Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Aadhar: time to disown the idea

 
 

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via Prep4Civils by Bharath Vaishnov on 12/18/11

Standing committee on UIDAI bill rejected the scheme. Committee identified 5 major issues with the Aadhar scheme

  • Started Aadhar program without parliament approval
    • Government stand: executive power coextensive with legislature power
    • Committee: Aadhar program has potential to violate constitutional rights and privacy, hence parliament approval was a must
  • Flawed enrollment process
    • Lack of coordination between enrollment agencies-> confusion and overlapping
    • Introducer model compromises with national security concerns
  • Lack of data protection
    • Misuse of personal information
    • Ensuring confidentiality of collected information
  • No feasibility study
    • No pilot studies for a scheme that is expected to cost thousands of crores
    • No comparisons made with other alternatives
  • Faulty technology
    • Makes use of uncertain untested technology
    • IRIS scans utility has been doubted by government itself
    • Biometric standings committee found high error rate in finger print scanning

 
 

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