Re:Togo made a digital government stimulus system in two weeks
by vsskanth on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:08AM
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I think in India iris scans are used in addition to fingerprint as biometric markers. Doesn't cover all cases but more robust than just relying on a finger or an eye.
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Re:Togo made a digital government stimulus system in two weeks
by captn3m0 on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:20PM
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No, Iris scans are used in the Aadhaar ecosystem during enrollment. But for authentication usecases (such as ration disbursement) - it is almost exclusively OTP/fingerprint verification.
Iris scans can be used, but are rarely used in practice anywhere except enrollment due to the higher cost of devices, the "creepyness factor", and speed of usage.