UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER

Implications and Challenges

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Presentation Agenda
UID

What, Why & How

Features
General Challenges
General implications and
implications on cyber world
UID and IT Act 2000
Concerns
Conclusion
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WHAT it means ?
PURPOSE
A unique identification number
(UID) to all Indian residents that
is
robust enough to eliminate
duplicate and fake identities
can be verified and authenticated in
an easy, cost effective way

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WHY it needs?
Any identity
problems??
inability to prove identity is one of the
biggest problem which cause the
following

preventing the poor from accessing benefits

and subsidies.
Undue benefits to wrong persons
Public as well as private sector agencies
struggling to fix identity before providing
individuals with services.
Individual are compelled to undergo a full
cycle of identity verification for each and
every cases
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WHY it needs?
Any benefits out of
identifying ?

transformational in eliminating fraud

and duplicate identities
need to prove identity only once will
bring down transaction costs for the
poor
transform the delivery of social
welfare programs by reaching it in
right hands

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Who will make it ?

The Unique Identification Authority of
India (UIDAI), attached to the
Planning Commission.
(web site : http://uidai.gov.in/ )

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How it works?
Resident

approach enrolling agency

with supporting documents .( Photo
and biometrics captured)
The enrolling agency to the registrar
who will pass this on to the UID
database.
The system will engage in a deduplication exercise.
If the individual is not already in the
database, a UID number will be
issued otherwise rejected.
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How authentication
works?
online

authentication.
In this, the biometric of the
person will be matched online
with the biometric in the
system(a one is to one match will
be run).
Only authentication, no extra
data about the residents.
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Features of the UIDAI

model
The

UID number will only provide

identity
The UID will prove identity, not
citizenship
A pro-poor approach
Enrolment of residents with proper
verification
A partnership model
The UIDAI will emphasize a flexible
model for Registrars
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Features of the UIDAI

model

Enrolment will not be mandated

The UIDAI will issue a number, not a card
The number will not contain intelligence
The Authority will only collect basic
information on the resident
Process to ensure no duplicates
Online authentication
The UIDAI will not share resident data
Technology will undergird the UIDAI
system
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General Challenges

Addressing challenges of scale...

Enrollment process
enrol the poor and hard to reach groups
Tracking enrolments across the country

Capturing biometrics
Children's biometrics
Recording deaths in the UID system
Authentication
Technology architecture
Legal framework
Data security and fraud
Project risk
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Implications

For residents:

The UID will become the single source of identity

verification.
It will transform all of them into "Netizens" with a
"Digital ID" maintained in the data base of the
UIDAI

For Authorities & Agencies

Can ensure the identity before delivering services

For Government
Eliminating duplication under various
schemes is expected to save the government
exchequer upwards of Rs. 20,000 crores a
year
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Implications on cyber
world
Can

be made it compulsory for

having a UID for accessing any
cyber services.
This will benefit in two ways
Prevention of cyber crime
Aid for investigation of cyber crime

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See his words

When we have the full coverage, that is

once everybody has the number, which
may take number of years, it will help in
identification of a person. At that point if
somebody doesn't have UID that would
itself become an issue. And more
appropriately under the then legal
framework you can also track somebody
(with help of the UID number). So I think
it would benefit security.
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How it will help in

prevention of cybercrime

Once identity become compulsory

,people would be feared of being caught.
Elimination of fraud identity
Identification is possible through
biometric enabled mobile phone. In case
of doubt authentication can be made
Identification process is easy for public
service providers eg:- cyber cafe, mobile
phone service providers etc.

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How it will help in

Investigation of cybercrime
When

ID become compulsory for

digital services, gathering valid
proof will become easy.

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UID and IT Act

UID

will be "Information Residing Inside

a Computer Resource" and is subject
to the provisions of Information
Technology Act 2000 (ITA 2000/08)
Any alteration of UID information which
is unauthorised and causes wrongful
harm is therefore an "offence" under
Section 66, 72, 72A of ITA 2000/8 and
is also subject to payment of
compensation under Section 43 and
43A ITA 2000/8.
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UID and IT Act

Contd.

The

UID authority is also subject to

the provisions of Sec 67C since the
ultimate owner of the data is that of
the data subject and the UIDAI is only
an "Intermediary" as per the
provisions of ITA 2000/8
Maintenance of "Inaccurate Data"
leading to wrongful loss would
constitute lack of "Due Diligence" and
could make the UIDAI liable.
Proper legal frame work should be
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enacted

Concerns
UIDAI

is constituted before finalizing

Authority & Legal frame work
Framework The UIDAI would be set up under a
Statutory authority. The UIDAI is in the process
of drafting a legislation for this purposeUIDAI website

Safe guard against Privacy invasion ?

Legal and Technological safeguard against

possible misuse, hacking etc. ?

Answer to a question regarding security

Nilekani replied
"That is a very legitimate concern. We are
looking at the design as to how to make it
secure,"
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Interview with Nilekani

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Conclusion
We

hope ,one of the most

ambitious project of India will
succeed.
If administer properly, it can
eliminate many social evils
including cyber crimes and track
the offenders.
We wish all the best to Nilekani
and his team.
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References
http://uidai.gov.in/
http://www.naavi.org:80/cl_editorial_09/ed

it_june_27_s_national_id.htm
http://bit.ly/8RAiKP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=tCp6UKA4YKM
http://cyberlawsinindia.blogspot.com/2009
/09/is-unique-identification-authorityof.html
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infot
ech/software/UID-number-could-helpimprove-national-securityNilekani/articleshow/5314881.cms
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Thank you
Questions
please?
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