India’s Digiyatra: saves time, but at what cost?
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India's Digiyatra allows people to get through airport security in mere seconds. But, what's the cost? Biometrics and data are taken from users on a daily basis - but what happens if it's done unknowingly?
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - How does Digiyatra work?
2:26 - Who runs this?
3:57 - What is SSI?
5:28 - Where it gets messy - dark patterns
7:25 - Mobbin
8:44 - Why are people registering anyway?
11:30 - Life lessons
Sources
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/what-are-the-complaints-about-digi-yatra-explained/article67738580.ece#:~:text=The%20Digi%20Yatra%20app%20is,the%20one%20on%20the%20Aadhaar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EjDeLLUewM
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/digi-yatra-foundation/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20wanted%20to%20provide%20air,using%20single%2Dtoken%20face%20biometrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvV-jAV6KiU
https://digiyatrafoundation.com/
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/29-percent-air-passengers-delhi-airport-signed-up-digiyatra-unknowingly-survey-2494570-2024-01-28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct9IEe6AHVM
https://www.quora.com/Does-Digi-Yatra-actually-save-time-at-the-airport-or-is-it-just-hype
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4j7uBUoKhl/
https://www.okta.com/identity-101/self-sovereign-identity/
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India's Digiyatra allows people to get through airport security in mere seconds. But, what's the cost? Biometrics and data are taken from users on a daily basis - but what happens if it's done unknowingly?
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - How does Digiyatra work?
2:26 - Who runs this?
3:57 - What is SSI?
5:28 - Where it gets messy - dark patterns
7:25 - Mobbin
8:44 - Why are people registering anyway?
11:30 - Life lessons
Sources
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/what-are-the-complaints-about-digi-yatra-explained/article67738580.ece#:~:text=The%20Digi%20Yatra%20app%20is,the%20one%20on%20the%20Aadhaar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EjDeLLUewM
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/digi-yatra-foundation/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20wanted%20to%20provide%20air,using%20single%2Dtoken%20face%20biometrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvV-jAV6KiU
https://digiyatrafoundation.com/
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/29-percent-air-passengers-delhi-airport-signed-up-digiyatra-unknowingly-survey-2494570-2024-01-28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct9IEe6AHVM
https://www.quora.com/Does-Digi-Yatra-actually-save-time-at-the-airport-or-is-it-just-hype
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4j7uBUoKhl/
https://www.okta.com/identity-101/self-sovereign-identity/