Post #3464777
2026-06-28 17:46 UTC
@solitha@mastodon.social @pantheonw@kcmo.social @Gargron@mastodon.social
This has already happened in India
We have a national id card called Aadhaar - biometric based (finger iris scan)
This is alongwith multiple other nationally acceptable ids. (Election Voter, Driving License, Tax Permanent Account Number, Passport)
And strangely the highest court has ruled that none of these are proof of citizenship. Proof of Citizenship will be a combination of documents. (Birth Certificate, parents id etc etc)
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@solitha@mastodon.social 2026-06-28 18:06
@ramkay@mastodon.social Not really what I mean, though. An Aadhaar number can be stolen or leaked, and misused, like any other ID credential. What I mean is, for instance, you have to go in person to your bank to scan your irises before they'll talk to you. I thought maybe an app could do it, but I realized I couldn't bet against genAI being able to falsify that.