“…the UIDAI insists that the Aadhaar ID program does not require data concerning ethnicity, religion, or caste, ensuring that such factors cannot be used for discriminatory purposes.” The Unique Identification […]

Payment solutions provider Ingenico is targeting market opportunities brought about by India’s Aadhaar biometric ID program with its new Move/2500 B, a payment terminal featuring an integrated fingerprint scanner. In […]

The Unique Identification Authority of India has launched its “Virtual ID” system for the country’s national biometric ID program, Aadhaar. First announced in January, the system’s name is a little […]

The Unique Identification Authority of India is urgently reminding government service providers that they are obligated to serve citizens even when those citizens aren’t able to present credentials with Aadhaar, […]

The Unique Identification Authority of India is urging citizens not to pay for laminated ‘Aadhaar cards’ as they are completely unnecessary and can expose important personal details to fraudsters. A […]

“Called ‘mAadhaar’, the mobile app essentially acts as a virtual Aadhaar ID card, containing standard biographic information.” The Unique Identification Authority of India is preparing to launch an iOS version […]

Edward Snowden, the famous CIA whistleblower and notorious American defector, has been lashing out at the Unique Identification Authority of India and the biometric ID database it oversees. Snowdens complaints […]

Indian authorities are adding support for facial recognition to the country’s biometric national ID system, Aadhaar. The move was announced via a circular authored by Yashwant Kumar, the Assistant Director […]

“The move comes in the wake of reports suggesting that the Aadhaar database has been compromised repeatedly via unauthorized access, due to security loopholes that allow for relatively easy administrative […]

“Putting aside the question of the report’s validity, Aadhaar may at this point be too big to fail, even if it does have serious security vulnerabilities.” India’s Aadhaar is the […]