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Sam Altman’s 'World' verification project to help Tinder, Zoom users tell humans from bots
April 21, 2026 8:56 am
The World project looks to offer an alternative method to existing bot prevention measures such as CAPTCHA and facial recognition, while protecting users’ anonymity.
Sam Altman’s World to launch iris-scanning Orb services in UK starting June 12
June 10, 2025 10:32 am
The startup’s Orb technology is reportedly drawing strong demand from enterprise users and governments amid the rise in AI-driven scams.
Biocube expects over 66% growth in business to $40 million by 2025
July 31, 2023 12:50 pm
Biometrics-based multi-factor authentication startup Biocube began commercial operations in September last year and commenced full-scale operation this year from which it expects to gain revenue of $24 million.
No proposal of biometric authentication for voting under consideration: Govt
February 11, 2022 10:58 pm
Recently, Parliament had passed a bill which seeks to link the electoral rolls with Aadhaar ecosystem to weed out duplicate entries
Indian consumers favour biometric authentications over passwords: Visa
January 17, 2018 4:25 pm
Digital payments major Visa has released a study, that shows that 99 per cent of people surveyed would choose at least one method of biometric verification for payments.
Aadhaar biometric lock can secure accounts better than virtual IDs: Here's how
January 15, 2018 1:06 pm
Before virtual IDs became public, th UIDAI had introduced a 'biometric lock' into Aadhaar cards. This can be activated by users, who have their mobile numbers verified through their Aadhaar numbers.
Gemalto launches biometric credit card for contactless in-store payments
January 05, 2018 4:22 pm
Gemalto has introduced a credit card that uses biometric technology, and identifies the card holder through fingerprint recognition.
Trackers in weapons, biometrics in smart guns soon: Rajnath's anti-Naxal plan
May 08, 2017 5:02 pm
A tracker can locate a looted weapon wherever it is taken or used while biometrics can make a smart gun useless for anyone else except the authorised user.
BIOMETRICS VIDEOS
What the Supreme Court did not address in its Aadhaar verdict
June 22, 2020 6:15 pm
There are still many unanswered questions about aadhaar despite the Supreme Court's verdict of more than 1,400 pages. Usha Ramanathan tells us the concerns that the poor of India still have, what making aadhaar voluntary means and whether the linking
Why you cannot compare Aadhaar to the US Social Security Number
June 22, 2020 6:15 pm
Desc: Among the many questions about Aadhaar is this one. Isn't it like the US Social Security Number? In the third story on the Aadhaar series, three experts explain how the two are not at all comparable.
Aadhaar: Three experts explain how biometrics DID NOT make it more secure
September 20, 2018 12:05 pm
Second in the Aadhaar series, in this video Usha Ramanathan, Ramanjit Singh Chima and Reetika Khera explain how biometrics were brought into the Aadhaar process without enough research and why it is unprecedented in a dangerous way.
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