UIDAI directs telcos to submit plans to stop use of UID in next 15 days
6 years, 3 months ago

UIDAI directs telcos to submit plans to stop use of UID in next 15 days

Firstpost  

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, others have already been sent a circular to this effect. Days after the Supreme Court imposed curbs on the use of Aadhaar, biometric-issuing authority UIDAI Monday asked telecom companies to submit, within the next 15 days, a plan to stop using the 12-digit unique ID number for customer authentication. In this regard, TSPs are hereby directed to submit by 15th October 2018 an action plan/exit plan to the authority for closure of use of Aadhaar based authentication systems…” The Supreme Court, last week, struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, which allowed private companies to use the 12-digit biometric ID-based eKYC. Following this, private companies like telecom operators will not be able to use this instantaneous and inexpensive Aadhaar eKYC route. When contacted, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey said: “In order to ensure smooth discontinuation…there are certain requirements which are there under the Aadhaar regulations…so the companies are in the best position to know what exactly is needed and they can submit their plan by October 15.

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New SIM Card Rules: Aadhaar-based biometric verification now mandatory
1 day, 4 hours ago

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India TV News  

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Firstpost  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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3 years, 1 month ago

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News 18  

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3 years, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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UIDAI Opposes Plea In Delhi High Court Seeking Mechanism For Issuing New Aadhar Numbers To Existing Users
3 years, 4 months ago

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Live Law  

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3 years, 5 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Firstpost  

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3 years, 6 months ago

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News 18  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Quint  

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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5 years, 10 months ago

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India TV News  

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Live Law  

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6 years ago

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Live Mint  

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6 years ago

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The Quint  

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Aadhaar: Twists and turns in the biometric tale
6 years ago

Aadhaar: Twists and turns in the biometric tale

Live Mint  

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6 years ago

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Firstpost  

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Laws to be amended to let private firms use Aadhaar
6 years ago

Laws to be amended to let private firms use Aadhaar

Live Mint  

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Cabinet okays legal changes to link Aadhaar with mobiles, bank accounts
6 years ago

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Hindustan Times  

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UIDAI asks banks to use Aadhaar e-KYC for DBT users
6 years, 2 months ago

UIDAI asks banks to use Aadhaar e-KYC for DBT users

Live Mint  

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Telecom Service Providers Directed To Stop Using Aadhaar For Customer Verification [Read Directions By DoT]
6 years, 2 months ago

Telecom Service Providers Directed To Stop Using Aadhaar For Customer Verification [Read Directions By DoT]

Live Law  

In compliance with the Constitution bench decision in Justice Puttaswamy case, the Department of Telecommunication has directed Telecom Service Providers to discontinue use of Aadhaar based e-KYC service for issuing new mobile connections and re-verification of existing customers.On September 26, the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court had set aside the circular issued by DoT on March 23,. In compliance with …

Govt rubbishes reports of 50 crore mobile numbers facing disconnection, calls them 'untrue' and 'imaginary'
6 years, 2 months ago

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India TV News  

Rubbishing a news report claiming around 50 crore mobile phone numbers are at risk of disconnection, the Centre on Thursday said it is "completely untrue and imaginary". Assuaging the panic created by the news, the Ministry of Communications said the news report tries to create unnecessary panic among mobile users by claiming that 'they stare at a prospect of disconnection …

Aadhaar data to be deleted if mobile customer gives alternative KYC documents, says telecom body COAI
6 years, 2 months ago

Aadhaar data to be deleted if mobile customer gives alternative KYC documents, says telecom body COAI

The Hindu  

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Soon, your mobile SIM may be authenticated through OTP
6 years, 2 months ago

Soon, your mobile SIM may be authenticated through OTP

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With the Supreme Court prohibiting telecommunication companies from using Aadhaar for instant verification of new mobile phone subscribers, authorities on Thursday proposed a new mechanism—a mobile application with a one-time password. However, better clarity is needed on how the photo of a person’s identity proof including Aadhaar card would be captured and stored by the SIM card agents.” …

Offline verification modes of Aadhaar now available: UIDAI
6 years, 3 months ago

Offline verification modes of Aadhaar now available: UIDAI

Hindustan Times  

Service providers can use offline verification tools like eAadhaar and QR code that leverage the unique ID without authentication, any access to biometrics, or revealing the 12-digit number, the Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI said Friday. Unique Identification Authority of India CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey said as per legal understanding of the authority, offline options conform to the last week SC order. …

Service providers can use offline verification modes of Aadhaar: UIDAI
6 years, 3 months ago

Service providers can use offline verification modes of Aadhaar: UIDAI

India TV News  

Service providers can use offline verification tools like eAadhaar and QR code that leverage the unique ID without authentication, any access to biometrics, or revealing the 12-digit number, the Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI said Friday. The UIDAI plans to organise a workshop in New Delhi next week to explain the nuances of offline verification for Aadhaar, to the tech community, Pandey …

UIDAI asks telecom firms to submit plan to discontinue Aadhaar-based e-KYC
6 years, 3 months ago

UIDAI asks telecom firms to submit plan to discontinue Aadhaar-based e-KYC

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India has asked telecom companies to submit a detailed plan within the next 15 days on discontinuation of Aadhaar-based authentication service used by them to verify their customer. In this regard, TSPs are hereby directed to submit by 15th October, 2018 an action plan/exit plan to the authority for closure of use of …

Supreme Court strikes down some sections of Aadhaar Act: What it means
6 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court strikes down some sections of Aadhaar Act: What it means

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a historic judgement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down the blueprint of a revamped legal framework for Aadhaar, fine-tuning the scheme’s focus from inclusion—its original raison d’etre—to the prevention of exclusion. While affirming the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, the apex court in a move aimed at protecting data said the Aadhaar Regulations which permits authentication records …

Generate your Aadhaar Virtual ID, nobody can do it for you
6 years, 5 months ago

Generate your Aadhaar Virtual ID, nobody can do it for you

Live Mint  

New Delhi: To protect your Aadhaar data from being misused, the Unique Identification Authority of India allows you to generate a unique one-time Aadhaar Virtual ID but do not let others generate it for you. UIDAI, which has already warned that you must not post your Aadhaar number on social media platforms, also says that only the Aadhaar card-holder has …

People clueless as UIDAI helpline number enters their phonebooks
6 years, 5 months ago

People clueless as UIDAI helpline number enters their phonebooks

India TV News  

Thousands of smartphone users in India woke up puzzled on Friday with a Unique Identification Authority of India toll-free helpline number saved in their phonebooks by default. UIDAI, which is yet to issue an official statement on this, has replaced the earlier helpline number -- 1800-300-1947 -- with the new number -- 1947, which got into people's phonebooks without their …

Aadhaar Virtual ID is now operational, banks to deploy verification tool by Aug 31: UIDAI
6 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar Virtual ID is now operational, banks to deploy verification tool by Aug 31: UIDAI

India TV News  

The Unique Identification Authority of India, which has the authority to issue Aadhaar cards, on Saturday said that its Virtual ID system is now operational with its Authentication User Agencies that have migrated to the new system. Nonetheless, global AUAs shall develop their application in such a manner that their Aadhaar based services may continue even in case of a …

Aadhaar Virtual ID is now operational, says UIDAI
6 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar Virtual ID is now operational, says UIDAI

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Aadhaar issuing authority Unique Identification Authority of India on Saturday said that its Virtual ID system is now operational as most of the authentication user agencies, including financial institutions have migrated to the new system. Banks have been given time till 31 August to migrate to the new system which supports authentication using Virtual IDs and UID …

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