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Pakistan's database, registration authority's biometric data hacked, compr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 26 (ANI): Pakistan's cybercrime wing has said that the National Database and Registration Authority's (NADRA) biometric data has been hacked, local media reported.
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Think tank flags concerns over China's use of DNA profiling against Uyghur
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 30 (ANI): Amid the mounting accusation of large-scale human rights violations and persecution of Uyghurs by China, fresh reports have emerged where the Chinese authorities are said to be racially profiling minority group to build a large DNA database.
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TikTok quietly changes its privacy policy for American users, to collect f
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 21 (ANI): Chinese video-sharing app TikTok quietly changed its privacy policy for American users earlier this month, allowing its app to collect users' faceprints, voiceprints and biometric data.
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India launches world's first biometric-based ID for seafarers
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): India has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID), capturing the facial biometric data of seafarers.
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Biometric data of over 1 million people exposed in major breach of banks,
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 15 (ANI): In a major breach of biometric systems used by the UK Metropolitan police, defence contractors, and banks, fingerprint and facial recognition information of more than 1 million people had been left exposed in a publicly accessible database.
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States to identify Rohingya, collect biometric data: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that states have been asked to identify Rohingya refugees and collect their biometric data, the report of which will be sent to Myanmar.
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UIDAI refutes report on Aadhaar software hacking
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 11 (ANI): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday dismissed reports of the Aadhaar Enrolment Software being hacked, and said the news was "completely incorrect and irresponsible." UIDAI added that it has taken full measures to ensure end-to-
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Biometrics not used in crime probes: UIDAI
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 22 (ANI): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Friday stated that the biometric data collected by it cannot be used for crime investigations.
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Surat: Two held for using fake biometric data
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Two people have been arrested by Surat Crime Branch on the charges of making money by hacking ration cards and fingerprints of people who get food grains at subsidised rates in Gujarat.
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