‘Could have been built for $20 million…’: Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia says $1.3 billion wasted on Aadhaar

Sabeer Bhatia criticized Aadhaar during a podcast, calling it an expensive misstep that could have been built for $20 million using voice and video print technology instead of biometrics. He questioned the technical expertise behind Aadhaar, suggesting that those involved lacked coding experience. Bhatia proposed using voice and video prints as unique identifiers for a more efficient and cost-effective system, while dismissing UPI as basic compared to global payment platforms.

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