Aadhaar app can be used for age verification under DPDP Act without oversharing data: IT SecretarySpeaking at the launch of the app, the Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said the government has amended Swik Rules or th...
28 Jan, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Aadhaar app can be used for age verification under DPDP Act without oversharing data: IT SecretaryThe UIDAI has launched a new Aadhaar app enabling age verification for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act without sharing extra data....
28 Jan, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
Govt allows Aadhaar-enabled face authentication in private entities' mobile appsThe government permits Aadhaar-enabled face authentication in private mobile apps, enhancing service access. A new Aadhaar Good Governance ...
27 Feb, 2025, 10.15 PM IST
Aadhaar amendment for private sector does not violate SC order: Ashwini VaishnawThe Aadhaar amendment allowing private entities to use UIDAI authentication is not against the Supreme Court's privacy ruling, according to...
05 Feb, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Govt amends norms to restore Aadhaar verification process for private entitiesThe government has amended the Aadhaar Act, allowing private entities to use Aadhaar authentication for services upon approval. This move a...
01 Feb, 2025, 08.42 AM IST
Aadhaar authentication extended to private entitiesThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has extended the voluntary use of Aadhaar authentication to private sectors ...
01 Feb, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
Centre extends deadline for feedback on private entities using Aadhaar verificationAs per the proposed amendment, entities other than the central and state government can now seek permission for Aadhaar authentication in c...
08 May, 2023, 09.53 PM IST
Aadhaar vetting by private entities against Supreme Court ruling: ExpertsThe Supreme Court in its 2018 judgement had held that Aadhaar could be used for welfare, but it recognised a fundamental right to privacy a...
26 Apr, 2023, 07.19 AM IST
SC notice on plea challenging law on private entities using AadhaarThe petition by retired army officer S G Vombatkere and social activist Bezwada Wilson has urged the top court to declare the Aadhaar and o...
23 Nov, 2019, 07.21 AM IST
SC seeks Centre's reply on plea against changes in law allowing private firms to use Aadhaar dataA bench, comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justice B R Gavai, took note of the plea filed by S G Vombatkere, who alleged that the 2019...
22 Nov, 2019, 12.35 PM IST
SC seeks response from Centre, UIDAI on plea against new Aadhaar ordinancePlea has also challenged the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations, 2019.
05 Jul, 2019, 04.21 PM IST
Government tables bill to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar for SIMs, bank accountMandatory authentication of an Aadhaar holder for the provision of any service will take place if such authentication is required by a law ...
02 Jan, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad asks UIDAI to prepare action plan on Aadhaar use after SC orderThe apex court while holding Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid struck down section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, permitting private entitie...
29 Sep, 2018, 07.16 AM IST
Aadhaar: End to Centre’s ‘surveillance tool’; It’s back to UPA version, says CongressThe largest opposition party stressed that the court had for the first time held that the decisions taken by the Lok Sabha Speaker could be...
27 Sep, 2018, 09.04 AM IST
Congress welcomes SC decision on Aadhaar, says it is 'slap' on BJP's faceThe Supreme Court has declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme constitutionally valid.
26 Sep, 2018, 01.09 PM IST
Should private cos face same legal rigour as PSUs: UIDAI counselPrivate entities seeking Aadhaar linkage should also be prosecuted for violating the mandate of the law and the court, UIDAI counsel Rakesh...
18 Apr, 2018, 10.54 AM IST
Centre to rope in private firms for DigiLockerModi had launched Digilocker, his key initiative for paperless governance, on July 1.It is PM’s pet digital wallet project, to private part...
23 Feb, 2016, 03.57 AM IST