India Unveils New Face-Based Aadhaar Authentication App
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is rolling out a new app that will allow citizens to verify their identities with facial recognition. The…
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India Uses Facial Recognition to Verify Identities of Pensioners
The federal government of India is using facial recognition to help distribute pension benefits. The new system will essentially use facial recognition as a…
NEXT Biometrics to Supply More Fingerprint Readers for Aadhaar
Fingerprint sensor technology company NEXT Biometrics has announced it has received another order to supply biometric fingerprint readers for the Indian…
Indian Partners Brief Afghanistan Officials on Aadhaar ID Program
“Aadhaar is the world’s most ambitious civil biometric identity program. Indian citizens are assigned an Aadhaar number connected to biometric registration…
Indian Authorities Issue Biometric IDs to Migrant Workers
Department officials from Kochi in the Ernakulam district of India have reported that the coverage of migrant workers in the area with biometric identification…
India Plans to Open Bidding for Massive Face Recognition Surveillance System
India is moving forward with plans to set up a massive facial recognition surveillance scheme. The proposed system would centralize biometric data from…
UIDAI Lets Indian Citizens Update Aadhaar Profile with Only an Aadhaar Card
Aadhaar is rapidly eclipsing other forms of identity in India. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) took to Twitter to announce that Aadhaar…
‘Mere Possession’ of Aadhaar Data No Threat to Citizens, UIDAI Says After Latest Breach Scare
The Unique Identification Authority of India once again finds itself in the position of having to explain away a purported breach of its Aadhaar biometric…
Indian Gov’t Preparing Opt-Out Legislation for Aadhaar
“…the legislation will offer citizens a six-month window in which they can choose to opt out of the Aadhaar program, with their iris and fingerprint data…
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…