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Indian Census To Collect Fingerprints, Photos
adityamalik writes "The Indian census kicks off on Thursday, with approximately 2.5 million people charged with conducting it across the billion-plus strong country. 'Officials will collect fingerprints and photograph every resident for the first time for the register — a process described by Home Minister P. Chidambaram as 'the biggest exercise... since humankind came into existence.' Sensitivity towards collection of biometrics and personal details is quite low in India currently. I wonder how effective — and how powerful — the exercise will turn out to be for the country. I'm also struggling to imagine how the photo and fingerprint collection is going to happen, technology-wise."
Am also struggling to imagine how the photo and fingerprint collection is going to happen, technology-wise.
Simple - don't tell them you're from the Indian census bureau. Tell them you're from Facebook.in, and they'll fight over who can give you their blood and other bodily fluids first.
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Right? ...oh
Maybe they'll outsource it?
Science is all about firing a drunk pig out of a cannon just to see what happens.
"Am also struggling to imagine how the photo and fingerprint collection is going to happen, technology-wise."
Come on, this is India, the country we trust all our IT development work to. If a country has the abilities, it should be India.
Wonder how effective — and how powerful — the exercise will turn out to be for the country. Am also struggling to imagine how the photo and fingerprint collection is going to happen, technology-wise.
Am also struggling to form complete sentences.
Dewey, you fool! Your decimal system has played right into my hands!