For sale on eBay: a military database of fingerprints and iris scansA device which was listed on eBay for $149.95 and was designed to capture fingerprints and perform iris scans, is a relic of the vast biome...
27 Dec, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
Have a bad rash? Genetic fingerprints of your skin hold the key to better treatmentLab tests that can illuminate the root causes of skin diseases can likely be expanded to many other conditions.
21 Apr, 2022, 06.23 PM IST
‘No privacy violation from facial recognition'AFRS is similar to fingerprint matching which is commonly used in criminal investigations when fingerprints found in crime scene is matched...
12 Jul, 2019, 08.59 AM 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
Centre will discuss about sharing Aadhaar data with police for crime detection: MoS Hansraj AhirThe Minister was responding to a specific suggestion made by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Director Ish Kumar at the event that limi...
21 Jun, 2018, 09.03 PM IST
Aadhaar: World's largest ID database exposed by India government errorsIndia’s government counts on high-tech encryption, multi-layered authentication, and even 13-feet high walls to protect the world’s largest...
15 May, 2018, 08.29 PM IST
UP could only track one criminal from 1000 fingerprintsUP police department has no digital mechanism to save data or fingerprints retrieved from a crime scene.
16 Sep, 2016, 10.47 AM IST
Police to use new technology for fingerprint recognition of criminalsPolice will soon float tenders for the development of a software with which they can take fingerprints of arrested suspects or criminals on...
29 Aug, 2016, 10.28 AM IST
Government to set up national fingerprint database of criminalsThe database of convicts and crime offenders will be set up by the Home Ministry by collating records from all the states and union territo...
23 Aug, 2015, 10.53 AM IST
MHA to setup national fingerprint database to record pan-India criminal dataThe home ministry has decided to establish a national fingerprint database of 28 lakh convicts and those arrested for criminal offences.
17 Aug, 2015, 05.37 AM IST
DDA doesn't rule out 'ghost' employees as 1600 still 'missing'According to top officials, DDA has about 15,600 employees in its employee database and efforts are on to reconcile the remaining "missing ...
21 Sep, 2014, 12.17 PM IST
Aadhaar must be basis for direct benefit transfersThe intention is to link all government benefits to Aadhaar-based identification of beneficiaries and to channelise the cash benefits.
25 Feb, 2013, 03.09 PM IST
- Govt gives nod to project merging Aadhar, PAN databases
In order to weed out the problem of fake PAN cards and to ensure an accurate biometric data, the government has initiated a mammoth project...
29 Apr, 2012, 03.55 PM 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
- UID rollout; 10 fingerprints, iris to prove identity
All 10 fingerprints, an iris scan and a photograph of the person will be used for unique identification (UID) of individuals, the cabinet c...
19 May, 2010, 04.04 AM IST
- Nasscom looks at iris scan for IT, BPO staff
The Tom Cruise starring sci-fi thriller, Minority Report, relies on Iris recognition as a method of personal identification. And now there ...
19 Aug, 2006, 01.42 AM IST
- Nasscom eyes iris scan of IT, BPO employees
Tom Cruise’s sci-fi thriller Minority Report used iris recognition as a tool for personal identification. And now there is a likelihood tha...
17 Aug, 2006, 02.21 PM IST