Indian government facing privacy challenges regarding Aadhaar
The Hindu ran a recent op-ed piece in which writer Sanjay Hegdet called on the Chief Justice of India to establish the larger Bench to assess privacy challenges to Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique identity...
View ArticleUIDAI declining multiple requests by police to share Indian citizens’ biometrics
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, has declined multiple requests from all law enforcement agencies, including the Delhi Police, for...
View ArticleOT-Morpho helps deliver biometric wearable and digital health platform in...
Syscom Corporation Ltd, a subsidiary of OT-Morpho, has partnered with social health nonprofit organization Khushi Baby Inc. to provide a fully decentralized biometric wearable and digital health...
View ArticleIndia’s Supreme Court to hear petitions on Aadhaar next week
India’s five-judge Supreme Court bench will hear several petitions challenging the legality of the Aadhaar project, said Chief Justice of India JS Khehar, according to a report by The Economic Times....
View ArticleIndia’s Supreme Court hears Aadhaar biometric ID privacy case
India’s Supreme Court is trying to determine whether citizens are entitled to privacy as a fundamental right in a case that could greatly impact the nation’s Aadhaar 12-digit biometric identity program...
View ArticlePolice suspect user agency insiders responsible for Aadhaar data leak
Indian police and Aadhaar officials suspect that insiders at an authentication user agency (AUA) and a KYC user agency (KUA) are responsible for last week’s Aadhaar data leak, according to sources...
View ArticleIndia moves to make Aadhaar-based authentication mandatory for real estate deals
In an effort to combat fraudulent transactions and the use of black market money in real estate agreements, the Indian government is planning to make Aadhaar-based authentication mandatory when signing...
View ArticleIndian market regulator prepares for making Aadhar mandatory for stock trading
Securities and Exchange Board of India has taken the preliminary steps to making Aadhar mandatory for buying shares and mutual funds, according to a report by Economic Times. The market regulator has...
View ArticleIndia’s ruling that citizens have right to privacy could impact biometric ID...
India’s Supreme Court has finally ruled citizens have a fundamental right to privacy, which could potentially derail the government’s plan for making registration of its Aadhaar biometric...
View ArticleLegislation struggling with deployment pace of biometric identity systems,...
In an article published today in Technology Science, a Harvard-based journal, World Privacy Forum founder Pam Dixon argues that legislation is struggling to keep up with the deployment of biometric...
View ArticleIndia may deactivate SIM cards not linked to Aadhaar
The Indian government has made it mandatory for citizens to connect their SIM card with Aadhar card before February 2018 in order to prevent the deactivation of their phone number, according to a...
View ArticleReport claims UIDAI executives part of private firms profiting from Aadhaar
Current and past employees of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing body for Aadhaar, are launching private firms or funding start-ups that are selling Aadhaar-based...
View ArticleBengaluru’s KIA will be first fully Aadhaar-enabled airport in India
Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) is set to become the first Aadhaar-enabled airport in India by 2018, according to a report by The Economic Times. Following a two-month pilot project...
View ArticleUIDAI chairman says Aadhaar helped government save $9B
Nandan Nilekani, the first chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), said that the Aadhaar Card system helped save India $9 billion by curbing cases of misuse of beneficiary...
View ArticlePetition says linking Aadhaar with bank accounts violates right to privacy
A new petition has been filed against Aadhaar in India’s Supreme Court, challenging Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to link the 12-digit biometric identity number to bank accounts on grounds...
View ArticleMobile Payment Forum of India to intro voice authentication
The Mobile Payment Forum of India (MPFI), a think tank, is looking to introduce several new user-friendly features such as voice biometrics authentication, according to a report by The Economic Times....
View ArticleFire, Safety & Disaster Expo
Fire, Safety & Disaster Expo May 10 – 11, 2018 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi Fire, Safety & Disaster Expo is an exclusive exhibition showcasing various equipment’s, technologies and products...
View ArticleIndia updating ATMs to include facial recognition tech
India’s Automated teller machines (ATMs) will be replaced in the next three to four months with new multi-function biometric-enabled machines, according to a report by India.com. NCR Corporation said...
View ArticleOnline publication of Aadhaar info not a security breach, UIDAI says
Media reports suggesting sensitive Aadhaar data has been breached are an inaccurate representation of fact, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said in a statement issued Monday by...
View ArticleEyedentify vehicle safety system leverages biometrics
Indian IoT startup Eyedentify is preparing to launch a vehicle occupant security product which leverages biometrics and applies algorithms to audio recordings to improve the safety of taxi and...
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