Easwar, On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Easwar Hariharan<[email protected]> wrote: > > Krishnakant:This is not being done by Infy,rather Nandan Nilekani has > resigned from Infy and taken up responsibilities in government. > > BTW,nice to know I'm not the only one who's concerned about the > potential implications of the database et al being buggy Microsoft > software.I was wondering if I was becoming paranoid. > > IMO,the main issue is whether the database holding the details of > name,address,fingerprints etc is fully secure.Apparently after > everything is said and done,NIC will take over administration of the > database.Considering that they can't even build websites compatible > with multiple browsers,and reports of Chinese cracking > Defence,Home,Intelligence agencies websites,emails et al are very > regular,I wonder what would be the fate if a terrorist organization > would crack this database and create an artificial ID and wreak havoc. > > I think we need a national conversation in the FOSS space on > this,consequently I'm forwarding this to Pune LUG too.
I have put together a blog post that may interest you. http://dineshah.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/citizen-identification-system/ I don't think any Indian LUG has enough muscle or clout to make an iota of change policy decision. Remember Indian LUGs are not Pirate Party of Sweden. :-) > Regards, > Easwar > Registered Linux user #442065 With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Blog: http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dineshah/ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
