UIDAI mulls Aadhaar biometrics from age three, smartphone as authenticator
India’s government is considering changes to the Aadhaar system, including reducing the age of biometrics collection from five to three... The post UIDAI mulls Aadhaar biometrics from age three,...
View ArticleTattered edges always accompany biometrics-based digital ID systems like Aadhaar
Being fractal in nature, data reveals more detail the closer you look at it. That is true with massive citizen... The post Tattered edges always accompany biometrics-based digital ID systems like...
View ArticleUIDAI enters collaboration with World Bank to export Aadhaar digital ID...
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has entered a collaboration with the World Bank and United Nations to deploy... The post UIDAI enters collaboration with World Bank to export...
View ArticleData rules for Digi Yatra airport biometrics outlined
Details continue to slowly emerge about how India’s Digi Yatra will work, while NEC award wins and a Clear expansion... The post Data rules for Digi Yatra airport biometrics outlined first appeared on...
View ArticleIndia’s central government introduces face biometric liveness checks for...
Undeterred by objections to a similar digital ID program in a rural Indian state, that nation’s central government is praising... The post India’s central government introduces face biometric liveness...
View ArticleAadhaar set to expand by 900K with court order to include sex workers
Sex workers in India should be brought into the remit of government services with voter and ration cards and Aadhaar... The post Aadhaar set to expand by 900K with court order to include sex workers...
View ArticleIndia’s cabinet okays proposal to have Aadhaar biometrics linked with voter IDs
A proposed bill seeking to reform certain provisions of India’s electoral law, dubbed the Representation of the People Act, is... The post India’s cabinet okays proposal to have Aadhaar biometrics...
View ArticleSurprisingly low-tech attacks on high-tech biometrics systems
Not all biometric fraud is a complex coding job taken on by international cybercriminals. Sometimes it is someone nearby staring... The post Surprisingly low-tech attacks on high-tech biometrics...
View ArticleFingerprint Cards’ touchless iris biometrics to power multiple Mantra Softech...
Fingerprint Cards is supplying its touchless iris biometric technology to Mantra Softech India in a multi-year deal to power iris recognition... The post Fingerprint Cards’ touchless iris biometrics to...
View ArticlePolice seek provider for live facial recognition surveillance in India’s...
The police in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) union territory of India have issued a tender for a project aimed... The post Police seek provider for live facial recognition surveillance in India’s...
View ArticleIndia plans single sign-on for digital government services, Aadhaar fraud...
The government is planning to launch a single sign-on (SSO) service for access to a wide range of government programs... The post India plans single sign-on for digital government services, Aadhaar...
View ArticleZwipe plans biometric payment card launches in two regions, signs...
Zwipe has reached new deals with partners in Mexico, Lebanon and India to manufacture and pilot biometric payment cards, the company... The post Zwipe plans biometric payment card launches in two...
View ArticleLaw enforcement facial recognition use under scrutiny in Ireland, India
Discrepancies in proposed usage statements and increasing pressure from civil rights groups and activists is putting law enforcement’s use of... The post Law enforcement facial recognition use under...
View ArticleWhat is the private sector’s role in facial recognition use by Indian law...
Private corporations’ involvement in the design and procurement of facial recognition technology for law enforcement in India poses privacy risks... The post What is the private sector’s role in facial...
View ArticleIndia’s new biometric passport now ready for rollout, $1B service deal concluded
The new generation of biometric passports originally slated to launch broadly in 2021 is now set for rollout in India,... The post India’s new biometric passport now ready for rollout, $1B service deal...
View ArticleUIDAI looks at selective disclosure, Aadhaar biometrics authenticate 50M...
The Aadhaar-issuing body Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), is currently considering ‘partial authentication’ with the biometric system, The Times... The post UIDAI looks at selective...
View ArticleFacial recognition deployed in Delhi to foil terror threats ahead of Republic...
Police in India’s capital New Delhi say they have deployed a multi-layer security system including more than 300 facial recognition... The post Facial recognition deployed in Delhi to foil terror...
View ArticleIndia consults stakeholders on federated digital identity project
A plan has been proposed by India’s government to introduce a new digital ID overarching citizens’ different existing digital IDs... The post India consults stakeholders on federated digital identity...
View ArticleNext Biometrics books $2.2M fingerprint sensor order from new Indian partner
Next Biometrics has received a purchase order conditionally worth $2.2 million from an unidentified Indian partner for FAP20 fingerprint sensors. The... The post Next Biometrics books $2.2M fingerprint...
View ArticleLinking biometric databases is good, say India officials. Skeptics abound
Trust in biometrics systems used by the government is in short supply in some parts of India. The Indian state... The post Linking biometric databases is good, say India officials. Skeptics abound...
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