Biometric Id

Over 18,000 bank branches, post offices now have Aadhaar facility for enrolment and updation: UIDAI

The UIDAI had in July last year asked private as well as public sector banks to set up Aadhaar facility in at least one out of 10 branches

Latest Aadhaar security flaw isn't as serious as a data breach, but leaves the public open to social engineering attacks

The flaw is based on USSD that was publically shared by UIDAI in December telling if your bank account has been linked with your Aadhaaar number or not.

CRPF to experiment with tracking and disabling technology to prevent misuse of stolen weapons

CRPF is in touch with private companies which dealt with providing the type of technology which could implant GPS tracking/Biometric ID.

UIDAI claims that 1.05 billion Aadhar cards have been issued so far, 20 crore Indians still to enroll

With 1.05 billion Aadhar biometric ID cards issued till date, the government and regulator are ahead of the curve in the use of IT to set up a national digital payments infrastructure, a senior official has said.

Biometric IDs for Mumbai Slum Dwellers

Maharashtra has decided to introduce a biometric ID system for slum dwellers to protect them from unscrupulous land sharks.