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Aadhaar Authentication Set to Nearly Triple as Digital Checks Expand

Aadhaar Authentication Set to Nearly Triple as Digital Checks Expand
Aadhaar authentication to triple daily use as businesses expand digital identity checks - Telegraph India · telegraphindia.com

Aadhaar is being used more often to prove who people are.

About 10 crore checks happen each day now.

Officials expect that number to grow to 25-30 crore daily.

Banks, phone companies, hotels and other businesses are using these checks.

Aadhaar may also help show whether someone is over 18 at a concert.

It can provide a person’s name and address when checking into a hotel.

The authority says it uses artificial intelligence to find fraud.

It has also released improved software so businesses can add face authentication to their apps.

Key facts

Current daily authentications
About 10 crore
Expected daily authentications
25-30 crore
Current users
More than 600 entities
Sectors mentioned
Banking, financial services, telecom and hospitality
Security measure
Artificial intelligence for fraud detection
Cybersecurity threat
UIDAI faces hundreds of cyberattacks daily
New technology
An upgraded face authentication software development kit

Quotes

Neelkanth Mishra

UIDAI chairman and World Bank executive director for India

“It’s surprising how many times an individual has to prove himself — to banks and financial services, to telecom companies and a whole range of things.”
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“We are now doing about 10 crore authentications a day and we are preparing to be 25 to 30 crore. The number is expanding dramatically.”
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