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"Over A Billion Indians...": Centre Counters Moody's Aadhaar Criticism
Responding to global credit agency Moody's claims that Aadhaar poses privacy and security risks, and the use of its biometric technology in humid climates is unreliable, Centre on Monday termed the assertions baseless and lacking evidence.
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Digi Yatra Data Stored on Passenger Devices and Not in Centralised Storage, Minister Says
Digi Yatra, the biometric boarding system using facial recognition technology (FRT) has no central storage of passengers' Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). The data is stored in the passenger's own phone in the Digi Yatra secure wallet, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M...
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IIT Mandi-Led Team Develops AI App To Track Home Quarantined COVID Patients
A team led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) based biometric application to continuously monitor and accurately detect the identity of a home quarantined COVID-19 patient.
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IT Ministry Said to Not Favour Aadhaar-Social Media Linkage, No Official Position Yet
The Information Technology Ministry may not be in favour of linking Aadhaar with social media profiles under the reasoning that it clashes with earlier judgements on privacy and use of the biometric identification card.
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Law Doesn't Allow Biometrics Tech To Identify Bodies: Aadhaar Authority
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it was not legally and technologically feasible to use Aadhaar biometrics for forensic purposes like identification of dead people.
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Paperless Boarding At Bengaluru Airport With Face Recognition From 2019
Bengaluru International Airport on Thursday said it plans to roll out facial recognition facility for the passengers of some select airlines from early next year as it seeks to make the boarding process paperless.
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Aadhaar Data Cannot Be Hacked Even After Trying A Billion Times: Minister
The biometric data of Aadhaar cannot be hacked even if someone tried a billion times, Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Sunday, while calling the data storage system "completely safe and secure".
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Aadhaar-Based Paperless Air Travel Soon To Be A Reality In India: Reports
Leveraging India's national Aadhaar biometric identity system, together with SITA's Smart Path technology, would be able to provide secure and efficient journey through the airports, he added. SITA is IT and communications service provider for air transport.
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Aadhaar Body Talks Legal Action Against Report That Claimed New Data Leak
Biometric ID programme, Aadhaar, has been hit by another major security lapse, allowing access to private information, business technology news website ZDNet reported on Saturday. But the UIDAI, the body that runs the Aadhaar programme, denied the charge and threatened legal action against the website.
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"No Truth" To Data Leak Report, Says Aadhaar Top Body
Biometric ID programme, Aadhaar, has been hit by another major security lapse, allowing access to private information, business technology news website ZDNet reported on Saturday.
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Better Subsidy Targeting Via Technology Saved USD 10 Billion: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said direct transfer of government benefits using technology, bank accounts and biometric identifier Aadhaar has helped save USD 10 billion in subsidies.
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A Billion Indian Identities And More At Stake As Court Hears Privacy Case
India's top court is considering whether privacy is a fundamental right of every citizen in a case that could have implications for the country's biometric identity program and a slew of global technology companies.
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India Leads Globally In Adoption Of Biometric Technology: Report
With advancements in the field of biometric technology, India has topped globally in adoption of biometrics techniques, says a report. "On an average, people in India (9 per cent) are three times more likely than any other country (3 per cent) surveyed to have used 'iris recognition' to identify themselves," said the HSBC's recent 'Trust in Technol...
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ATMs, Credit, Debit Cards Set To Disappear: Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
With India embracing applications of technologies at an accelerated pace, digital transactions will be done through mobile wallets and biometric modes and credit and debit cards as also ATMs were set to disappear, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said.
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Jaitley Responds to Aadhaar Hacking Concerns, Says Technology Is Vital
"If firewalls can be broken, and hacking can be done, it will be done whether Aadhaar is there or not. Don't say it is due to Aadhaar."
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"Over A Billion Indians...": Centre Counters Moody's Aadhaar Criticism
Responding to global credit agency Moody's claims that Aadhaar poses privacy and security risks, and the use of its biometric technology in humid climates is unreliable, Centre on Monday termed the assertions baseless and lacking evidence.
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Digi Yatra Data Stored on Passenger Devices and Not in Centralised Storage, Minister Says
Digi Yatra, the biometric boarding system using facial recognition technology (FRT) has no central storage of passengers' Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). The data is stored in the passenger's own phone in the Digi Yatra secure wallet, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M...
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IIT Mandi-Led Team Develops AI App To Track Home Quarantined COVID Patients
A team led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) based biometric application to continuously monitor and accurately detect the identity of a home quarantined COVID-19 patient.
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IT Ministry Said to Not Favour Aadhaar-Social Media Linkage, No Official Position Yet
The Information Technology Ministry may not be in favour of linking Aadhaar with social media profiles under the reasoning that it clashes with earlier judgements on privacy and use of the biometric identification card.
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Law Doesn't Allow Biometrics Tech To Identify Bodies: Aadhaar Authority
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it was not legally and technologically feasible to use Aadhaar biometrics for forensic purposes like identification of dead people.
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Paperless Boarding At Bengaluru Airport With Face Recognition From 2019
Bengaluru International Airport on Thursday said it plans to roll out facial recognition facility for the passengers of some select airlines from early next year as it seeks to make the boarding process paperless.
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Aadhaar Data Cannot Be Hacked Even After Trying A Billion Times: Minister
The biometric data of Aadhaar cannot be hacked even if someone tried a billion times, Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Sunday, while calling the data storage system "completely safe and secure".
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Aadhaar-Based Paperless Air Travel Soon To Be A Reality In India: Reports
Leveraging India's national Aadhaar biometric identity system, together with SITA's Smart Path technology, would be able to provide secure and efficient journey through the airports, he added. SITA is IT and communications service provider for air transport.
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Aadhaar Body Talks Legal Action Against Report That Claimed New Data Leak
Biometric ID programme, Aadhaar, has been hit by another major security lapse, allowing access to private information, business technology news website ZDNet reported on Saturday. But the UIDAI, the body that runs the Aadhaar programme, denied the charge and threatened legal action against the website.
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"No Truth" To Data Leak Report, Says Aadhaar Top Body
Biometric ID programme, Aadhaar, has been hit by another major security lapse, allowing access to private information, business technology news website ZDNet reported on Saturday.
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Better Subsidy Targeting Via Technology Saved USD 10 Billion: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said direct transfer of government benefits using technology, bank accounts and biometric identifier Aadhaar has helped save USD 10 billion in subsidies.
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A Billion Indian Identities And More At Stake As Court Hears Privacy Case
India's top court is considering whether privacy is a fundamental right of every citizen in a case that could have implications for the country's biometric identity program and a slew of global technology companies.
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India Leads Globally In Adoption Of Biometric Technology: Report
With advancements in the field of biometric technology, India has topped globally in adoption of biometrics techniques, says a report. "On an average, people in India (9 per cent) are three times more likely than any other country (3 per cent) surveyed to have used 'iris recognition' to identify themselves," said the HSBC's recent 'Trust in Technol...
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ATMs, Credit, Debit Cards Set To Disappear: Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
With India embracing applications of technologies at an accelerated pace, digital transactions will be done through mobile wallets and biometric modes and credit and debit cards as also ATMs were set to disappear, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said.
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Jaitley Responds to Aadhaar Hacking Concerns, Says Technology Is Vital
"If firewalls can be broken, and hacking can be done, it will be done whether Aadhaar is there or not. Don't say it is due to Aadhaar."
