Biometrics-enabled e-boarding trial completed at Bengaluru airport
An e-boarding pilot, powered by Safran Identity & Security’s MorphoWave touchless biometric technology deployed in a fully operational environment, has…
Aadhaar
Aadhaar is the 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Indian government to every individual resident of India. The Aadhaar project aims to provide a single, unique identifier which captures all the demographic and biometric details of every resident of India.
IDFC Bank moves forward with Aadhaar Pay app
IDFC Bank Ltd. has launched the very first Aadhaar Pay merchant platform and mobile application for Google smartphones. IDFC Bank…
UIDAI raising authentication capacity
The Unique Identification Authority of India, the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, is acquiring new hardware to raise its…
UIDAI says Aadhaar database is fully secure, no incidents of biometrics misuse
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, announced that they have not found…
UIDAI lodges complaints due to inappropriate Aadhaar data use
According to an article published in the Times of India, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has lodged criminal…
Microsoft considering using Aadhaar to authenticate Skype users in India
Microsoft is considering using Aadhaar to authenticate users in India of its VoIP phone service Skype, according to a report…
Civil liberties group warns Aadhaar becoming mandatory
The Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties (CFCL) has complained that despite repeated reminders from Indian courts that Aadhaar cannot be…
Privacy advocate notes Aadhaar records are not verified
An Indian MP has claimed that none of the records contained within the Aadhaar database have been verified, according to…
Indian public concerned about fingerprint payment scheme
The Guardian is reporting that a prominent think tank has found that the prospect of using fingerprint authentication for everyday…
Safran, FotoNation bring advanced iris recognition to mobile device users
Safran Identity & Security and Tessera Holding Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary FotoNation Limited, have partnered to provide an…
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