The Indian government has introduced significant changes to its Aadhaar authentication system, expanding its use to a wider range of industries. Previously restricted to sectors like banking, telecommunications, and public utilities, Aadhaar verification will now be available to businesses in healthcare, travel, hospitality, and e-commerce. Officials claim this change will enhance service efficiency and security, but privacy advocates have raised concerns about potential misuse of biometric data.
On January 31, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced revisions to the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2025. These amendments allow both public and private organizations to integrate Aadhaar-based authentication into their operations, provided their services align with the public interest. The government states that this update is designed to improve identity verification processes and ensure smoother service delivery across various sectors.
One major change in the updated framework is the removal of a rule that previously linked Aadhaar authentication to preventing financial fraud. This revision broadens the scope of verification, allowing more businesses to use Aadhaar data for customer identification. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the agency overseeing Aadhaar, will continue to manage the authentication system.
The scale of Aadhaar’s use has grown significantly.
[…]
Content was cut in order to protect the source.Please visit the source for the rest of the article.
This article has been indexed from CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Read the original article: