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Surveillance concerns as India issues new digital IDs in Kashmir

In Indian-administered Kashmir, some see the new family IDs as part of campaign to exert greater control over residents.

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Digi Yatra isn’t a privacy risk but a travel smoothener

I strongly believe that no matter how repugnant a technology might sound at first blush, I must try it out myself before forming a firm opinion

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Obtain residents’ informed consent before Aadhaar authentications: UIDAI

The authority underlined that logs of authentication transactions including the consent taken are kept only for the period as prescribed in the Aadhaar Regulations

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UIDAI working on five focus areas to enhance data security

The five core areas are resident centricity, expanding the usage of Aadhaar, security and privacy, continuous technology upgrading, and collaborating with global economies

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Your PAN will become inoperative from next financial year if…

While most of the PAN holders in the country have already done the same, some are yet to link their PAN with their Aadhaar

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For verifying some banking transactions, face recognition, iris scan allowed: Report

Indians can soon complete their banking transactions with the help of iris scan and face recognition in the absence of necessary documents like PAN card,etc

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UIDAI Urges Verification Entities To Adhere To Aadhaar Usage Hygiene

UIDAI issued a set of guidelines to Offline Verification Seeking Entities highlighting several usage hygiene issues, better safety mechanisms at users level and ways to further enhance residents' trust while using Aadhaar voluntarily for lawful purposes. Read on for details:

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UIDAI issues guidelines for offline Aadhar verification entities. Read here

Offline verification is the use of Aadhaar for carrying out identity verification and KYC processes locally, without connecting to the Central Identities Data Repository of UIDAI

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UIDAI issues guidelines for OVSEs to adhere to Aadhaar usage hygiene

Entities have been informed to perform verification of Aadhaar after explicit consent of the Aadhaar holder. These entities need to be courteous to residents and assure them about the security and confidentiality of their Aadhaar while conducting offline verification

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A mini guide on how to update Head of the Family in Aadhaar card online

Here is a guide on how to update the Head of the Family in an Aadhaar online:

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Note ban: SC has settled the legality but not the debate

Leaving aside the economic case, even the court’s verdict has at least two troubling aspects.

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Aadhaar address change online: New rule will make updating easier

The Head of Family-based online address update in Aadhaar will be of great help to the relative(s) of a resident like children, spouse, parents, who don't have supporting documents in their own name: UIDAI

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Now Aadhaar holders can update addresses online with consent of head of family

NEW DELHI: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has now allowed residents to update addresses in Aadhaar online with the consent of their head of family, an official statement said on Tuesday.

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Use Aadhaar confidently but maintain same usage hygiene as bank account, passport: UIDAI

NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has advised people to use Aadhaar confidently as per their choice to avail benefits and services, but to observe the same level of usage hygiene as one would for other identity documents including bank account, PAN or passport.

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Training for policemen to check authenticity of Aadhaar card in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief secretary, Sanjeev Kaushal said on Friday that a special workshop will be organised in all the districts of the state in the next one month for training and awareness purposes of the policemen to check the authenticity or wrong information in Aadhaar card.

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Use Aadhaar confidently, but exercise caution as in case of bank account, PAN: Govt

Several services can be availed with OTP-based Aadhaar authentication, and keeping mobile number updated with Aadhaar is a beneficial move, govt

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Aadhaar-based e-KYC transactions rise 22% to 28.75 crore in November

NEW DELHI: Aadhaar-based e-KYC transactions increased by 22 per cent month-on-month to 28.75 crore in November while the cumulative number of the transaction crossed 1,350 crore, an official statement said on Thursday.

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UIDAI want Aadhaar holders to update documents submitted nearly 10 years ago

Aadhaar holders can update their unique ID records by uploading supportive documents online or offline

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Update documents for Aadhaar numbers issued over 10 years back: UIDAI

Aadhaar number has emerged as a universally accepted proof of identity of residents in India. More than 1,100 government schemes and programs including 319 run by the central government use Aadhaar based identification for delivery of services.

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PAN not linked with Aadhaar by March 2023 end to be rendered ‘inoperative’: IT Dept

A circular issued by the CBDT on March 30 said once a PAN becomes inoperative, an individual shall be liable to all the consequences under the I-T Act and will have to suffer a number of implications.

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Govt tells YouTube to take down 3 channels with nearly 33 lakh subscribers over ‘fake news’

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed YouTube to take down three channels for allegedly making fake claims.

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Nandan Nilekani: Account aggregators make access to loans easy

In an interview, Nilekani emphasizes importance of making credit, commerce, and product delivery accessible to everyone

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PAN will get inoperative if not linked with Aadhaar by 1 April: Income Tax department

Linking PAN and Aadhaar is a key project of the tax department that will help in eliminating duplicate PANs and will help in improving tax compliance. PAN can be linked with Aadhaar on the tax department’s website

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Over 175 crore Aadhaar authentications done in Oct 2022

Aadhaar adoption and usage by residents continues to progress across India, indicative of how it is touching lives, and enabling ease of living for residents

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How to link PAN with Aadhaar to prevent being inoperative from 1st April 2023?

Individual taxpayers with a legitimate PAN and Aadhaar number should link both personal identification documents since it is mandatory that you link your PAN and Aadhaar since doing so would make it possible for your income tax returns to be completed.

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