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Better security for Aadhaar fingerprint authentication in place
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has implemented a new two-factor authentication mechanism for Aadhaar fingerprint biometrics. The machine learning-based security system combines...
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More biometric grain ATMs for India ration beneficiaries
Machines that check an individual’s biometrics to then issue a corresponding grain ration could be appearing in more communities in India, replacing five percent of ration stores in Uttar Pradesh in...
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Aadhaar transaction number jump; deadline nears to link financial accounts
Almost 2 billion Aadhaar authentications were recorded last month, according to the Indian government. In all, 90.3 billion transactions have been authenticated. The Ministry of Electronics and IT...
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Platform to enable auto-update of ID credentials on India’s DigiLocker coming...
A platform is being developed by the government of India through which users who have their ID documents stored on DigiLocker can easily update them using their Aadhaar biometric ID. As reported by...
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India’s government says Digi Yatra biometric system not covered under...
Data collected by the biometric boarding system that uses facial recognition to verify passengers at India’s airports cannot be requested under the Right to Information Act (RTI), according to...
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Telecoms tycoon says Africa can emulate India to build its digital...
The success, so far, of India’s digital transformation and innovation prowess can be a big inspiration for African countries in the development of their own digital infrastructure. This is according...
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India plans to boost Family ID adoption, upgrade Aadhaar to streamline...
The government of Uttar Pradesh in India says it is building on the Family ID novelty it launched early this year on a pilot basis as it plans to build a robust database for families enabling them to...
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1Kosmos’ selfie biometric platform gains traction in India
Several companies in India have adopted BlockID, 1Kosmos' identity verification solution based on selfie biometrics. The company’s growing customer portfolio in the country now includes digital...
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India study shows half fine with surveillance, one-fifth unaware
A new report on surveillance technology in India has uncovered a high level of public support for certain forms of government surveillance, including facial recognition, but also a lack of awareness...
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Indian mobile account links and Aadhaar authentications leap in February
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced that the country recorded 2.26 billion Aadhaar authentications in February, bringing the total number of Aadhaar authentication...
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Indian bank adds Kaizen voice biometrics to all-in-one mobile app
Customers of City Union Bank in India (CUB) can now log-in to their mobile banking application using voice biometrics from Kaizen Secure Voiz (KSV) after the bank upgraded its CUB all-in-one Mobile...
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AI rules: These are too hard; these are too soft. Is ‘just right’ possible?
Perhaps foreseeing a global reality dysfunction brought on by the indiscriminate use of AI, leaders of the United States and China are busily formulating laws and regulations designed to contain the...
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India’s digital public infrastructure reportedly not as popular with G7 nations
Since India assumed the G20 presidency in December, the country has been trying to promote its digital public infrastructure (DPI) project among developed nations. But although the Indian government...
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Hyderabad-area schools could get facial recognition roll calls
Government leaders in one of India's tech hubs have put out to bid for a school attendance-taking system that would use facial recognition on children. The state of Telangana's education department...
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Government of India proposes Aadhaar authentication for businesses
The Government of India has recently released a draft notification proposing "voluntary" use of Aadhaar one-time passcode (OTP) or biometric authentication for non-government entities. The proposed...
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India state runs facial recognition on unsuspecting telco customers to fight...
Facial recognition algorithms reportedly have identified 30,000 fake SIM cards this spring in the west coast Indian state of Gujarat. That is in addition to unknown thousands of fake SIM cards that...
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Stakeholders examine benefits of digital public infrastructure at IMF meeting
Speakers at a seminar during the recent spring meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions (IMF and World Bank) shared thoughts on how nations can advance their economic and digital transformation...
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Healthcare apps, biometric ID cards integrated for service access in Ghana,...
The use of digital ID and biometrics to access healthcare services is growing in countries including Ghana, India and Japan. In Ghana, a digital app for access to health insurance services, ‘MyNHIS’...
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Proposed change to Aadhaar authentication rule raises data privacy issues
A move by the government of India to amend the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (GG) Rules, 2020, is attracting widespread criticism as experts say the plan would violate the Supreme Court’s...
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Next lines up another Indian OEM for its FAP20 fingerprint sensor
Hardware maker Next Biometrics says it has signed a new buyer in India for its FAP20 fingerprint sensor. As is typical with NEXT with such news, the buyer has not been named. Next executives say a...
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