India turns to fingerprint biometric liveness to stem spoof attacks on Aadhaar payments
A new liveness detection feature for fingerprint authentications as part of the Aadhaar-enabled payment system to prevent people from successfully…
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Digitalization moves forward in India with Aadhaar biometrics for more gov services online
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in India has issued a new notification that allows citizens to access…
India claims to effectively meet SDG16.9 of legal ID for all, expands authentication methods
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the agency that implements the country’s Aadhaar identity system, claims to have reached…
Aadhaar biometrics considered for expansion toward non-banking financial firms
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is considering onboarding several nonbank financial companies (NBFCs) to authenticate users online via…
ID4Africa LiveCast Season 5 Premiere
ID4Africa LiveCast Season 5 Premiere Online September 28, 2022 Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind ID4Africa LiveCast Season 5 Premiere Episode featuring…
UIDAI to highlight strengths of Aadhaar biometric ID for the poor in new campaign
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is planning to undertake a new awareness raising campaign intended to underline for…
India’s high court requests UIDAI to use Aadhaar biometrics to ID accident victims
India’s High Court (HC) is asking the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as well as the Delhi city government…
Aadhaar still blocking school attendance, expected block for pregnancy welfare
Despite Aadhaar, India’s national digital identity scheme, not being a requirement to attend school, many children are being denied access…
Corruption, costs and cut-offs: the human impact of Aadhaar implementation issues
A series of reports list the ongoing issues surrounding India’s national digital identity project, Aadhaar. Its integration with government welfare…
UIDAI launches program to identify, block vulnerabilities in Aadhaar biometric database
A bug bounty program whose objective is to enhance security around the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) – the database…
