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 Airtel Payments Bank replaces OTP with face verification to open accounts Airtel Payments Bank announced using facial recognition tech to verify customer details during KYC, but what about privacy concerns? Vallari SanzgiriNovember 23, 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News PIL alleging UIDAI shares citizen data with foreign companies withdrawn Was filed the Karnataka HC against the UIDAI contracting with foreign companies, giving wide-ranging data access, on national security grounds Vallari SanzgiriOctober 26, 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 Linkage of Aadhaar and Voter ID completely irrational, says Randeep Surjewala’s petition to Supreme Court The Congress spokesperson's plea was rejected by the Supreme Court, ahead of the law's implementation linking Voter ID and Aadhar. Read the petition summary Vallari SanzgiriJuly 27, 2022
News You will be able to link voter ID with your Aadhar number starting August 1. Here’s what you need to know. The Indian government has notified the linkage of Aadhar with Voter ID but opposition and civil society flag privacy and free elections as major... MitakshJune 20, 2022
News Exercise ‘normal prudence’ with Aadhaar, says MeitY after UIDAI Bengaluru cautions against misuse of photocopies UIDAI Bengaluru had issued a warning against using Aadhaar photocopies, suggesting usage of masked Aadhaar's Anushka JainMay 30, 2022