The Indian agency assigned by the government to issue identity numbers has proposed stiff penalties, including imprisonment, for anybody found misusing personal biometric and other information that it collects.We've had our eye on the Indian census for a couple of different reasons: the size, scope, ambition and audacity of the effort is unprecedented.
We have focused most of our attention on the technical aspects of the project. The article linked above deals with some of the cultural issues that must be addressed in any biometric identity management implementation, especially one on the scale of the India project.
At the end of the day, identity management is about people.
