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Digi Yatra Plans International Trials, Adds Driving Licence Access
Digi Yatra Plans International Trials, Adds Driving Licence Access
Digi Yatra is working to open its airport identity service to Indian nationals flying abroad, Times Now Digital reports. The Digi Yatra Foundation plans to integrate passport-based verifiable credentials and test international…
The Story in Brief
Digi Yatra is working to open its airport identity service to Indian nationals flying abroad, Times Now Digital reports. The Digi Yatra Foundation plans to integrate passport-based verifiable credentials and test international use cases requiring global interoperability. The platform currently serves domestic travel and accepts Aadhaar-based credentials. It has also launched a driving licence-based credential through DigiLocker, giving users another way to enter airports.
Siddharth Sharma, the foundation’s Chief Information and Innovation Officer, said Digi Yatra stores no user database on its cloud. Data remains on the traveller’s phone until consent is given for a journey, and the airport purges it within 24 hours of take-off. He said the system uses limited Aadhaar details, including name, number, gender and date of birth.
The Indian Opinion
The easy comparison with UPI risks becoming a lazy narrative. Digi Yatra’s reach is still tied to participating airports, identity documents and international interoperability, not just an attractive app. At the same time, blanket claims that every biometric record sits permanently in a central database do not match the foundation’s account of its design. The real test is independent verification of deletion within 24 hours, clear user consent, and a public record of any data breach.
Source: timesnownews.com
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