Indian student group wants to suspend Aadhaar, NPR enrollment
A student group in Northern India has come out and asked the government to suspend biometric enrollment and to stop…
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Indian dept. of telecommunication to consider biometric verification for SIM cards
Momentum has been gathering quickly to force a move that would see Indian SIM card sales verified with biometrics. Now…
Delhi Police commissioner wants mandatory biometrics for SIM card sales
Biometric registration and verification for SIM card sales is really catching on. Just this week, Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar…
Biometric attendance systems for India’s rural government primary schools
The Indian government will introduce biometric attendance systems for teachers and students in government primary schools in rural areas, according…
No timeline can be given for Indian citizen ePassports: Chief Passport Officer
No strangers to massive biometric deployments, Indian government officials have announced plans for a biometric passport for its citizens, though…
MHADA to use biometrics to prevent property lottery fraud
The Maharashtra and Area Development Authority (Mhada) is considering deploying a biometric iris and finger scanning system to curb fraud…
DigitalPersona fingerprint scanners get certified by STQC
DigitalPersona, Inc., has announced that its Eikon Touch 500 with TouchChip TCS1 Sensor and U.are.U 4500 Reader UID edition fingerprint…
Biometric smart cards for prisoners in India
The Ministry of Home Affairs prisons department in India is set to introduce a smart card for all prisoners, which…
Trade Unions in India resist EPFO’s Aadhaar mandate
Trade unions in India have taken issue with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization’s (EPFO) decision to make Aadhaar registration mandatory…
Morpho subsidiaries in India get ISO certification
Morpho (Safran) has announced that two of its Indian subsidiaries have received ISO certification. Namely, Smart Chip Ltd. has secured…
