Identification

FBI deploys Iris ID technology for law enforcement

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has implemented the Next Generation Identification (NGI) Iris Service utilising…

Using Aadhaar biometrics for forensics technically & legally not feasible: UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has told the Delhi High Court that it was not legally and technologically…

India makes biometrics compulsory in e-govt programmes

The Indian government has released new e-govt guidelines that make biometrics a compulsory authentication factor. The staff…

From the Editor's Desk: May 2014

India has relied on visual identification of its people till now. Most of our ID documents are still based on photographs as…