UIDAI tells Supreme Court it’s impossible to track citizens using Aadhaar
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, told India’s Supreme Court that it…
Civil / National ID
Civil ID is used to identify or verify the identity of individuals when interacting with governments, though increasingly it is also used for regulated private industries, such as mobile phone accounts. Government examples of civil ID use could include document issuance, border management, voter registration or employment background checks. Find Civil ID solutions here.
India moves to make Aadhaar-based authentication mandatory for real estate deals
In an effort to combat fraudulent transactions and the use of black market money in real estate agreements, the Indian…
Police suspect user agency insiders responsible for Aadhaar data leak
Indian police and Aadhaar officials suspect that insiders at an authentication user agency (AUA) and a KYC user agency (KUA)…
Philippines’ government to introduce biometrics-based national ID system
The Philippines’ government will soon roll out a national identification (ID) system following President Duterte’s approval of the project intended…
OT-Morpho launches digital license and face authentication platform
Morpho Australasia, a subsidiary of OT-Morpho, has launched License2Go, a digital license and face authentication platform that allows the holders…
India’s Supreme Court hears Aadhaar biometric ID privacy case
India’s Supreme Court is trying to determine whether citizens are entitled to privacy as a fundamental right in a case…
Biometrics in the developing world
With just over 12 years to go to meet UN Sustainable Development goal 16.9 of providing universal legal identity by…
Sharing economy to leverage Aadhaar
Two major proponents of the sharing economy, Airbnb and Uber, are considering using the Aadhaar biometric identification database to authenticate…
BioRugged partners with Axon for major KYC projects in Africa
BioRugged recently outfitted West Africa’s telecommunications company MTN with more than 9,000 client enrollment and verification devices for know your…
India’s Supreme Court to hear petitions on Aadhaar next week
India’s five-judge Supreme Court bench will hear several petitions challenging the legality of the Aadhaar project, said Chief Justice of…
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