Indian govt fires back at Moody’s ‘sweeping assertions’ about Aadhaar biometrics

Moody’s has faced a strong retort from the Indian government after the American credit ratings, research and data organization sharply criticized the Aadhaar biometric digital ID system in a recent report claiming it faces many shortcomings.

In the report titled “Decentralized Finance and Digital Assets,” Moody’s claims that the Aadhaar biometrics system has proved unreliable in hot and humid climatic conditions especially for manual laborer's, and that the centralized data management system leaves users with no control over …

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