Gov’t IT officials to meet to discuss Aadhaar’s future
According to press reports, government technology officials will meet this week to discuss the future of Aadhaar, the world’s biggest…
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Rawlson O’Neil King is a contributing editor at BiometricUpdate.com and is an experienced communications professional, management consultant, trade journalist and author who recently published a book about control and electronic networks and who has written numerous articles in trade publications and academic journals about smart home and building technologies. (He is currently on leave)
Aadhaar reportedly to be merged with India’s census database
Unconfirmed newspaper reports claim that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) might be merged with India’s National Population Register…
Biometric exit system spawns U.S. immigration debate
Many Americans think the U.S. immigration system is urgently in need of reform. A Gallup poll conducted in January 2013…
NSA allegedly using Aadhaar to spy on India
India’s new Bharatiya Janata Party government has come under pressure to scrap Aadhaar, the program which aims to enroll all…
Enrollment agencies in major Aadhaar dispute
Private businesses that are engaged in Aadhaar enrollment are protesting the high penalties being levied on them by the Unique…
Philippines makes biometric voter enrollment mandatory
Philippine officials have announced that biometric voter enrollment will be mandatory in order to vote in the upcoming 2016 elections….
Canadian academics, privacy groups issue statement against mass spying
In Canada this week, a number of academics have become signatories to a statement calling upon governments to reign in…
Indian election to impact Aadhaar
The historic win of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent national election might result in changes…
Apple to release mobile healthcare and fitness app
Apple is working on a mobile app designed to track healthcare and fitness levels. According to a recently published report…
Major report on surveillance in Canada released
While most people are familiar with surveillance cameras and airport security, relatively few are aware of the extent to which…
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