With 4 mn users, Digi Yatra will be expanded to 15 new airportsInitially, Digi Yatra was started in three cities in Delhi, Bengaluru, and Varanasi, later it expanded its footprint across major airports ...
13 Jul, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
Digi Yatra policy should spell out all rules on passenger info deletion, suggests studyA study by NITI Aayog recommends that the Digi Yatra policy clearly outline rules for deleting passenger information post-travel, amid priv...
01 Jul, 2024, 04.49 PM IST
Work on to expand Digi Yatra to railways, hotels, tourists spots & other public placesDigi Yatra is currently used by air travellers for paperless movement through airport checkpoints. In this procedure, biometrics such as a ...
18 Jun, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
Is your personal data on Digi Yatra app safe? Authorities clarifyThe Digi Yatra Foundation has confirmed that the personal data of 3.3 million Indian users of the Digi Yatra app is safe, as it does not st...
19 Apr, 2024, 10.20 PM IST
Digi Yatra app has always been under our full control: Digi Yatra FoundationDigi Yatra Foundation maintains control over the application despite controversy with former vendor. CEO denies storing passengers' data. A...
17 Apr, 2024, 10.48 PM IST
Digi Yatra: Stakeholders working to address tailgating issueStakeholders, inc. Digi Yatra Foundation & BCAS, work on airport tailgating issue using FRT. Measures include gate closure speed, systemati...
14 Apr, 2024, 11.21 AM IST
Digi Yatra likely to be rolled at 14 more airports in AprilDigi Yatra, a contactless, seamless passenger movement system based on Facial Recognition Technology, is set to roll out at 14 more airport...
11 Apr, 2024, 04.19 PM IST
Surveillance or security? Digi Yatra app divides opinion on facial scanningWith massive data breaches in the past few years, critics are sceptical and have raised concerns about privacy. So, are these fears real or...
11 Feb, 2024, 09.28 AM IST
Govt expands Digi Yatra facility to 14 more airports, targets foreign citizens in the futureThe government plans to expand the Digi Yatra initiative, a contactless and facial recognition-based passenger movement system, to 14 addit...
30 Jan, 2024, 10.03 PM IST
At New Delhi, Mumbai & Bengaluru airports, biometrics set to rev up immigration checksThe New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru airports will introduce automated immigration clearances, allowing international entries and departures...
29 Jan, 2024, 08.14 AM IST
Consent of passenger is pre-requisite for taking face biometric: Jyotiraditya Scindia"Consent of passenger is pre-requisite for taking face biometric," Scindia said in a letter to Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale.
28 Jan, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Digi Yatra purely voluntary; data can be collected only after passenger's consent: Jyotiraditya ScindiaDigi Yatra, a contactless, seamless movement of passengers at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT), is purely voluntary fo...
27 Jan, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
Digi Yatra to be available at 25 more airports in 2024: ScindiaCivil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced the expansion of the Digi Yatra facility, implementing it in 25 additional airports ...
15 Dec, 2023, 03.14 PM IST
DigiLocker 2.0: Load more documents in Digital India's flagship appIt makes the whole KYC process simpler and works as a one-stop solution for updating identity.
05 Feb, 2023, 09.43 AM IST
Scindia debuts DigiYatra: Facial recognition launched at three airports todayA passenger must register their information on the DigiYatra app utilising Aadhaar-based validation and a self image capture in order to us...
01 Dec, 2022, 04.41 PM IST
No risk of data theft as flyers' data will not be stored, says Digi Yatra FoundationDigi Yatra Foundation is a joint-venture between Airport Authority of India (AAI) and other private airports and is implementing the Digi Y...
25 Aug, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
Biometric journey goes live at Bengaluru airportAfter the completion of the final phase by early next year, it is expected to be the largest deployment of an end-to-end paperless biometri...
23 Jul, 2019, 04.36 PM IST