Biometric Privacy Platform safeguards Aadhaar user privacy and data

29th January 2019
Biometric Privacy Platform safeguards Aadhaar user privacy and data

New Delhi, January 29  2019: Digital identity and biometric technology, Identity Devices Sweden AB,  has announced a  new Biometric Privacy Platform™ for the Aadhaar ecosystem to enable greater data security, privacy, consent, and confidentiality.
Biometric Privacy Platform (BPP) consists of authentication hardware and software for the Aadhaar ecosystem, preserving convenience while increasing personal privacy and data security and putting the resident in charge of the use of their Aadhaar data including picture, name, address, mobile number and more.
BPP adds a privacy and consumer-choice layer on top of Aadhaar online and offline authentication modes. BPP consists of authentication hardware and software for the Aadhaar ecosystem, that puts the resident in charge of the use of their Aadhaar data, including picture, name, address, mobile number and more.|
|​​When installed on a device that supports online or offline Aadhaar authentication, BPP provides the ability for Aadhaar-enrolled residents of India to choose their preferred authentication modality, or even opt out.  If online or offline authentication is chosen, the resident may choose on the screen of the authentication terminal which Aadhaar attributes they wish to share.
BPP Includes: BPP SDK, ID Biometric Integration Kit for Aadhaar  and DBasic Technical Support.
Aadhaar is the world’s largest biometric Digital Identity program with more than 90 percent of Indians linking Aadhaar to most government and non-governmental services such as those related to taxation, cooking gas subsidy, banking, passports, and so on. Biometric Privacy Platform increases ease of convenience, personal privacy and data security by putting residents in charge of how their Aadhaar data is used.
Identity Devices Sweden AB (Identity Devices) was founded by industry experts from Sweden, India, and the USA with extensive backgrounds in the Biometric, Digital Identity, Security, FinTech and Authentication markets. The company is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, has an office in Delhi, India, and regional presences in Taiwan and the USA.