• DocumentCode
    111588
  • Title

    Considering Social Implications of Biometric Registration: A Database Intended for Every Citizen in India [Commentary]

  • Author

    Ramanathan, Usha

  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Mar-15
  • Firstpage
    10
  • Lastpage
    16
  • Abstract
    Discusses the social and societal implications of biometric registration in India. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was set up by an executive notification dated January 28, 2009, and came into its own after Nandan Nilekani was appointed as chairperson in July 2009. Now it has, as some observers say, become an experiment being conducted on the entire country.
  • Keywords
    authorisation; biometrics (access control); socio-economic effects; UIDAI; Unique Identification Authority of India; biometric registration; social implication; societal implication; Biometrics; Computer security; India; Medical information processing; Privacy; Social implications of technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0097
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MTS.2015.2396113
  • Filename
    7064865
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=111588