If this was proposed for a 'developed' country, there would rightly be uproar from civil liberties groups, citizens etc. But because it's happening in an 'underdeveloped' country, it's somehow acceptable. I understand the challenges faced by the Indian government in providing services to a such a huge population but this approach is open to rampant abuse by the 'middlemen' and by elements in the government itself. Any self-respecting 'security' agency would get their tentacles into something like this asap. Doubtless, they're already involved in the implementation on the quiet.
"Suing 16-year-olds might be bizarrely gratifying for a while, especially if you don’t have any better ideas and need people in the technology industry to think them up for you before you completely fade into irrelevance. But there comes a point when someone besides a phalanx of intellectual property lawyers is going to need to act."
My mistake, apologies. PhD would have made more sense.
I thought the guy's background was interesting. It shows the utility of software/computing for solving such diverse problems as oil exploration and poor pitch using similar techniques. I find that amazing.