According to an article in the Economic Times, the Indian government plans to widen the scope of the Aadhaar authentication system to allow validation of identification credentials for employment purposes. According to the report, citizens would be able to use Aadhaar to verify details of others for a small fee. Aadhaar, recognized as the world’s largest universal civil ID program and biometric database, is currently used by the Indian government to provide social services. To date, Aadhaar has issued over
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