On Friday 25 November 2011 22:07:59 Rony wrote: > On 11/24/2011 01:54 PM, Shamit Verma wrote: > >> I strongly object to them having mine - I am not a criminal > >> (or at least I have not been caught yet) > >> -- > > > > That train has already left the station. E.g. If you renew Driving > > License in most large cities RTO stores digital fingerprints+ > > photograph. If you register any property transaction in Mumbai, you > > have to supply digital fingerprints. > > Do they simply store prints or do they have software and a process that > identifies difference in prints against the same name as well as > similarity of prints against different names? Everytime a new entry is > made, it has to be checked with all existing records.
That is known as deduplication. It has never ever been tested on more than a few million and has error rates in excess of .025% in laboratory conditions. Work out the maths. > > > All this system does is, it centralizes this storage and reduces cost > > since each govt agency does not have to roll its own solution. > > I agree. Centralisation makes compilation of inputs and analysis of data > easier. And introduces vulnerabilities and exploits, both technical and political. UK scrapped such a system because of the above and becuse the risks far outweighed the benefits. -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
