Biometric identification has emerged as a global benchmark for secure authentication and identity verification.
India’s Aadhaar card, now issued to more than 1 billion people, is the world’s biggest such digital identification system.
Rolled out initially in 2009, Aadhaar uses a 12-digit identification number and leverages tech, including facial authentication, as a cornerstone of the Digital India drive.
The goal: ensure government services are available to citizens electronically.
Face the future: 800+ arrests and counting, via facial recognition
Benefits
Biometrics, in general, offers key practical advantages.
First, the system is highly accurate, touching nearly 100%, which leads to massive savings and jump in efficiency.
Second, because it’s mobile-enabled, it helps public welfare programme for millions everywhere – especially those in remote areas who previously lacked official documentation.
