Petition says linking Aadhaar with bank accounts violates right to privacy
A new petition has been filed against Aadhaar in India’s Supreme Court, challenging Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to…
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UIDAI chairman says Aadhaar helped government save $9B
Nandan Nilekani, the first chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), said that the Aadhaar Card system helped…
Bengaluru’s KIA will be first fully Aadhaar-enabled airport in India
Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) is set to become the first Aadhaar-enabled airport in India by 2018, according to a…
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…
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)…
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