Aadhaar biometrics: The fraud does not require SMS or OTP authentication, which is much more concerning. According to the reports, the Indi...

An Aadhaar number is linked with a host of financial services and an individual may fear that scamsters may hack their bank account, etc an...

A new AI/ML-enabled security method for reliable fingerprint verification and quicker spoofing attempt detection has been successfully laun...

UIDAI in a statement announced the new security mechanism for robust fingerprint-based Aadhaar authentication, and said "this is making Aad...

The artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) based security mechanism developed in-house is now using a combination of both fin...

The new two factor/layer authentication will introduce add-on checks to validate the genuineness (liveness) of the fingerprint so as to fur...

This feature will enable the individual to lock and temporarily unlock their biometrics. This is to protect the privacy and confidentiality...

Any eligible beneficiary desirous of receiving benefit under the scheme, who does not possess the Aadhaar number or, has not yet enrolled f...

The face recognition feature is aimed at tightening the security around issuance & activation of mobile SIMs.

A study for UIDAI showed that the acceptance of Aadhaar ID rose from 83% for senior citizens to close to 100% once facial recognition was m...

Pensioners had been facing problems in submitting life certificate digitally and non-submission of the same would have led to stoppage of t...

The UIDAI had announced in January that it will introduce face authentication feature to help those who run into problems in biometric auth...

The deadline for Aadhaar linkage to services such as Permanent Account Number, bank account and mobile phone number was extended to March 3...

This measure will be used in ‘fusion’ with existing modes such as fingerprints, iris and one-time password (OTP) used for authentication.

The new feature will be allowed only in the fusion mode, which means it will have to go along with one or more authentication factor such a...

The intention is to link all government benefits to Aadhaar-based identification of beneficiaries and to channelise the cash benefits.

Fingerprints & iris are key to UID project & e-governance in India. ET tracks biometric tech to find what makes it unique and challenges fa...