Indian high court rules that biometric verification failure cannot deny legal rights
In India one of its high courts has ruled that biometric verification failure cannot be a reason to deny a…
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.
DPI is the new ‘global tech bet’ and these are the five core motivations for adoption, researchers say
Digital public infrastructure is the new “global tech bet” — except everyone is betting on something different. That is according…
Aadhaar enables an ‘epidemic’ of IDs in India
The Aadhaar ecosystem continues to grow, but it’s not all good news. The proliferation of IDs like the “One Nation,…
Next partner passes new UIDAI liveness tests, India shipments to resume
Next Biometrics says one of its Indian partners, Access Computech Pvt. Ltd. (ACPL), has earned a pass mark in upgraded…
Aadhaar authentications surge as India’s digital transformation drive advances
February 2025 marked a 14 percent yearly growth for Aadhaar authentication and digital KYC transactions in India, says the Ministry…
BioEnable certified to offer its iris biometric scanner for Aadhaar authentication
BioEnable Technologies has received STQC certification for its IriUniverse-One single iris biometric scanner. The Standardisation Testing and Quality Certificate validates…
India opens up Aadhaar face biometric authentication to private sector
India is opening up Aadhaar-backed face biometric authentication to private companies. It’s a move with wide ramifications as customers accessing…
Indian Post Office portal vulnerabilities expose Aadhaar data details
An Indian cybersecurity expert and ethical hacker, Gokuleswaran B, has raised the alarm on some Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)…
Viability of India’s farmer ID program questioned over jurisdiction, digital capability
India’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has created over 20.5 million biometric farmer IDs as the initiative faces parliamentary…
Digital identity strengthens super wallets, transforming India’s DPI
India’s digital transformation has been accelerated by its digital public infrastructure (DPI), a framework that enables seamless digital services through…
