Biometric data's colonial imaginaries continue in Aadhaar's minimal data

This paper considers three moments in the treatment of data about race and identity in India. Many elements go into the development of data imaginaries as these change over time. A complete history is beyond the scope of this paper, but I develop three key episodes to explore critical but changing f...

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Main Authors: Sananda Sahoo, Syed Mustafa Ali, Stephanie Dick, Sarah Dillon, Matthew L. Jones, Jonnie Penn, Richard Staley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:BJHS Themes
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2058850X23000115/type/journal_article