EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
TransUnion CIBIL can now access your Aadhaar information for verification purposes: Is user consent mandatory?New government rules now allow TransUnion CIBIL to use Aadhaar authentication for user verification. This enables easier registration and l...
26 Feb, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
UIDAI is working on simplifying offline Aadhaar for citizen KYCThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is looking to simplify the offline KYC process linked to Aadhaar, hoping to drive broa...
17 Jul, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Startups weigh government nod to use Aadhaar KYC for gig workersFood delivery and e-commerce startups are seeking government approval for Aadhaar authentication to streamline gig worker verification, fol...
07 Jul, 2025, 11.05 AM IST
Stage set for micro-dramas; WhatsApp’s monetisation bidInvestors are flocking to micro-drama startups as the next big thing in India’s content and entertainment industry. This and more in today’...
17 Jun, 2025, 09.24 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: Behind crackdown on unauthorised use of govt databases for user onboardingThe Indian government is cracking down on startups offering Aadhaar-based identity verification through unauthorised channels. MeitY has wa...
17 Jun, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
ID startups face data heat; Nykaa eases into qcommHappy Monday! Startups offering identity verification services are under the government’s scanner. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning ...
09 Jun, 2025, 07.33 AM IST
ID please? MeitY verifies identity verification startupsThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is investigating firms, including Surepass, Digitap, Zoop, and Signzy, over ...
09 Jun, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Centre sets April date for DPDP rules as MeitY studies feedbackThe Centre plans to finalise the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act rules by April. Industry bodies have raised concerns over data...
25 Mar, 2025, 06.01 AM IST
EC pushes ahead with linking EPIC & Aadhaar in line with lawThe Election Commission (EC) is moving to link the Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) with Aadhaar while ensuring compliance with legal p...
18 Mar, 2025, 11.34 PM IST
‘One-size-fits-all’ approach not fit for deepfakes: BSA to MeitYAshok Hariharan, cofounder of IDfy, suggests that regulators encourage and mandate liveness checks and certifications to combat deepfakes. ...
12 Feb, 2024, 10.12 AM IST
EPFO removes Aadhaar from list of acceptable documents for proof for updation/correction of date for birth; check detailsEPFO update: EPFO has announced that Aadhaar has been removed from the list of acceptable documents for proof of date of birth (DoB) for co...
19 Jan, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
Age-gating rules apply to all firms under data lawNot just social media platforms, but all companies will need to have age verification mechanisms, otherwise, there's no way to record the v...
16 Oct, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Platform to update DigiLocker documents via Aadhaar in the worksThe Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is in talks with various ministries, such as transport, rural development, Panchayati Raj, along...
07 Mar, 2023, 08.38 AM IST
Aadhaar key ID layer for India-first innovations: UIDAI CEO Saurabh GargIndia has generated 133 crore Aadhaar IDs till date, he said while speaking at the week-long Digital Week hosted by MeitY (Ministry of Elec...
08 Jul, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
MeitY withdraws advisory on Aadhaar Card photocopyIn the fresh notification, the IT ministry said the notification had been issued by the regional office “in the context of an attempt to mi...
30 May, 2022, 08.11 AM IST
New Aadhaar-based mechanism could solve the hassles of changing addresses in 2021The government is working to integrate the backend data to seamlessly update addresses at all databases linked to a person's Aadhaar.
31 Dec, 2020, 04.48 PM IST