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Ten years on, India’s biometric ID excludes homeless, transgender people

India biometrics

Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Ten years after it was introduced, India’s national digital identity system is becoming ubiquitous in the country, even as large numbers of homeless and transgender people are excluded and many denied essential services, a study showed. More than 1.2 billion Aadhaar IDs have been issued, according to government data. It is […]