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Aadhaar vs security: Is the biometric system a tool for surveillance?

The scheme has so far enrolled 1.13 billion Indians and residents of India

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Rohith Jyothish | Global Voices

The first part of this report talked about the background and the security concerns with Aadhaar, the unique ID database of India, the largest of its kind in the world.

As questions emerge around flawed security measures being used to protect India's digital ID database, government authorities are defending the system — and even taking action against those who are revealing its flaws.

Developed by the Union government of India in 2009, the plan called for the creation a Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that would issue Unique Identity numbers (UIDs) to all