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Aadhaar e-signs see severe decline in volumes over regulatory uncertainty

The regulatory uncertainty stems from frequent changes in rules regarding the use of Virtual ID by companies

Phased rollout of face recognition feature for Aadhaar from Sept 15: UIDAI

Face authentication can be used as an additional mode, said UIDAI

Govt links Aadhaar of 30,000 children in care homes with tracking portal

Track Child functions as a central database of all those children who have gone missing in different parts of the country

Changes in date of birth more than once may require visit to UIDAI office

These changes have been incorporated in the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, and have come into effect from July 31

MCA makes Aadhaar details mandatory, company directors mull legal options

The MCA notification lays down a deadline of August 31 for the fulfillment of the KYC requirements

Trai chief defends open dare, says disclosing Aadhaar is not a digital risk

R S Sharma said that the intention behind disclosure of his 12-digit number was never to abet others to publish or disclose their Aadhaar numbers

Life without Aadhaar: How the 12-digit number is holding lives to ransom

Hospitalisation and children's education are emotional areas that force Aadhaar compliance

Be careful! Your Aadhaar may be safe, but you aren't from cybercriminals

Aadhaar number is a good starting point for cybercriminals to get your other details, which can lead to fraud

Updating address in Aadhaar set to get easy from April 2019: Here's how

The authority is expected to run a pilot before starting the new service, a UIDAI official said

Aadhaar remains vulnerable and needs an independent oversight mechanism

Till such time that the ownership of the Aadhaar system is transferred to an independent body, concerns over Aadhaar's digital vulnerability will persist

UIDAI looking for agency to gauge public sentiment on Aadhaar card

The agency is also expected to maintain confidentiality and no information gathered during the course of association with the UIDAI is expected to be revealed

Govt clarifies, use of Aadhaar in Ayushman Bharat scheme 'not mandatory'

The scheme is aimed at providing an insurance cover of Rs 500,000 per year for hospitalisation to 107.4 billion poor families

Aadhaar-based DBT savings over Rs 900 bn as on Mar 31, says UIDAI official

1.21 billion residents have so far enrolled for Aadhaar card and on an average over 30 million e-transactions are done using the identification system

13-feet walls not enough: Stealing your Aadhaar details costs just Rs 125

For P Santosh Kumar, a SIM card distributor from Hyderabad, the cost of replicating a physical fingerprint and fraudulently activating a SIM card was a cool Rs 125

Aadhaar Virtual ID now operational with Authentication User Agencies: UIDAI

The Virtual ID is a 16-digit random number mapped with the Aadhaar number

Give police limited access to Aadhaar data: National Crime Records Bureau

More than 40,000 unidentified bodies were recovered every year. With access to Aadhaar, these could be identified and handed over to their relatives

1.21 bn Aadhaar generated till June 16, UMANG sees 6 mn downloads: Prasad

There were around 120 mobile phones and accessories manufacturing units in India as of 2017-18

UIDAI delays face recognition rollout for Aadhaar verification until Aug 1

The authority in charge of the national identity system had earlier this year announced it will include face recognition alongside iris or fingerprint scan as a means of verifying users

India to be first to protect health data of citizens with iron-clad law?

The responsibility for ensuring data security and privacy would lie with the entity that has custody of the data

2 million people in 3 states denied ration due to Aadhaar issues: Report

The independent 'State of Aadhaar 2017-18' report, which UIDAI has cited to reassert the popularity of the unique identity project among people, also shows four other worrisome facts. Details here