Aadhaar draft bill goes beyond biometric lock to protect against fraud
Holders of Aadhaar cards may be able to lock access not just to their biometrics held by the system, but…
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Aadhaar biometric ID not mandatory for vaccine, essential public services: UIDAI
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said no citizen should be denied access to COVID-19 vaccines or other…
Biometric KYC authentication services worth Rs2.3B to UIDAI over 21 months
Findings by Aniket Gaurav, an Indian law student have revealed that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) earned Rs2.319…
Neurotechnology to provide biometric de-duplication software for India’s Aadhaar program
Consortium partners Neurotechnology and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are among three biometric solution providers whose services have been selected by…
Former UIDAI head urges Aadhaar biometrics use and registration model for rapid COVID-19 vaccine distribution
The use of biometrics in the Aadhaar program may help India vaccinate its 1.3 billion people against COVID-19 quickly, and…
Voluntary Aadhaar biometrics use expanded to more government services, but advocates worry about exclusion
The use of Aadhaar biometrics is expanding to prevent social welfare fraud, enable innovation and pass on knowledge, and for…
Biometric video eKYC launched for securities account onboarding by CDSL Ventures
CDSL Ventures can perform eKYC authentication using the biometrics-backed Aadhaar digital identity system after it received approval from the Unique…
Insurance and securities firms in India to offer eKYC checks based on Aadhaar biometrics
Aadhaar biometrics and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) services can now be used on a voluntary basis for authentication…
UIDAI proposes public Aadhaar facial biometrics and temperature checks to boost containment efforts
Officials with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have suggested that camera networks performing facial recognition and temperature checks…
Indian government considers linking Aadhaar with voter records as biometrics use expands
India’s government has increased funding to the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) by 17 percent to 9.85 billion rupees…
