Unique Identification (UID): A Primer

CONTENTS:

Introduction
 A. UID: The Basics
 B. The Enrolment Process
 C. Benefits of UID
 D. Concerns: Biometrics, Privacy, Data security, Surveillance
 E. UID and Other Databases
 F. Similar Initiatives across the World
 Endnote
 References
 Appendix 1: Valid Identification Documents
 Appendix 2: ID Systems and Debates across the World Notes

The authors are graduate students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU, New Delhi) and the Delhi School of Economics, respectively (contact address: uidfordummies@gmail.com). We thank Reetika Khera and Jean Drèze for their useful inputs and insightful comments.

UID: A Critical Primer [Full Text PDF]

by Simi Chacko and Pratiksha Khanduri
10 September 2011
41 pages