Sabeer Bhatia is one of the most influential entrepreneurs of the late 90s and is considered one of the biggest names in the technological space. Currently, he is in the news headlines for his remarks on Aadhaar Card. During his appearance on Prakhar Gupta’s podcast, Prakhar Ke Pravachan, Sabeer Bhatia opened up about his views on the way the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDA) launched the Aadhar Card that reportedly cost 1.3 billion USD (Rs. 11,385 crore) to the Indian government. The tech entrepreneur said he would’ve built it in just 20 million USD (Rs. 136 crore).
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Sabeer Bhatia added that video and voice print technology would’ve been better than taking biometrics. The tech millionaire’s views on the Aadhar Card are creating a lot of noise on social media at the moment. While some people liked his statement, there’s a section on the internet which isn’t too impressed with the technologist.
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