UIDAI mulls Aadhaar biometrics from age three, smartphone as authenticator
India’s government is considering changes to the Aadhaar system, including reducing the age of biometrics collection from five to three…
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Controversial Indian health records reach 140M registrations, 96 percent linked to Aadhaar
The controversial scheme to give everyone an India a Unique Health ID (UHID) has continued apace with 140 million people…
Penalties for Aadhaar violations set as Indian government expands applications
Penalties for hacking, sharing or using Aadhaar data without authorization can be levied by the Unique Identification Authority of India…
India’s Aadhaar hackathon pulls in 5,000 innovators
The Aadhaar Hackathon 2021 has attracted more than 5,000 innovators across over 3,000 team registrations, reports the India Education Diary, to…
India tests mobile voting, arranges Aadhaar hackathon – both spell controversy
India is testing biometric, blockchain-based mobile phone voting for the first time in the hope of increasing turnout and reducing…
Access Now report holds up poster child Aadhaar as ‘Big ID’ bugbear
A legal vacuum and vulnerable population allowed the creation of the world’s largest biometric digital ID project and built a…
Aadhaar biometrics allegedly targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hacker group
TAG-28, a hacker group thought to be supported by the Chinese government, has been attacking the Unique Identification Authority of…
Indian gov consults UIDAI on Aadhaar biometrics for voter registration
India’s Ministry of Law is consulting with the Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) for the possibility of using the Aadhaar biometrics-based…
India plans to enable deactivation of dead persons’ Aadhaar numbers
It will soon be possible to deactivate the Aadhaar biometrics-based digital ID numbers of the deceased in India once a…
Aadhaar biometrics set India on a more digitally inclusive path, says NEC official
A senior official of NEC Corporation India has highlighted the substantial benefits which Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven technologies are bringing to…
