India's Biometric ID System Has Led To Starvation For Some Poor, Advocates Say

Ashok Kumar distributes government food rations to customer Leela Devi at his shop near Ramgarh, in India

The world's biggest biometric system, with iris scans of 1.2 billion people, was designed to help the poor. But it's sparked concerns about privacy and in some cases it has exacerbated starvation.

(Image credit: Furkan Latif Khan/NPR)



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