Digi Yatra plans expansion to international travel with passport-based enrolment
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Why in news
The Digi Yatra Foundation is testing passport-based enrolment to expand its decentralised digital identity platform for international air travel.
Background
Digi Yatra uses Aadhaar-based verification, liveness detection, and facial matching to eliminate the need for physical identity documents. The platform currently has 21 million app users and recorded nearly 85 million uses over a three-year period.
Facts for Prelims
- S&TDigi Yatra uses liveness detection and facial matching to prevent identity misuse.
- FactDigi Yatra has 21 million app users across Android and iOS platforms.
- FactDigi Yatra recorded nearly 85 million uses over a three-year period.
- FactAdoption of Digi Yatra exceeds 60% at some airports.
For Mains
Q. Discuss how the expansion of decentralised digital identity platforms like Digi Yatra can enhance ease of travel while addressing concerns regarding data privacy and security.
Dimensions to cover in your answer
- Privacy-Security Trade-off: Balancing seamless biometric authentication with the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive passport data.
- Interoperability Challenges: Coordinating cross-border data sharing protocols between different nations' aviation and identity systems.
- Infrastructure Gap: Ensuring consistent liveness detection accuracy across diverse lighting and hardware conditions at international hubs.
Keywords: Decentralised Identity · Biometric Authentication · Liveness Detection · Digital Public Infrastructure · Data Privacy · Seamless Mobility
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