Govt must slap penalty on those misusing Aadhaar data: Edward Snowden

Jaipur: The government must slap penalty on anyone using Aadhaar data for purposes other than public services, whistle-blower Edward Snowden has said. Addressing an event via video-conference, he said that if the Indian government was serious about implementing Aadhaar for the public good, it must ensure "criminal penalty" against anyone misusing the data. Mass surveillance system would look like Aadhaar as it creates systemisation of society, he told the fifth edition of 'Talk Journalism' event organised in Jaipur last weekend. The former USA secret agency CIA employee said that "we have privacy issues" because it helps those who violate it.