Report claims UIDAI executives part of private firms profiting from Aadhaar
Current and past employees of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing body for Aadhaar, are launching private…
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India may deactivate SIM cards not linked to Aadhaar
The Indian government has made it mandatory for citizens to connect their SIM card with Aadhar card before February 2018…
Legislation struggling with deployment pace of biometric identity systems, says privacy expert
In an article published today in Technology Science, a Harvard-based journal, World Privacy Forum founder Pam Dixon argues that legislation…
India’s ruling that citizens have right to privacy could impact biometric ID plan
India’s Supreme Court has finally ruled citizens have a fundamental right to privacy, which could potentially derail the government’s plan…
Indian market regulator prepares for making Aadhar mandatory for stock trading
Securities and Exchange Board of India has taken the preliminary steps to making Aadhar mandatory for buying shares and mutual…
India moves to make Aadhaar-based authentication mandatory for real estate deals
In an effort to combat fraudulent transactions and the use of black market money in real estate agreements, the Indian…
Police suspect user agency insiders responsible for Aadhaar data leak
Indian police and Aadhaar officials suspect that insiders at an authentication user agency (AUA) and a KYC user agency (KUA)…
India’s Supreme Court hears Aadhaar biometric ID privacy case
India’s Supreme Court is trying to determine whether citizens are entitled to privacy as a fundamental right in a case…
India’s Supreme Court to hear petitions on Aadhaar next week
India’s five-judge Supreme Court bench will hear several petitions challenging the legality of the Aadhaar project, said Chief Justice of…
OT-Morpho helps deliver biometric wearable and digital health platform in rural India
Syscom Corporation Ltd, a subsidiary of OT-Morpho, has partnered with social health nonprofit organization Khushi Baby Inc. to provide a…
