Field notes · identity programmes · India

How India identifies, attends, and lets people in.

Twenty-two chapters on the systems behind Aadhaar enrolment counters, Passport Seva, factory gates and city command centres. The hardware is BioEnable’s; the story is the programme.

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01National identity desks 02Who was on the shop floor 03A city that can see plates and bins 04Care and custody

Passport SevaStill running

AadhaarEnrolment desks

IndoreCity stack

24 yearsSame firm

Fifty-plus offerings, nine doors

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Fingerprint scanners

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Iris recognition

5 listings

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Face recognition

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Time attendance

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Access control

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Aadhaar, MOSIP & kits

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Software, SDK & AI

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Smart city & vision

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Handheld & mobile

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