In India the entire population gave their fingerprint to the government via a massive program called Aadhaar! [1]
This is mandatory for bank accounts, sim cards and what not. So its practically unlivable without Aadhaar these days.
This is mandatory for bank accounts, sim cards and what not. So its practically unlivable without Aadhaar these days.
It's a disaster waiting to happen.
We have encrypted face biometry and fingerprints on them, but no retina. None of the countries I have visited required my retina scan, either.
In the older versions, some data was unencrypted, and most encryption was optional, and someone built a passport scanner and made a talk. I remember that some heads are proverbially rolled and some specifications are updated.
your gvt will deeply regret this move someday. it's beyond stupid.