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How India's Aadhaar became the world's largest biometric system

Facial recognition: The rise of biometrics as a global standard and efficiency booster

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Jay Hilotin (Senior Assistant Editor) and Vijith Pulikkal (Assistant Product Manager)
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Unlike physical identifiers, biometric traits are inherently unique and difficult to forge — or misplace. Facial authentication technology is now deployed as part of India's Aadhaar system.
Unlike physical identifiers, biometric traits are inherently unique and difficult to forge — or misplace. Facial authentication technology is now deployed as part of India's Aadhaar system.
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Biometric identification has emerged as a global benchmark for secure authentication and identity verification. 

India’s Aadhaar card, now issued to more than 1 billion people, is the world’s biggest such digital identification system.

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