Aadhaar biometric digital identity
Identidad digital biométrica Aadhaar
- Date
- 2010 · confidence high
- Place
- Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), New Delhi, India
- Credited to
- UIDAI (Nandan Nilekani)
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
⚠️ Disputed: the sources disagree.
What it is
Twelve-digit identity number linked to fingerprints, iris and photograph, with online verification. It passed a billion enrolments and became the foundation of India's digital public infrastructure.
Its mandatory use and privacy risks were the subject of litigation; the Supreme Court limited its scope in 2018.
What it led to
- direct benefit transfers
- mass opening of bank accounts
- Unified Payments Interface (UPI)