InFocus plans to launch a new Aadhar authentication enabled smartphone with Iris scanner

US-based handset maker InFocus will soon launch a new smartphone in India that will support Aadhaar authentication using the iris scanner on the device. InFocus also says it has been awarded STQC from the Indian government and the company plans to launch more devices supporting Aadhaar-based biometric authentication in the future. “InFocus smartphone features IriTech’s superior iris image quality assessment and onboard K7 generation algorithm to provide good quality images and avoid false positives while maximising true positive identification rates,” InFocus India Country Head Sachin Thapar told PTI. Stating that the device can be used as a secure and reliable biometric solution in various arenas like banking, E-PDS, MNREGA payments, E-governance services such as passport, taxation, healthcare and education, Thapar said this also represents a huge leap towards facilitating biometric identification.