News India’s Unique ID Authority expands the scope of sharing Aadhaar data by entities via proposed amendments The Aadhaar Regulations, 2016, lays out the rules and restrictions for sharing Aadhaar information of the individuals by requesting entities Sarasvati NTMay 9, 2023
News Finance Ministry allows 22 private entities to use Aadhaar for verification, is it legal though? The move comes soon after the IT Ministry proposed amendments to the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020 Sarasvati NTMay 8, 2023
News How to explain Tamil Nadu’s 360-degree database to your peers The state govt is putting in place a Master Data Management tool that will build the foundation for its long-coveted State Family Database. Vallari SanzgiriDecember 29, 2022
News Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) says verify Aadhaar as ID proof using QR UIDAI telling entities to "verify" an Aadhar card's authenticity using the QR code provided highlights that Aadhar is not a foolproof unique ID Vallari SanzgiriNovember 25, 2022
News A petition asks: Did citizens of India consent to sharing Aadhaar data with foreign companies? A legal challenge against UIDAI’s contracts with foreign companies allowing access to Aadhaar data of Indians that has continued for 11 years Vallari SanzgiriNovember 22, 2022
News PhonePe Allows UPI Payments Using Aadhar Card, Bank Details Not Needed This will mean that UPI access becomes easier, but can this also open gates to other issues, given the rise in UPI-related frauds? Akshit ChawlaNovember 14, 2022
News New “Liveliness” Feature Introduced in Aadhar To Prevent Frauds Using Fake Fingerprints Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) introduces new security layer in Aadhar to check if fingerprints are real, and from a living person Akshit ChawlaSeptember 21, 2022
News TLDR: Social media and small businesses, Snapchat privacy, Meta’s user tracking, UN IGF, WhatsApp’s Windows beta, more We bring you a roundup of the latest news and developments in tech policy from India and around the world Arjun BanerjeeAugust 17, 2022
News Six countries take up IIIT-B’s Aadhaar-like digital identity programme Six countries have implemented an citizen identity system Modular Open-Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) similar to India's Aadhar developed at IIIT-B Vallari SanzgiriJuly 27, 2022
News TLDR: Amazon acquires One Medical, Data localization rules, Russia’s digital payments ban, Apple in health, Meta, Giphy We present a quick roundup of the latest news and developments in tech policy Arjun BanerjeeJuly 27, 2022