Aadhaar Architect Touts System at Davos
“The comments come after an extensive string of controversies concerning the Aadhaar program.” One of the architects of Aadhaar was putting his strongest spin…
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Iris ID Gets Major New Certification for India Market
“We’re pleased to have received BIS certification as India is a very important market for Iris ID. Our products are used not only by government agencies, but…
Indian Gov’t Seeks to Get Aadhaar Back on Track with Legislation Amendments
“Even if government authorities can’t make Aadhaar authentication mandatory, they can still accept it from citizens who prefer to use it.” Just a few months…
Indian FinTech Firms Look for Aadhaar Alternatives for KYC in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling
“The situation is only the latest illustration of the haphazard character of Aadhaar’s rapid evolution over the last few years, with government agencies and…
POS Specialist Orders NEXT Biometrics Sensors for Aadhaar Solutions
“The use of biometric POS terminals in India is expected to grow significantly and we believe we have the right products and technologies to capture that…
Fingerprints Hones India Focus with New Partnership
Fingerprints has a major new distribution partner for the South Asian market. The company has teamed up with Excelpoint Systems, a Singapore-based firm that…
Aadhaar-Linked Biometric Boarding Coming to India’s Airports
India’s central government has officially announced plans to bring a biometric passenger processing system to the country’s airports, framing it as a bid to…
Indian Supreme Court Ruling Seeks to Restrict Aadhaar’s Reach
“This ruling comes a little over a year after the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer that privacy is a fundamental right of Indian citizens…” India’s Supreme…
Indian Airports Preparing Biometric Boarding Systems: Report
Officials at the Pune airport in India are in the early stages of installing a biometric boarding system, according to a new report from The Times of India.…
Code Hack Allows for Creation of Fraudulent Aadhaar Identities, Report Alleges
“Responding to the report today, the UIDAI issued a statement in which it reaffirmed that each Aadhaar identity is linked to 10 unique fingerprints and a pair…