Indian government considering QR code-based offline Aadhaar customer verification for bank services
India’s government and reserve bank are negotiating to allow the use of the secure digitally-signed QR code introduced by the…
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Indian government continues to work out Aadhaar biometric and KYC rules
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) says that while Aadhaar account holders can block their biometrics, they cannot exit…
UIDAI tells court Aadhaar biometric matching not set up for identifying unknown people
Aadhaar fingerprint biometrics cannot be used to identify deceased individuals because the system is designed to authenticate identities on a…
Disastrous program to link Aadhaar with voter ID may be revived
Documents containing the Aadhaar numbers and voter identity numbers of 350 million Indian citizens have never been accounted for by…
Gemalto publicly apologizes for alleging massive Aadhaar data breach in report
Gemalto has retracted the claim in its Breach Level Index (BLI) that roughly 1.2 billion Aadhaar records have been compromised…
NEXT Biometrics attains Aadhaar Registered Device Service certification for Android
NEXT Biometrics announced its Level-0 (L0) Registered Device (RD) Service for Android has been certified by the Unique Identification Authority…
Supreme Court upholds Aadhaar but strikes down required use by private sector
Aadhaar has survived its Supreme Court challenge mostly intact, with a five-judge panel ruling that it is constitutionally valid and…
Conflicting accounts of possible Aadhaar breach as UIDAI extends Virtual ID deadline
The Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) has denied reports that a software patch compromising its system is allowing criminals…
Biometric and data regulations block Apple Pay in India
Apple has scrapped plans to launch a platform on India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform, which would have enabled Apple…
UIDAI emphasizes role of biometrics in Aadhaar FAQ addressing common security misconceptions
India’s Economic Times reports that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has released an FAQ (frequently asked questions) document…
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