Nowadays, Aadhaar card is almost mandatory in all forms of government and private works. The need and necessity of Aadhar card are increasing day-by-day and if you have misplaced or lost your Aadhaar card you have to face inconveniences in some official works. But you don’t have to panic, as[Read More…]
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Facial recognition not compulsory for Aadhaar authentication, says UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan
The Unique Identification Authority of India has announced that it will be ruling out a face recognition feature as an additional mode of authentication from September 15. The Aadhaar card facial recognition feature essentially means that the users will have their picture clicked when using the aadhaar card for eKYC.[Read More…]
Aadhaar authentication: UIDAI adds security layer, makes facial recognition a must
The Unique Identification of India is all set to roll out a new measure that makes facial recognition mandatory or every authentication that requires Aadhaar verification. This will be an additional feature along with the regular authentication process and will be introduced on September 15. Aadhaar is mostly required to[Read More…]
Vested interests spreading rumours against Aadhaar, says UIDAI
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Sunday slammed people with vested interests for spreading rumours against the Aadhaar, and reiterated that there was no harm in storing its helpline number on mobile phones. It even suggested that people rather update its contact number. The UIDAI condemns[Read More…]
Congress Working Committee meeting begins, Sonia Gandhi skips over health issues
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) began its meeting on Saturday to discuss the political situation in the country, but United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was not present as she was unwell. The meeting, chaired by Congress President Rahul Gandhi, was attended by senior party leaders including[Read More…]
Google confirms its role in the UIDAI controversy
Putting at rest to all the controversies that erupted amid auto-saved Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) toll-free helpline number to thousands of Indian smartphone users Google has taken the responsibility and has assured to fix the issue in the next few weeks. On Friday thousands of smartphone users were[Read More…]
Aadhaar data fully safe, no breach possible, claims UIDAI
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Thursday denied breach or leak of Aadhaar data after a newspaper reported it bought unrestricted access to the details of over one billion Aadhaar numbers — for just Rs 500. “The Aadhaar data, including biometric information, is fully safe and secure,” the authority[Read More…]
Airtel Payments Bank CEO steps down in wake of Aadhaar e-KYC misuse
New Delhi: Shashi Arora, CEO and Managing Director of Airtel Payments Bank, has stepped down, the company announced on Friday – nearly a week after the Unique Identification Authority of India, (UIDAI) suspended its Aadhaar linked e-KYC services because of alleged misuse. “Shashi Arora has been associated with Airtel in senior[Read More…]
Millions of Aadhaar deactivated: Check if yours is blocked!
About 81 lakh Aadhaar numbers has been deactivated by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) so far. Minister of state for electronics and information technology PP Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha, “Till date, approximately 81 lakh Aadhaar numbers have been deactivated. The state, year, and reason-wise data are not[Read More…]
Ministers’ panel proposes Aadhar identification for cashless transactions
The Committee of senior ministers has proposed Aadhar identifications for cashless transactions, enabling biometric authentication for cashless transactions. The Unique Identification Authority of India has planned to increase biometric authentication capacity through Aadhar card to 40 crore a day from 10 crore to constitute PMO’s direction to push forward a[Read More…]
Will association of UIDAI with matchmaking website diminish chances of fraud?
Wedding portals have become one of the most lucrative venues for the tech-savvy to dupe people. Cyber crime sleuths say that hundreds of youngsters are falling prey to nuptial promises and losing a lot of money. With a motive to provide authentic and assured service, the matrimonial matchmaking service provider,[Read More…]