27 August 2018
Each time doubts are raised about the authenticity of Aadhaar, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) comes out with some new gimmick. For example, when there were issues with its 'unique number' claim, UIDAI quickly added fingerprints to it. This was followed by iris scan. The latest in this 'search for uniqueness' is facial recognition of Aadhaar number-holders.
Unfortunately, like its earlier experiments with fingerprints, and iris scans, the failure of facial recognition through ‘live face photo capture’ too is most likely to give way to something new, perhaps DNA profiling. This also means that UIDAI will continue to splurge taxpayers’ money on its experiments in search of really unique identification (UID).
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