The Indian government is further integrating Aadhaar, the world’s largest digital identity system, into daily private interactions with the introduction of a new app and offline verification support. This move aims to provide users with more control over their data while expanding the presence of Aadhaar in various sectors.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has unveiled a new Aadhaar app that enables users to share limited personal information, such as confirming their age without revealing their full date of birth, with services ranging from hotels and housing societies to workplaces and payment devices. Additionally, the existing mAadhaar app will continue to operate alongside the new app.
UIDAI is also expanding Aadhaar’s integration with mobile wallets, including plans to integrate it with Google Wallet and discussions to offer similar functionality in Apple Wallet, complementing the current support on Samsung Wallet.
The Indian authority is advocating for the app’s use in law enforcement and hospitality sectors, with the Ahmedabad City Crime Branch being the first police unit in India to incorporate Aadhaar-based offline verification with a guest-monitoring platform.
UIDAI has positioned the new Aadhaar app as a digital business card for meetings and networking, enabling users to share selected personal details via a QR code.
Source: TechCrunch