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Microsoft, IBM And Yahoo Are Vying To Take Part In India’s Unique ID Project

It appears that both Yahoo and Microsoft are duking it out to help power the technology for India’s Unique Identification project. Spearheaded by Indian tech czar and Infosys co-chairman Nanden Nilekani, the project aims to assign every Indian citizen with a unique identification number that will identify him or her, similar to a U.S. social security number.

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Juicemaven

They are going to use IRID chips in their foreheads instead of colored dots. When they perfect the system there, they will bring it home for a do it yourself kid sold at Walmart for us.

posted Nov 12, 2009 |
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Da Prez

The New World Order is just a conspiracy theory. Just keep telling yourself that and everything will be okay. And remember, the government loves you.

posted Nov 12, 2009 |
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Sid Diciou…

What's the deal? Don't Indians know who they are?

posted Nov 12, 2009 |
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Juicemaven

Positive ID for everyone in the world so they can send the Terminator out to hunt you down.

posted Nov 12, 2009 |
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t.boy

Why doe`s I.D., and India, Microsoft and, Yahoo sound conspiratorial. Ummmmmm!

posted Nov 12, 2009 |
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