
An identity for all: India ID project fights dust, doubt
[A villager goes through the process of a fingerprint scanner during the UID database system in Pathancheru village, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on April 27, 2010. — Reuters pic]
A villager goes through the process of a fingerprint scanner during the UID database system in Pathancheru village, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on April 27, 2010. — Reuters pic
MUMBAI, April 29 — As India gears up to build the largest biometric database in the world with the aim of providing most of its 1.2 billion citizens a Unique Identification (UID), perhaps the biggest challenge is smudged fingerprints.
The UID Authority of India will issue the first UIDs linked to a person’s demographic and biometric information between August and February, and issue about 600 million such IDs over the next five years to help verify citizens quickly and cheaply. It will be a boon for companies and government agencies alike.
It would give millions of Indians the means to open a bank account, buy a mobile phone, and access welfare services easily, while saving companies and government agencies the expensive and time-consuming process of verifying and establishing identities. TheMalaysiaInsider.... (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/world/61675-an-identity-for-all-india-id-project-fights-dust-doubt)
An identity for all: India ID project fights dust, doubt
[A villager goes through the process of a fingerprint scanner during the UID database system in Pathancheru village, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on April 27, 2010. — Reuters pic]
A villager goes through the process of a fingerprint scanner during the UID database system in Pathancheru village, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on April 27, 2010. — Reuters pic
MUMBAI, April 29 — As India gears up to build the largest biometric database in the world with the aim of providing most of its 1.2 billion citizens a Unique Identification (UID), perhaps the biggest challenge is smudged fingerprints.
The UID Authority of India will issue the first UIDs linked to a person’s demographic and biometric information between August and February, and issue about 600 million such IDs over the next five years to help verify citizens quickly and cheaply. It will be a boon for companies and government agencies alike.
It would give millions of Indians the means to open a bank account, buy a mobile phone, and access welfare services easily, while saving companies and government agencies the expensive and time-consuming process of verifying and establishing identities. TheMalaysiaInsider.... (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/world/61675-an-identity-for-all-india-id-project-fights-dust-doubt)