Aadhaar (UIDAI) News & Updates

[Sushubh]

Aadhaar-enabled payment scam hits citizens registering properties in Karnataka; police suspect intermediaries’ role

The police say over 20 cases have been registered in Bengaluru and Mangaluru in recent months.

indianexpress.com

 

[Sushubh]

Resecurity | PII Belonging to Indian Citizens, Including their Aadhaar IDs, Offered for Sale on the Dark Web

 

[Sushubh]

Aadhaar biometric scam: Duo from Bihar arrested for exploiting Karnataka govt portal

Aadhaar biometric scam: Duo from Bihar arrested in B'luru for exploiting govt portal

www.deccanherald.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

India’s prisons to require Aadhaar authentication from inmates and visitors | Biometric Update

All prisoners and visitors will now have to go through authentication using their Aadhaar digital IDs as a part of a government initiative.

www.biometricupdate.com

 

[Sushubh]

Nice welfare scheme.

 

[Sushubh]

Rise in Aadhaar biometric fraud keeps cops on their toes

Rise in Aadhaar biometric fraud keeps cops on their toes

www.deccanherald.com

 

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[Sushubh]

Aadhaar authentication continues to face glitches

In a Right to Information response to The Hindu, the UIDAI revealed that delays in sending one-time passcodes by SMS, and ‘intermittent’ and ‘minor fluctuations’ in authentication were faced by Aadhaar servers for hours-long periods throughout the year till September

www.thehindu.com

 

[Sushubh]

Aadhar Deactivation May Have De Facto Consequence Of Terminating Citizenship: Calcutta HC Grants Interim Relief To Suspect ‘Bangladeshi’ Family

The Calcutta High Court has extended interim relief to a woman and her family members whose Aadhar cards were suspended by the Ministry of Home Affairs on alleged grounds of them being ‘Bangladeshi...

www.livelaw.in

Has nothing to do with citizenship.

 

[Sushubh]

Kerala High Court Admits Investigating Officer's Plea Requiring UIDAI To Disclose Biometric Data To Nab Culprit From Fingerprint

The Kerala High Court recently admitted a plea moved by an Investigating Officer requesting an order to UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) to compare the sample fingerprint collected by...

www.livelaw.in

 

[Sushubh]

Stolen fingerprints, empty bank accounts: How customers are paying for gaps in Aadhaar

A series of similar frauds have involved the misuse of stolen biometric details to steal money using the Aadhaar payments system.

scroll.in

 

[Sushubh]

Source

 

[Sushubh]

Govt tweaks rules for Aadhaar enrollment

The government on Saturday said a person who is eligible for Aadhaar can enroll using iris scan in case fingerprints are unavailable. The statement comes after Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar intervened to ensure the enrollment of a woman, Josymol P Jose, in Kerala...

www.rediff.com

It's been such a long time. How are they only realizing that some folks might not have fingerprints. Or fingers or hands.

 

[Sushubh]

Seems hard if they can find a person with no dna so makes sense. 🦚

 

[Navjot Singh]

An eligible person who is unable to provide both finger and iris biometrics may enrol without submitting any of the two, as per the statement.

Lol.

 

[Sushubh]

Deadline to update Aadhaar free of cost to end on Thursday: Check steps to change your address

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has been encouraging residents to upload Proof of Identity and Proof of Address (PoI/PoA) documents to revalidate their demographic details, especially if Aadhaar was issued 10 years back and never got updated.

www.cnbctv18.com