Fast-track immigration in India: Eligibility, registration and key details explainedIndia's Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme is now operational at 13 airports, allowing eligible Indian citizens and OCI car...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
Cred introduces biometric authentication for UPI payments up to Rs 5,000Fintech platform Cred now allows users to authorise UPI payments up to Rs 5,000 with face or fingerprint. This new feature, developed with ...
25 Mar, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
Forgot your UPI PIN? BHIM app now lets you pay up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or face—here’s howForget your UPI PIN? BHIM app now allows transactions up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or facial recognition. This new biometric authentica...
24 Mar, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
UPSC has a foolproof plan to prevent NEET and Puja Khedkar like fiascoUPSC plans to revamp its exam system to prevent malpractices, incorporating Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication, facial recognition, Q...
25 Jul, 2024, 01.10 PM IST
Best Biometric Attendance Machines under 5000 in India (2024)Are you looking for a biometric machine? If so, then continue reading this article where we have curated a list of the best biometric atten...
10 May, 2024, 06.34 PM IST
Aadhaar authentication to become more secure with new system; know detailsA new AI/ML-enabled security method for reliable fingerprint verification and quicker spoofing attempt detection has been successfully laun...
01 Mar, 2023, 10.02 AM IST
UIDAI rolls out new security mechanism for robust fingerprint-based Aadhaar authenticationUIDAI in a statement announced the new security mechanism for robust fingerprint-based Aadhaar authentication, and said "this is making Aad...
28 Feb, 2023, 09.34 AM IST
UIDAI rolls out new security mechanism for robust fingerprint-based Aadhaar authenticationThe artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) based security mechanism developed in-house is now using a combination of both fin...
27 Feb, 2023, 10.22 PM IST
New security mechanisms rolled out for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authenticationThe new two factor/layer authentication will introduce add-on checks to validate the genuineness (liveness) of the fingerprint so as to fur...
27 Feb, 2023, 09.53 PM IST
Think your devices are safe? New AI tool can fake fingerprints and fool biometric systemsResearchers are training a machine-learning algorithm to generate synthetic fingerprints as MasterPrints.
26 Nov, 2018, 06.04 PM IST
UIDAI announces phased rollout of face authentication with telcos from September 15The face recognition feature is aimed at tightening the security around issuance & activation of mobile SIMs.
19 Aug, 2018, 06.48 AM IST
Aadhaar-based authentications lowest in JuneAadhaar was used 859 million times for authentication purposes in June, according to the UIDAI, the agency that administers the programme.
02 Jul, 2018, 10.48 AM IST
UIDAI delays face recognition rollout for Aadhaar verification until Aug 1UIDAI had earlier announced that it will include face recognition feature as a means of verifying users who face issues with biometric auth...
13 Jun, 2018, 08.16 PM IST
Facial biometrics make Aadhaar for elderly near foolproofA 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...
15 Apr, 2018, 02.41 PM IST
Hacking Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner is easy: German security firmA video shows that Galaxy S5's fingerprint scanner can be easily broken using a mould that has fingerprint impression of the owner.
16 Apr, 2014, 12.50 PM IST
Bureaucrats reluctant to use high security phones with fingerprint sensorMany bureaucrats were reluctant to use the new phones because they found the fingerprint authentication process "cumbersome", the official ...
12 Feb, 2014, 10.12 AM IST
- UIDAI: Banking on biometrics to give you a unique identity
Fingerprints & iris are key to UID project & e-governance in India. ET tracks biometric tech to find what makes it unique and challenges fa...
26 Apr, 2012, 03.05 AM IST