India Paving The Way For All, Both Small And Great To Be Scanned And Biometrically Identified

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India Paving The Way For All, Both Small And Great To Be Scanned And Biometrically Identified
Your children too will be subject to biometric scans for Unique Identification (UID) number, but only if they are above five years of age. No biometric data will be collected for infants and kids below five, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has decided. Till now, biometrics was only restricted to those aged 18 and above. Biometrics for children is a ticklish issue considering the possible physical changes in biometric features due to growth which, in turn, could render the collected data irrelevant. But UIDAI will now havetwo different methods to gather data of children below five and above five, based on the rate of physical changes (especially the iris and fingerprint features) in children, which is faster in the latter category. UIDAI (Karnataka) deputy director general Ashok MR Dalwai told DNA on Wednesday that kids above five would be screened for biometric data. “They will be given UID letters and linked to the IDs of their parents to ensure authentication,” he said. But at regular intervals, they would be asked to update the biometric data, until they turn 18, when he or she will get an independent UID number.