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India To Put All Citizen Info In a Central Database
Oracle Goddess writes "As part of a project to issue ID cards for all 1.1 billion of its citizens, India has announced plans to place information on every single citizen in what will be the world's second largest citizens' database. The government believes the scheme will aid the delivery of vital social services to the poorest people who often lack sufficient identification papers. It also sees the scheme as a way to tackle increasing amounts of identity fraud and theft, and, at a time of increased concern over the threat of militant violence, to boost national security and help police and law officials. 'This could be used as a security measure by the government which leaves migrant workers, refugees and other stateless people in India in limbo, without access to public services, employment and basic welfare,' said Charu Lata Hogg, an associate fellow of the Asia program at Chatham House."
In Soviet Russia, you inaccurately offtopic the mods!
Natalie Portman and hot grits would have found the humor in that!
A steaming mug of frosty piss would remove some of that uptightness.
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of those [jokes]
I for one welcome our humorless Pharisee moderator overlords!
Instead of finding a way to mod me off topic, the mods should have found some sharks and put lasers on their heads!
Sure, but does that moderator run Linux?
Now THAT'S funny. Right? Right?? Maybe if I repeat them multiple times in each story over the next few months they'll be worthy of instant +5 Funny status...
Maybe you don't like the way I am making it, but I DO have a point. Now go make this a -1 post.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. - Einstein
It's INDIA for god sakes. Can't they just ask 7-11 for an employee list? Why compile the same data twice?