Aadhaar card: UIDAI postpones roll-out of facial recognition facility for authentication to August 1
6 years, 7 months ago

Aadhaar card: UIDAI postpones roll-out of facial recognition facility for authentication to August 1

India TV News  

The Aadhaar-issuing body, The Unique Identification Authority of India on Wednesday delayed the introduction of facial recognition facility for Aadhaar authentication by one month to August 1, apparently to ensure a smooth roll-out. The UIDAI had said that face authentication would be allowed "only in fusion mode" meaning along with either fingerprint or iris or OTP to verify the details of Aadhaar holder. The UIDAI chief emphasised that additional time taken to make the new system operational would, by no way, inconvenience Aadhaar holders given that exception handling mechanism is already in place. The latest decision to push back the introduction of face ID system comes just days after UIDAI extended, by one month to July 1, the deadline for service providers and agencies like banks and telecom companies to fully deploy Virtual ID system and accept such IDs in lieu of Aadhaar number.

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New SIM Card Rules: Aadhaar-based biometric verification now mandatory
1 day, 10 hours ago

New SIM Card Rules: Aadhaar-based biometric verification now mandatory

India TV News  

The Prime Minister's Office has issued a critical directive to the Department of Telecommunications, mandating Aadhaar-based biometric verification for all new SIM card connections. Mandatory Aadhaar verification for SIM cards Previously, users could use any government ID, such as voter ID or passport, to obtain a new mobile connection. However, under the new rules, biometric verification via Aadhaar is now …

Forensic Access to Aadhaar Data: Balancing Privacy and Identifying the Unknown
2 months, 1 week ago

Forensic Access to Aadhaar Data: Balancing Privacy and Identifying the Unknown

The Hindu  

The article discusses the limitations of the Aadhaar Act's restrictions on the disclosure of core biometric information in the context of identifying deceased individuals. It highlights the dilemma faced by law enforcement agencies when accessing fingerprint data from the Aadhaar database in cases where the body is unidentified. The article argues that providing access to fingerprint data based on a …

5 crore kids, teens in UP haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics
5 months ago

5 crore kids, teens in UP haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Over 5 crore children and teenagers in UP, which has a population of approximately 20 crore, have yet not updated their Aadhaar biometrics, including fingerprints and iris scans, as required by the Unique Identification Authority of India. As a result, many teenagers are facing problems while filling forms for competitive exams like National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and availing …

5 crore kids, teens in Uttar Pradesh haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics
5 months ago

5 crore kids, teens in Uttar Pradesh haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics

Hindustan Times  

Over 5 crore children and teenagers in UP, which has a population of over approximately 20 crore, have yet not updated their Aadhaar biometrics, including fingerprints and iris scans, as required by the Unique Identification Authority of India. As a result, many teenagers are facing problems while filling forms for competitive exams like National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and availing …

UPSC to use Face ID, AI to stop cheating
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UPSC to use Face ID, AI to stop cheating

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Amid alleged irregularities in NEET and NET exams, the Union Public Service Commission has decided to implement facial recognition and Artificial Intelligence -based CCTV surveillance systems to prevent cheating and impersonation in its various tests. The UPSC has recently issued a tender inviting bids from experienced public sector undertakings to develop two technological solutions: “Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication and …

Aadhaar enrolment offers iris scan option in absence of fingerprint availability
1 year, 1 month ago

Aadhaar enrolment offers iris scan option in absence of fingerprint availability

Live Mint  

The Indian government on Saturday said a person who is eligible for an Aadhaar can enrol using an Iris scan in case fingerprints are unavailable. In an official statement, Chandrasekhar said, “A team from the Unique Identification Authority of India visited Jose at her home in Kumarakam, Kottayam district, in Kerala, the same day and got her Aadhaar number generated.” …

Registration Department denies biometric details leak from its end in Mangaluru
1 year, 3 months ago

Registration Department denies biometric details leak from its end in Mangaluru

The Hindu  

Ruling out changes of leakage of biometric details after registration of documents as reported by a few people to the police in Mangaluru, a senior official from the Stamps and Registration Department said that neither the Aadhaar number nor the fingerprint taken at the time of registration are stored in any server for it to be shared. The senior official …

Aadhaar is not perfect but has proven useful
1 year, 3 months ago

Aadhaar is not perfect but has proven useful

Live Mint  

Given how widely Aadhaar has been hailed as a success in biometric identification to enable policy action, the Moody’s critique of it caught many by surprise. It said the credit rating agency had made sweeping assertions against Aadhaar without citing any empirical evidence and had ignored facts about its identity verification options in suggesting that service failures were resulting in …

UIDAI updates: Aadhaar-based face authentication transactions breaks all record | Details
1 year, 6 months ago

UIDAI updates: Aadhaar-based face authentication transactions breaks all record | Details

India TV News  

UIDAI updates: The country's Aadhaar Card holders have made a great record in the month of May. May 2023 has seen a huge jump in Aadhaar number-based face authentication for service delivery. “The number of face authentication transactions is on an upward trajectory and the monthly numbers clocked in May is an increase of 38 per cent, compared with such …

Explained | Gaps in Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) abused by cybercriminals
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | Gaps in Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) abused by cybercriminals

The Hindu  

Not sharing One Time Passwords or revealing bank account details may sound like a foolproof idea to avoid falling into the trap of scammers. 📍How my mother Saving Account drain by hacker with the help of #aadharcard Here is the complete thread 👇🧵 — Pushpendra Singh May 2, 2023 In January this year, a similar incident was reported in Gurugram, …

Airtel Payments Bank and National Payments Corporation of India collaborate to add face authentication
1 year, 8 months ago

Airtel Payments Bank and National Payments Corporation of India collaborate to add face authentication

India TV News  

Taking a step ahead to drive digital and financial inclusion in India, Airtel Payments Bank has collaborated with the National Payments Corporation of India. The new service will enable the user to validate the transaction by taking on face authentication along with the Aadhaar number. The authentication has been processed by using the Face Authentication RD Application by the Unique …

UIDAI, IIT Bombay join hands to develop touchless biometric capture system
1 year, 9 months ago

UIDAI, IIT Bombay join hands to develop touchless biometric capture system

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay to develop a robust touchless biometric capture system for easier usage anytime and anywhere, an official release by Ministry of Electronics and IT said. As part of the understanding, UIDAI and IIT Bombay will conduct joint research to build a mobile capture system …

Verify Aadhaar Before Accepting It As Proof of Identity: UIDAI To States
2 years, 1 month ago

Verify Aadhaar Before Accepting It As Proof of Identity: UIDAI To States

News 18  

The Unique Identification Authority of India, under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, on Thursday requested the state governments to verify the Aadhaar before accepting to establish the identity of an individual. “UIDAI has requested the state governments by emphasising the need for verification before usage, and has urged the states to give necessary direction so that whenever Aadhaar is …

Attendance system based on Aadhaar
2 years, 4 months ago

Attendance system based on Aadhaar

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In an attempt to avoid manipulations and irregularities by employees in marking attendance, many organisations, especially central government offices and agencies are shifting to Aadhar enabled biometric attendance solution. Covid pandemic has thrown challenges in terms of attendance and access solutions and these devices support advanced connectivity options that make it appropriate for challenging outdoor applications, said Pankaj Vijay, …

Aadhaar card update: How to use UIDAI’s newly launched Face RD app. Details here
2 years, 5 months ago

Aadhaar card update: How to use UIDAI’s newly launched Face RD app. Details here

Live Mint  

Aadhaar card update: The Unique Identification Authority of India has launched Aadhaar Face RD app that will enable Aadhaar card holders to authenticate one's unique 12-digit identity number using one's face. The UIDAI also tweeted a brie video in regard to the newly launched Aadhaar Face RD app and claimed, "Aadhaar Face RD App captures live person’s face for Aadhaar …

Aadhaar face authentication is here with a new mobile app, check details
2 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar face authentication is here with a new mobile app, check details

Live Mint  

Aadhaar holders' identities, including their Aadhaar numbers and any demographic or biometric data, can be stored in the Central Identity Data Repository using face authentication, according to the Unique Identification Authority of India. Aadhaar holders no longer need to carry physical identification by using Iris and Fingerprint scans by physically visiting their local Aadhaar enrollment centre, as UIDAI has launched …

Aadhaar photocopy warning from UIDAI sparks row. Then a clarification
2 years, 7 months ago

Aadhaar photocopy warning from UIDAI sparks row. Then a clarification

Hindustan Times  

The central government on Sunday issued a clarification after backlash over an advisory from the Unique Identification Authority of India on sharing of Aadhar photocopy with any unlicensed private entity. Unlicensed private entities like hotels or film halls are not permitted to collect or keep copies of Aadhaar card, the release said, calling it an offence under the Aadhaar Act …

Core biometric information shall not be shared with anyone, UIDAI tells Delhi High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Core biometric information shall not be shared with anyone, UIDAI tells Delhi High Court

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Unique Identification Authority of India informed the Delhi High Court that core biometric information collected by the authority under the Aadhaar Act shall not be shared with anyone for any reason whatsoever. UIDAI, in its affidavit filed in the high court, stated that core biometric information has been defined in Section 2 of the Aadhaar Act to mean …

Aadhaar 2.0: Top Govt Officials, Experts to Brainstorm on Expanding Usage, Achieving International Standard
3 years, 1 month ago

Aadhaar 2.0: Top Govt Officials, Experts to Brainstorm on Expanding Usage, Achieving International Standard

News 18  

Top government officials and experts from India and abroad will brainstorm over three days in the coming week over how to improve and expand the use of Aadhaar in a digital economy and work towards developing Aadhaar as an “International Digital Identity Standard”. The three-day workshop titled ‘Aadhaar 2.0 – Ushering the Next Era of Digital Identity and Smart Governance’ …

Aadhaar as a hurdle: The Hindu Editorial on biometric authentication failures and welfare delivery
3 years, 9 months ago

Aadhaar as a hurdle: The Hindu Editorial on biometric authentication failures and welfare delivery

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, did the right thing by terming as serious the allegation by a petitioner that three crore ration cards were cancelled for not being linked with the Aadhaar database and that these were connected to reported starvation deaths in some States. Following the Court’s judgment in 2018, upholding the Aadhaar programme as a reasonable restriction on …

How to download Aadhaar card through Face Authentication: Step-by-step guide
4 years, 2 months ago

How to download Aadhaar card through Face Authentication: Step-by-step guide

India Today  

Aadhaar number is a 12-digit random number issued by the UIDAI to the residents of India after satisfying the verification process laid down by the Authority. Aadhaar cardholders can download their Aadhaar card online through the official website of UIDAI by face authentication. Updating photographs in your Aadhaar card is equally important as appraising your demographic details like a change …

Aadhar may get face authentication feature next, testing going on
4 years, 3 months ago

Aadhar may get face authentication feature next, testing going on

India Today  

The Unique Identification Authority of India is reportedly looking at facial recognition's functionality for financial services that require Aadhar. As per the report, live detection allows a facial recognition system to ascertain that the face being shown to the camera is a real face and not another image on a separate screen. Aadhar enabled Payment System uses a Point of …

New rules allows Aadhaar authentication to ensure better services for citizens
4 years, 5 months ago

New rules allows Aadhaar authentication to ensure better services for citizens

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The Centre may allow Aadhaar authentication to ensure citizens have better access to some government services, and to plug leakage of public funds, according to rules issued by the ministry of electronics and information technology. For instance, the transport ministry can seek MeitY’s permission for Aadhaar authentication to renew driving licence, change address in vehicle registration certificate. According …

Media spreads fake news claiming UIDAI is asking for proof of citizenship
4 years, 10 months ago

Media spreads fake news claiming UIDAI is asking for proof of citizenship

Op India  

On Tuesday, several media reports claimed that the Hyderabad Regional Office of the Unique Identification Authority of India had sent notices to 127 people to ‘prove their citizenship’ after it had found that they had obtained Aadhaar card illegally. The New Indian Express also reported the same incident with a headline stating, “Prove your citizenship: UIDAI issues notices to more …

India's facial recognition project's bidding deadline extended to Jan 2020; IFF awaiting NCRB's response on matter
5 years, 2 months ago

India's facial recognition project's bidding deadline extended to Jan 2020; IFF awaiting NCRB's response on matter

Firstpost  

The NCRB defended the facial recognition system saying that it will be used to identify missing people. The National Crime Record Bureau had sent out a Request for Proposal document to bidders or solution providers that could possibly implement a National Automated Facial Recognition System. It further mentioned that it will allow access to “any other image database available with …

Has Aadhaar improved welfare delivery?
5 years, 8 months ago

Has Aadhaar improved welfare delivery?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: On Aadhaar.there is no vision, only political gimmick,” tweeted Narendra Modi in 2014, just a month before he became Prime Minister. Proponents argue that Aadhaar, by providing a unique identity and allowing biometric authentication, delivers the gains to actual beneficiaries, instead of fake or duplicates, thereby cutting leakages. This includes the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme …

Delhi HC Seeks UIDAI Response On Claims Of Tracing Missing Children Through Aadhaar Biometrics
5 years, 11 months ago

Delhi HC Seeks UIDAI Response On Claims Of Tracing Missing Children Through Aadhaar Biometrics

Live Law  

While an While an The authority said so in a counter-affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court in response to a PIL moved by advocate Amit Sahni seeking directions to the Centre and all the states to mandatorily scan the biometrics of the unidentified dead bodies and match it with pre-existed biometrics/Aadhaar details so that the body can be handed …

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

Aadhaar: Twists and turns in the biometric tale

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Aadhaar, India’s extraordinary attempt to give every citizen a biometric identity, is set for a massive revamp with new offline verification tools and non-intrusive ways for people seeking to voluntarily use the 12-digit unique number for new bank accounts and mobile connections. After twists and turns in 2018, led by the landmark Supreme Court ruling on the constitutional …

Aadhaar's biometrics database can't be used to identify the dead, says UIDAI
6 years, 2 months ago

Aadhaar's biometrics database can't be used to identify the dead, says UIDAI

Firstpost  

UIDAI said that it was impossible to match the fingerprints of a dead body with its biometric database. The court was hearing a petition filed by social activist Amit Sahni seeking a direction to the centre and UIDAI to utilise Aadhaar biometrics to identify the unidentified dead bodies. The petition has sought a direction to the centre, UIDAI, NCRB and …

More Than 122 Cr Aadhaar Users, Don’t have Tech To Match Finger Prints Without Aadhaar Number: UIDAI tells Bombay HC [Read Petition]
6 years, 2 months ago

More Than 122 Cr Aadhaar Users, Don’t have Tech To Match Finger Prints Without Aadhaar Number: UIDAI tells Bombay HC [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Unique Identification Authority has told the Bombay High Court that they do not have the “technological architecture” to allow matching of finger prints without mentioning the Aadhaar number.Deputy Director, Mumbai, UIDAI Bhalchandra Vishnu Jichkar, gave the said instructions to BB Kulkarni, Senior Panel Standing Counsel for the Union of India in a criminal writ petition filed by. The Unique …

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  

New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India has said that Aadhaar e-KYC can be used to authenticate beneficiaries of government subsidies and welfare schemes, while for others the Aadhaar card can be used for verification, said a senior UIDAI official, requesting anonymity. The UIDAI wrote to banks after it received legal opinion on the matter, in the wake of …

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 …

Mobile operators ask UIDAI to defer 15 Sept deadline for face authentication rollout
6 years, 4 months ago

Mobile operators ask UIDAI to defer 15 Sept deadline for face authentication rollout

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Barely hours to go before the 15 September deadline comes into play, mobile operators have sought more time to implement the UIDAI-mandated face authentication feature, citing non-preparedness of biometric device makers. The operators under the ambit of Apex Advisory Council for Telecom in India have said that the date of implementation of face authentication should be at least …

UIDAI mandates facial recognition for Aadhaar authentication as added security
6 years, 4 months ago

UIDAI mandates facial recognition for Aadhaar authentication as added security

Firstpost  

The Unique Identification Authority of India is scheduled to roll out a new facial recognition system on 15 September, as an additional mode of authentication. And now, the authority has mandated the facial recognition features for every authentication that requires Aadhaar. According to a report by Times of India, services like buying a new mobile SIM, authentication at banks or …

UIDAI now for face recognition technology
6 years, 4 months ago

UIDAI now for face recognition technology

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi / Hyderabad: Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI has finally announced a phased rollout of face recognition feature as an additional mode of authentication, starting with telecom service providers from September 15. For authentication agencies other than telecom service providers, UIDAI said specific instructions will be issued on implementation of face authentication feature, but did not give a fresh deadline. Microsoft’s …

Core biometrics under Aadhaar safe and secure, govt tells Parliament
6 years, 5 months ago

Core biometrics under Aadhaar safe and secure, govt tells Parliament

India TV News  

The Union government on Friday informed the Parliament core biometrics under Aadhaar were safe and secure. Speaking in Rajya Sabha during the Question Hour, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the use of the unique identification mechanism has ensured savings of over Rs 90,000 crore by eliminating middlemen. Some members raised questions about reports that …

Aadhaar data can’t be used for criminal probes: UIDAI
6 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar data can’t be used for criminal probes: UIDAI

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India on Friday reiterated that biometric data collected by it cannot be used for any purpose other than generating Aadhaar and for authenticating the identity of Aadhaar holders. The clarification by UIDAI comes after the chief of the National Crime Records Bureau, Ish Kumar, on Thursday suggested that limited access to Aadhaar data …

UIDAI CEO's Presentation on Aadhaar's Validity Faces Scrutiny
6 years, 9 months ago

UIDAI CEO's Presentation on Aadhaar's Validity Faces Scrutiny

Live Law  

The Supreme Court hears arguments on Aadhaar presentation by UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey. The UIDAI CEO argues that prior to the introduction of Aadhaar, there was ID proof admissible at the national level in India. Each proof of ID had its own limitations, but the Aadhaar system gathers only minimal demographic information and biometric data. The UIDAI also has …

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