Government Biometrics Month: The Primer
The government sector has long been a key driver – if not the key driver – of the biometrics market. But with biometric technologies having advanced by leaps…
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Crossmatch Tech Used in Half of All Fingerprint-Based POS Terminals in India, Company Says
“…the company is estimating that its biometric modules are being used in about 50 percent of the fingerprint-based POS devices in the market.” India is…
UIDAI Urges Citizens to Treat Aadhaar Info Like Credit Card
“The key is to think about it like a credit card number, the agency says; you share this with merchants all the time, but you wouldn’t post it online for […]
State Police in India Armed with Face Scanning Mobile App
Police in the Indian state of Telangana are now using mobile facial recognition technology in the field. The new system is designed to let police use a mobile…
New Partnership Solidifies BIO-key’s Presence in India
“With its extensive biometric national ID program, increasingly used to authenticate citizens across a range of services in the public and private sectors,…
Almost Every Indian Adult Now Registered in Biometric ID Program
Almost every Indian adult is now enrolled in Aadhaar, India’s national biometric ID database, according to a new report from The Economic Times. It’s a matter…
INTERVIEW: Ritu Favre, CEO, NEXT Biometrics
FindBiometrics President Peter O’Neill recently had the opportunity to speak with Ritu Favre, CEO of NEXT Biometrics. The conversation starts with a review of…
Vision-Box Officially Arrives in India
Vision-Box is now open for business in India, with its new New Delhi office having officially opened last week. First announced in early June, the office is…
Northern Indian State Implements Biometric Time & Attendance
“…its biometric employee tracking system is designed to operate independently of the national ID system.” Government authorities in the northern Indian state…
Aadhaar Info Cannot Be Shared With Police: UIDAI
The Unique Identification Authority of India has clarified that it cannot share data from the country’s biometric national ID program after the head of the…