RegardingID Archive | Smart cards with finger biometrics for every Indian citizen

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Finger biometrics and photographs will be integrated with individual records in the Indian Multi-purpose National Identity Cards (MNIC) to be issued to each citizen after the next census in 2011. The smart cards, as the MNIC is popularly known, will carry a national identity number and will be given to every citizen above 18 years. The MNIC pilot project has been under implementation since November 2003 in 12 states and one union territory and the first phase has been completed with the production and distribution of the smart cards.

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Hitachi partners with Isbank for largest network of biometric ATMs

Hitachi partnered with Turkey-based banking company Isbank to bring biometric identification authentication to roughly 3,400 ATMs in Europe.

While the new network of biometric ATMs, which utilize Hitachi’s finger vein scanning technology, is the largest in Europe, it is far from the largest worldwide where Japan has embraced the technology and installed more than 75,000 finger vein-based ATMs.

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The Indian start-up ArrayShield Technologies has entered the two-factor authentication market in India and is looking for value-added resellers, managed service providers and system integrators to help it become a player in this field, which it estimates to be nearly Rs 2 billion.

Indian government compromises on biometrics and identity

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Smart cards replace paper coupons in Indian prison

Prisoners at Tihar prisons, located near New Delhi, India, will now be using smart cards instead of paper coupons for their food purchases.

As reported by The Economic Times, the former system of paper food coupons led to misuse and illegal activity within the jail. Some prisoners would use it for currency in order to get banned substances or buy favors from others.

Finger scanning utilized at two West Virginia high schools

High schools in Jefferson County, W.V. will be implementing biometric finger scanning in an effort to provide security for the students’ cafeteria accounts. Purpose of the program, according to school officials, is to eliminate clerical errors and to provide students with an easy way to identify themselves when using the cafeteria.

India transportation system creates huge demand for smart cards

Findings from an IMARC Group study reveal that the demand of smart cards in the automatic fare collection system in India is expected to grow exponentially in the next five years.

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