Biometric Authentication

Aadhaar hearing: Highlights from 38 days of Supreme Court's 2nd longest hearing in history

The Aadhaar hearings are second-longest hearing in the history of the Supreme Court, here's a glance at the major arguments made over the past 38 days of hearings.

Paytm testing facial recognition as a mode of authentication for payments

Facial recognition is expected to roll out soon on Paytm for Android for unlocking access to the app.

Congress claims Aadhaar enrolment software hack jeopardised sanctity of UIDAI

Any unauthorised person from anywhere in the world can generate Aadhaar ID using the patch.

DBT savings of Rs 90,000 cr: Narendra Modi govt must build on this in battle against a leaky welfare delivery system

Did DBT really save the exchequer a colossal Rs 90,000 crore, and was this entirely due to elimination of 6 crore ghost beneficiaries, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech?

Ayushman Bharat scheme underscores issues with SC's interim orders in March

There is nothing to prevent the government from making Aadhaar mandatory for Ayushman Bharat.

Vivo’s 3D face unlock tech will be able to authenticate users upto 3 metres away

With face recognition conquered, Vivo is looking to do full body scans for its beautification AI.

Aadhaar hearing: Entire Aadhaar project is beyond the stated objectives of Aadhaar Act, argue petitioners

The issues raised included that the entire Aadhaar project is beyond the Act’s objectives, the excessive data collection under KYR+ and State Resident Data Hubs (SRDHs),

Exploring the need for a right against automated decisions in India in view of Aadhaar based biometric authentication

One of the arguments in the ongoing Aadhaar case was on the Aadhaar system as the use of a technology which resulted in the denial of constitutional right.

Study finds that Indian millennials are poor at creating complex passwords to prevent hacking

While 75 percent of the millennials are comfortable using biometrics, less than half are using complex passwords and 41 percent reuse passwords.

Digital payments: Smart solutions, data security and collaborations need of the hour

While earlier only banks were the access points for loans, fintech companies are now enabling SMES to access finance more easily.