Tag: biometric

  • Agriculture department issued guidelines regarding fertilizers

    On the instructions of the government, all the fertilizer vendors of the district have been instructed to sell fertilizers under DBT (Fertilizer) scheme by using pass machine or biometric in computer or mobile app. In this context, today a notice has been issued by Deputy Director Agriculture Sant Ram Paikra to all the cooperative and private fertilizer vendors. According to which the quantity displayed in the fertilizer stock and pass machine physically available in the sales center should be same. If any kind of variation is found in this quantity, then in that case action will be taken against the committee and private vendors as per rules. Along with this, a maximum limit of 50 bags of one type of manure has been fixed by the government to each farmer in a month. Along with this, instructions have been given that to whomever fertilizer is being given, fertilizers should be sold immediately using the thumb along with the Aadhar card of the same farmer. For this, the field staff including all the fertilizer inspectors have been given the responsibility to inspect the matching of fertilizer quantities.

  • WhatsApp Android app is getting face unlock for better security

    Facebook-owned WhatsApp is gearing up to roll out face unlock security option for its Android app. The feature is already available on iPhones, however, is missing on Android. As per a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApps has already submitted the update through Google Play beta program. WhatsApp for Android already has a fingerprint biometric security option.
    While there is no official release date, you can expect face unlock to come to Android phones soon. Once it is rolled out you will get the option to use your Android phone’s face unlock to secure your WhatsApp chat. However, note that this is device centric. The moment you change your phone, you will have to turn on ‘face unlock’ on the new phone to use the feature. This security feature is similar to fingerprint biometric lock and should not be confused with WhatsApp pin.
    Meanwhile, WhatsApp is now allowing users to mute contacts and groups forever. Earlier, you just had the option to mute somebody or a group for a maximum of up to year. Now, you can simply mute somebody or a group forever and forget.