Of late, the Aadhaar body, UIDAI is making various changes to Aadhaar card details update process. In its latest move, changes in Date of Birth (DoB) of an Aadhaar holder "more than once" may entail a visit to the regional office of the Unique Identification Authority of India, according to a recent official notification. "...Provided that the date of birth of the resident can be updated only once. In case,... Read More
The Unique Identification Authority of India or UIDAI stated that it would start a new service from coming April to help Aadhaar holders who do not have a valid proof of residence of the current location to update their address easily. UIDAI to allow updating the address using a letter containing a secret PIN. The new service is proposed to start from April 1, according to a notification by the... Read More
The issue of privacy and data security of Aadhaar holders has been a long debated topic. Now to resolve the problem once and for all, the Unique Identifications Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced that the Virtual Identity (VID) has been made operational via its authentication agencies. It is notable that a few months ago, the issue of Aadhaar data security was brought to light, after which the authority decided... Read More
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has proposed a new form of verification which is being called a Virtual ID. Besides Aadhaar number, starting July 1, consumers will also be able to use their virtual IDs to issue a new SIM or to re-verify their old numbers. Other ways of verifications which the authorities can make use of includes the limited KYC (Know your Customer) way, in which only... Read More
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new feature using which Aadhaar holders will be able to pull up their Aadhaar information update history and use it for official purposes when demanded by an authority. The CEO of UIDAI Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey said "This is yet another innovative and useful facility through which people can now obtain their own Aadhaar update history from the UIDAI's website... Read More
Telecom operators have said that Aadhaar number was never mandatory for new mobile connections but used only for the re-verification process of old subscribers, as per Department of Telecommunications norms, which still stand. Telcos added the recent reports quoting Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan saying companies can also accept other modes of identification proofs besides Aadhaar for issuing new connections has led to more confusion for them. “We never told our... Read More
There has been a lot of confusion regarding the usage of Aadhaar, especially in the telecom sector. The Centre has today clarified that an Aadhaar card is not mandatory to get a SIM card and it blamed telcos for the confusion. The government has also directed telcos to issue SIM cards with alternate documents like Voter ID, license and passport. Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan clarified this news saying that the... Read More
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in the Supreme Court today questioned the government’s order of making Aadhaar mandatory for mobile users. SC highlighted the fact that Aadhaar ruling which was done previously by the court was used as a ‘tool’. The bench which also consisted of renowned justices like Justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan on hearing array... Read More
The Supreme Court today received information that outlined allegations against UIDAI saying that the data collection that went on from 2010 to 2016 by UIDAI was “illegal” and “invalid”. The arguments were presented in front of a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and stated the invalidity of the information which was gathered in the years 2010-2016. Since, before Aadhaar scheme there wasn’t any stature which allowed... Read More
The deadline for linking mobile numbers with Aadhaar is approaching, but there must be a lot of users who're yet to complete the process. Today, Aadhaar body UIDAI has directed all the Indian telecom operators to provide a facility which will enable the subscribers to check the mobile numbers linked to their Aadhaar number. This move from UIDAI is to curb the unauthorised use of a user's Aadhaar. Last month,... Read More
Aadhaar body, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will soon meet the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Telecom Regulator Trai to check whether there is any requirement for extending the deal of mandatory Aadhaar linking with essential services. UIDAI is exploring this option because of the implementation of new security protocols such as Virtual ID. UIDAI recently introduced two new security protocols to make the Aadhaar data secure. “In... Read More
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced Face Recognition for Aadhaar to help citizens who're encountering issues with other modes of biometric verification such as fingerprint and iris scanning. Ajay Pandey, UIDAI's CEO tweeted this news, confirming the service' launch on July 1, 2018. UIDAI is also expecting that the new face recognition implementation will increase security by adding another layer of protection. This new feature will work... Read More
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