British Prime Minister Kier Starmer had recently praised India’s Aadhaar system during his visit to Mumbai. He had said that he was impressed by this system and was thinking of making it a model for his country’s new digital identity scheme Brit Card.
Aadhaar is a digital ID number which every Indian citizen gets. In this, biometric things like information of citizens, fingerprints and eye impressions are included. All this helps the government to provide government benefits to the right people and reduce scams.
Britain The plan is something different. The aim there is to stop illegal workers so that only the right people get government services. But the people there are also concerned about their privacy and do not want too much government surveillance.
keir starmer During his Mumbai visit, he also met Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who is the key person behind the launch of Aadhaar. Both discussed how to create a good and secure digital ID system in Britain based on India’s experiences.
In fact, Aadhaar has made many government tasks easier in India, but due to this, privacy questions have also been raised. Britain will not include biometric data in its system and will pay more attention to data security. A British government spokesperson has told this to the newspaper The Guardian.
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Starmer said that he wants digital identity to make people’s everyday lives easier, such as getting a job, getting government help, etc. However, people’s concerns have not completely ended.
It is clear from this that India’s Aadhaar model has become an example in the world, but every country has to adopt it considering its needs and challenges.
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