Aadhaar Database
From Security Vision
Information Certainty: Documented
Type: Law Enforcement, Civilian Registry
Technical information:
| Full name | Aadhaar Database |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Contents | Controlled Facial Images Fingerprints |
| Images | 500,000,000 |
| Individuals | 1,300,000,000 |
| Runs database software | MongoDB |
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| Related Technology |
Developers and Users:
| Developed by | Unique Identification Authority of India |
|---|---|
| Owning institution | Government of India |
| Custodian institution | Unique Identification Authority of India |
Description[edit | ]
The database project, which is now enrolling over one million Indians residents a day, is scheduled to sign up about 1.2 billion people by the end of next year, making it the biggest biometrics database on earth. 1
References
- ^ "Inside India’s Aadhar, The World’s Biggest Biometrics Database". (2013) <https://social.techcrunch.com/2013/12/06/inside-indias-aadhar-the-worlds-biggest-biometrics-database/> Accessed: 2022-08-27