Aadhaar reportedly to be merged with India’s census database
Unconfirmed newspaper reports claim that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) might be merged with India’s National Population Register (NPR). The NPR is a comprehensive identity...
View ArticleGov’t IT officials to meet to discuss Aadhaar’s future
According to press reports, government technology officials will meet this week to discuss the future of Aadhaar, the world’s biggest biometrics bank and Civil ID project. State secretaries in the...
View ArticleSuprema gets Bureau of Indian Standards certification for biometric scanners
Suprema has announced that its biometric scanners have just been certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards. According to the company, Suprema is the first to receive the certification in the...
View ArticleIndia confirms NPR as primary national identity scheme
According to India’s Home Ministry, the National Population Register (NPR) will be the new favored national identification scheme. The NPR is a comprehensive identity database used for India’s census....
View ArticleIndia to identify all citizens in three years, issue new biometrics card
India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave government officials a three-year deadline to identify citizens through the National Population Register (NPR). The NPR is a comprehensive identity database...
View ArticleUniphore develops voice biometric solution for farmers
Indian software firm Uniphore has developed a customized voice solution that combines speech recognition and voice biometrics to provide a more inclusive information service for rural markets. The...
View ArticleLegal expert speaks out against biometrics in India
Legal expert Usha Ramanathan says that biometric technology has performed poorly in many parts of India, according to a report by The Hindu. Ramanathan, who has been monitoring the Unique...
View ArticleMore than 350K iris and fingerprint devices shipped a year in India:...
6Wresearch announced it has a published a new report that shows that more than 350,000 iris and fingerprint units were shipped in India in the year leading up to June 2014. The report illustrates how...
View ArticleAadhaar to be used to issue bank accounts to all Indian households
In a stunning policy reversal, India’s new government is examining new ways to expand Aadhaar, including to issue bank accounts to all Indian households. When the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed...
View ArticleOxigen launches eKYC service to be used with mobile wallet service
Payment solution company Oxigen announced it launched eKYC services to help Indian citizens use its Oxigen Mobile Wallet Service without the tedious paperwork typically associated with “Know Your...
View ArticleBiometric Update: most popular news for week ending October 12
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week in Review: Suprema’s new fingerprint algorithms, Bill Gates...
View ArticleIngram Micro to distribute Invixium’s access control solutions in India
Toronto-based engineering firm Invixium has expanded its distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Canada to bring its its “IXM” line of biometric fingerprint access control products to India. Ingram...
View ArticleIndia to use Aadhaar to provide universal healthcare
The Indian government plans to use its national Aadhaar biometric database to deploy its newly proposed universal healthcare program. As part of the new national government’s manifesto, Prime Minister...
View ArticleBiometric Update: most popular news for week ending November 2
Here’s a recap of most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week in Review: India and Aadhaar, NYPD mobile fingerprints, pro sports and...
View ArticleIndian government to allow passengers to use Aadhaar card for airport entry
Starting January 2015, passengers with an Aadhaar identification number will be allowed to enter the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India, using their fingerprint as part of a pilot...
View ArticleIndia’s Election Commission to link biometric ID with electoral rolls
India’s Election Commission said that it will now use a voter’s 12-digit biometric-based Aadhaar number while updating electoral rolls across the country in an effort to curb fraudulent voting,...
View ArticleUnique Identification Authority of India sees 100 million Aadhaar numbers...
The Unique Identification Authority of India announced that the number of Aadhaar numbers that are connected to bank accounts has reached 100 million, which enables these account holders to digitally...
View ArticleIndia implementing biometric attendance system for government employees
India’s Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) has implemented an Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system in 54 government centers in Delhi to monitor all employees entering and...
View ArticleMumbai to install nearly 6,000 CCTV cameras for surveillance
The Indian government will deploy 5,963 hi-tech CCTV cameras in 1,472 locations throughout Mumbai for a new CCTV surveillance system project, according to a report by The Asian Age. Chief minister...
View ArticlePlans to link Aadhaar numbers, biometrics to digital identity raises privacy...
At a meeting of the India-U.S. Information and Communications Technologies Working Group last week, members discussed the process of establishing the ”Digital India” initiative that strives to provide...
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