Aadhaar biometric data can't be tracked even if tried a billion times: IT minister
6 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar biometric data can't be tracked even if tried a billion times: IT minister

Firstpost  

The Minister said that Aadhaar authorities conduct nearly one crore authentications every second. The biometric data of Aadhaar cannot be hacked even if someone tried a billion times, Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said on 15 July, while calling the data storage system “completely safe and secure”. For a population of 130 crore, India is home to 121 crore mobile phones, 450 million smartphones, 50 crore plus Internet and 122 crore Aadhaar cards,” Prasad said. Calling ‘Digital India’ as a transformative programme designed to empower the ordinary Indians with the power of technology, Prasad said that India looked to be a leader in digital revolution.

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Too many digital IDs spoil the broth
2 months, 1 week ago

Too many digital IDs spoil the broth

Hindustan Times  

In what can be described as nothing but absurd, schools have started distributing forms among minor students, egged on by the Ministry of Education. For those out of the loop, this is a fancy new 12-digit ID, much like Aadhaar, but exclusive to students and is ‘designed’ to track their academic achievements. Too many digital IDs spoil the broth There’s …

Forensic Access to Aadhaar Data: Balancing Privacy and Identifying the Unknown
2 months, 1 week ago

Forensic Access to Aadhaar Data: Balancing Privacy and Identifying the Unknown

The Hindu  

The article discusses the limitations of the Aadhaar Act's restrictions on the disclosure of core biometric information in the context of identifying deceased individuals. It highlights the dilemma faced by law enforcement agencies when accessing fingerprint data from the Aadhaar database in cases where the body is unidentified. The article argues that providing access to fingerprint data based on a …

Cyber-Secure India: A Collective Effort to Protect Citizens from Digital Crimes
2 months, 1 week ago

Cyber-Secure India: A Collective Effort to Protect Citizens from Digital Crimes

Hindustan Times  

Cybersecurity is a top priority for the Indian government, with the country witnessing a surge in digital connectivity and a corresponding rise in cybercrimes. However, authorities have been proactive in safeguarding citizens from these threats, disconnecting fraudulent mobile connections and blocking over ₹2,400 crore in suspicious transactions. The government has also launched an indigenously developed International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention …

5 crore kids, teens in UP haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics
5 months ago

5 crore kids, teens in UP haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Over 5 crore children and teenagers in UP, which has a population of approximately 20 crore, have yet not updated their Aadhaar biometrics, including fingerprints and iris scans, as required by the Unique Identification Authority of India. As a result, many teenagers are facing problems while filling forms for competitive exams like National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and availing …

5 crore kids, teens in Uttar Pradesh haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics
5 months ago

5 crore kids, teens in Uttar Pradesh haven’t updated their Aadhaar biometrics

Hindustan Times  

Over 5 crore children and teenagers in UP, which has a population of over approximately 20 crore, have yet not updated their Aadhaar biometrics, including fingerprints and iris scans, as required by the Unique Identification Authority of India. As a result, many teenagers are facing problems while filling forms for competitive exams like National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and availing …

Bengaluru firm SISA Infosec secures Patent for Innovative Aadhaar Data Management Systems
6 months ago

Bengaluru firm SISA Infosec secures Patent for Innovative Aadhaar Data Management Systems

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: After sustained efforts, the Bengaluru-based cybersecurity firm SISA Infosec has been awarded a government patent for a groundbreaking system designed to manage Aadhaar data, marking a significant advancement in data security and compliance technology. The newly patented system, known as the SISA Radar Aadhaar Data Discovery Engine, aims to transform how organisations handle sensitive Aadhaar information, ensuring adherence …

Identity pangs: The Hindu Editorial on Aadhaar and concerns
1 year, 3 months ago

Identity pangs: The Hindu Editorial on Aadhaar and concerns

The Hindu  

In an innocuously titled report on “Decentralized Finance and Digital Assets” released last Saturday, global rating major Moody’s Investors Service has flagged some uncomfortable home truths about India’s ambitious digital identification programme for residents, Aadhaar. But at a broader level, the agency has red-flagged security and privacy risks from “centralised” digital ID systems such as Aadhaar, where a single entity …

Aadhaar is not perfect but has proven useful
1 year, 3 months ago

Aadhaar is not perfect but has proven useful

Live Mint  

Given how widely Aadhaar has been hailed as a success in biometric identification to enable policy action, the Moody’s critique of it caught many by surprise. It said the credit rating agency had made sweeping assertions against Aadhaar without citing any empirical evidence and had ignored facts about its identity verification options in suggesting that service failures were resulting in …

What are Moody's concerns about India's Aadhaar biometric system? 6 points
1 year, 3 months ago

What are Moody's concerns about India's Aadhaar biometric system? 6 points

Live Mint  

Global rating agency Moody's Investors Service recently raised concerns about security and privacy vulnerabilities in biometric technologies like the Aadhaar programme in India. Moody's report also stated, "Certain categories of digital ID, especially those under central or federated control, are susceptible to misuse or exploitation – a concern that becomes particularly salient when sensitive biometric data like fingerprints or facial …

Centre slams Moody's over 'sweeping assertions' against Aadhar
1 year, 3 months ago

Centre slams Moody's over 'sweeping assertions' against Aadhar

Op India  

Taking strong exception to Moody’s Investors Service’s views, which questioned Aadhaar workability, the Central government on Monday said that the report is prepared “without citing any evidence or basis” and that it is baseless. Ministry of Electronics & IT in a press release said that the Aadhaar is the foundational Digital Public Infrastructure of the India stack and that over …

Government rebuffs Moody’s Aadhaar views; says a billion Indians trust it
1 year, 3 months ago

Government rebuffs Moody’s Aadhaar views; says a billion Indians trust it

The Hindu  

The Electronics and IT Ministry late on September 25 took on a report from Moody’s Investors Service that raised questions about the efficacy of Aadhaar and asserted that there have been no breaches reported from the unique ID system’s database till date to dismiss concerns about security and privacy in a centralised system. In a note titled “Aadhaar, the most …

Indians raise concerns over data compromises by govt and telcos: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Indians raise concerns over data compromises by govt and telcos: Report

India TV News  

Ahead of the expected tabling of the Digital Personal Data Protection bill in Parliament on August 3, a new report highlights the concerns of Indian citizens regarding data breaches. Among those who believed their personal data had been leaked, 72% mentioned their mobile numbers, 63% cited email addresses, 53% referred to Aadhaar numbers, and 50% indicated PAN card numbers. Regarding …

‘I presume my iPhone is being tapped’: Rahul Gandhi in U.S.
1 year, 7 months ago

‘I presume my iPhone is being tapped’: Rahul Gandhi in U.S.

The Hindu  

Describing data as the "new gold", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that there is a need to have appropriate regulations on data safety and security. Participating in a fireside chat with Plug and Play Tech Centre CEO Mr. Saeed Amidi and Mr. Shaun Shankaran, founder of FixNix Startup, Mr. Gandhi tried to link all the technologies with the impact …

Expanding Aadhaar to private entities is risky
1 year, 7 months ago

Expanding Aadhaar to private entities is risky

Hindustan Times  

In a landmark 4-1 verdict in 2018, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, but struck down section 57, which allowed the use of Aadhaar authentication and E-KYC by private companies to establish an identity for delivering services. Explaining its ruling, the top court said that the section struck at the heart of an individual’s privacy, …

17 people arrested for cyber fraud in Bihar’s Purnia so far this year: Police
1 year, 8 months ago

17 people arrested for cyber fraud in Bihar’s Purnia so far this year: Police

Hindustan Times  

The Purnia police in Bihar have said that they have arrested 17 people and registered four separate first information reports in cyber fraud cases so far this year, which have created a new concern for them. “A month ago, a team of Haryana police visited Jalalgarh locality and arrested a person identified as Domar Vishwas and took him with them …

Explained | Gaps in Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) abused by cybercriminals
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | Gaps in Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) abused by cybercriminals

The Hindu  

Not sharing One Time Passwords or revealing bank account details may sound like a foolproof idea to avoid falling into the trap of scammers. 📍How my mother Saving Account drain by hacker with the help of #aadharcard Here is the complete thread 👇🧵 — Pushpendra Singh May 2, 2023 In January this year, a similar incident was reported in Gurugram, …

India’s digital public infrastructure, catching the next wave
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s digital public infrastructure, catching the next wave

The Hindu  

India’s digital public infrastructure, loosely the India Stack and more, is a marvel of our times, shaped in a unique partnership between governments, regulators, the private sector, selfless volunteers, startups, and academia/think tanks. Engendering sustained collective action at scale between so many disparate entities itself is magical and the outcomes are India’s answer to Web 3, perhaps even superior in …

Is Aadhaar for greater social good?
2 years ago

Is Aadhaar for greater social good?

The Hindu  

The passage of time does not seem to have removed the concern of people about the safety of Aadhaar data. It was more than six-seven years ago that cooking gas consumers in Tamil Nadu began seeding their Aadhaar and bank account details with their LPG consumer numbers for receiving the subsidy and the ration cardholders integrated the Aadhaar data of …

Aadhaar biometrics data can now be updated every 10 years. Details here
2 years, 3 months ago

Aadhaar biometrics data can now be updated every 10 years. Details here

Live Mint  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has reportedly shared information on updating users' Aadhaar card data. According to news agency PTI report, official sources has informed that Aadhaar custodian UIDAI will encourage people to voluntarily update their biometric data every 10 years. The Unique Identification Authority of India has enrolled almost all adults in the country, barring a small percentage …

Now, you need to update your Aadhaar biometrics data every 10 years: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Now, you need to update your Aadhaar biometrics data every 10 years: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has taken a big decision on updating users' Aadhaar card data. The UIDAI has asked the users to update their biometric details after every ten years, Hindustan Times' sister website Live Hindustan reported. At present, the UIDAI has said it will encourage people to voluntarily update their biometric data on Aadhaar cards. To differentiate …

No breach in Aadhaar data vault till now, must be cautious: Centre in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 5 months ago

No breach in Aadhaar data vault till now, must be cautious: Centre in Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

There has been no breach of Unique Identification Authority of India’s Aadhaar data vault, Union minister of electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was responding to questions raised by CPI MP Binoy Viswam on whether the Centre has considered the recent CAG report that questioned the encryption method and procedure …

UIDAI, which manages Aadhaar data, to go local for IT needs to avoid malware or embedded code
2 years, 6 months ago

UIDAI, which manages Aadhaar data, to go local for IT needs to avoid malware or embedded code

Firstpost  

The Unique Identification Authority of India, the body that manages all Aadhaar data in the country, has said it does not want to procure foreign origin equipment for its Information Technology and Information Security needs, and wants to go local to avoid the risk of embedded code or malware in the former. Additionally, the possibility of Supply Chain Risks associated …

'Question Of National Security,' Nearly 100 Aadhaar-Related FIRs Brought To UIDAI's Notice: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

'Question Of National Security,' Nearly 100 Aadhaar-Related FIRs Brought To UIDAI's Notice: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: While roughly a hundred police complaints relating to Aadhaar numbers were brought to the attention of the Unique Identification Authority of India between 2018 and 2021, a considerably greater number of incidents went unreported, according to authorities acquainted with the subject, HT reported. They include Aadhaar numbers being compromised, Pakistani citizens obtaining the unique numbers meant only for …

UIDAI takes note of close to 100 Aadhaar-related FIRs
2 years, 7 months ago

UIDAI takes note of close to 100 Aadhaar-related FIRs

Hindustan Times  

Although nearly a hundred police complaints related to Aadhaar numbers between 2018 and 2021 have been brought to the notice of the Unique Identification Authority of India by law enforcement agencies, a much larger number of cases remain unreported, according to officials familiar with the matter. The cases include Aadhaar numbers being compromised, Pakistani citizens acquiring the unique numbers meant …

DC Edit | Volte-face and quick fixes can’t protect Indians’ data
2 years, 7 months ago

DC Edit | Volte-face and quick fixes can’t protect Indians’ data

Deccan Chronicle  

The confusing communications from the Union government on Aadhaar or the unique identification number, and the angst and disquiet these caused to the people, are the result of the ad hoc approach it has taken to the implementation of the whole project since its very inception. Recently, it withdrew a notification asking Aadhaar card holders not to share the number …

Questioning the safety of Aadhaar
2 years, 7 months ago

Questioning the safety of Aadhaar

The Hindu  

The story so far: Two days after issuing an advisory asking people to refrain from sharing photocopies of their Aadhaar Card, the Unique Identification Development Authority of India opted to withdraw the notification. It stated that the action was to avert any possibility of ‘misinterpretation’ of the press release, asking people to exercise “normal prudence” in using/sharing their Aadhaar numbers. …

Questions remain on the Aadhaar flip-flop
2 years, 7 months ago

Questions remain on the Aadhaar flip-flop

Hindustan Times  

Over the weekend, the government issued and withdrew an advisory cautioning people on sharing their full Aadhaar numbers in a hard copy with “unlicensed” organisations. Aadhaar cardholders, the second statement said, are “only advised to exercise normal prudence”. The likelihood of being asked for a photocopy of an Aadhaar — instead of being verified via an OTP or a fingerprint …

Core biometric information shall not be shared with anyone, UIDAI tells Delhi High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Core biometric information shall not be shared with anyone, UIDAI tells Delhi High Court

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Unique Identification Authority of India informed the Delhi High Court that core biometric information collected by the authority under the Aadhaar Act shall not be shared with anyone for any reason whatsoever. UIDAI, in its affidavit filed in the high court, stated that core biometric information has been defined in Section 2 of the Aadhaar Act to mean …

'4.7 Lakh Aadhaar Cards Cancelled As Duplicate, No Assurance That Card Holders Are Indian Residents' : CAG's Audit Of UIDAI
2 years, 9 months ago

'4.7 Lakh Aadhaar Cards Cancelled As Duplicate, No Assurance That Card Holders Are Indian Residents' : CAG's Audit Of UIDAI

Live Law  

The country's top auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, has pulled up the Unique Identification Authority of India over a range of issues related to the issuance of Aadhaar cards.The issues flagged by the CAG raise a cloud over the authenticity and uniqueness of Aadhaar cards and lend credence to the the concerns being raised by data privacy …

Aadhaar 2.0: Top Govt Officials, Experts to Brainstorm on Expanding Usage, Achieving International Standard
3 years, 1 month ago

Aadhaar 2.0: Top Govt Officials, Experts to Brainstorm on Expanding Usage, Achieving International Standard

News 18  

Top government officials and experts from India and abroad will brainstorm over three days in the coming week over how to improve and expand the use of Aadhaar in a digital economy and work towards developing Aadhaar as an “International Digital Identity Standard”. The three-day workshop titled ‘Aadhaar 2.0 – Ushering the Next Era of Digital Identity and Smart Governance’ …

'Cybersecurity In India Hasn't Received The Attention It Deserves': Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Guidelines To Combat Hacking, Cyber Crimes, Data Theft
3 years, 2 months ago

'Cybersecurity In India Hasn't Received The Attention It Deserves': Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Guidelines To Combat Hacking, Cyber Crimes, Data Theft

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today adjourned the writ petition which sought for formulation of new guidelines to combat hacking, cyber crimes, data theft and allied issues for November 26, 2021.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar directed Advocate Vivek Narayan Sharma appearing for the petitioner to serve an advance copy of the petition to Centre's Standing Counsel. The petition …

'Inaccurate': Govt slams magazine article claiming digital divide in India
3 years, 2 months ago

'Inaccurate': Govt slams magazine article claiming digital divide in India

Hindustan Times  

Reacting to a recent story on India's tech-based governance in a renowned magazine and the digital divide that is highlighted, the government on Wednesday claimed that the article is “inaccurate and biased", "betrays a severe lack of journalistic diligence" and “contradicts even the past reports” in that publication. Taking cognisance of an article published in The Economist on October 16, …

CBSE Uses Blockchain To Go Paperless, But Will Other Govt Arms Follow Suit?
3 years, 3 months ago

CBSE Uses Blockchain To Go Paperless, But Will Other Govt Arms Follow Suit?

The Quint  

Blockchain provides tamper-proof data storage and management that would help the Indian government to store data safely on a blockchain network without being worried about any possible data leak by any insider or an intruder outside the organisation. Shedding light on the applicability of the tech, Horn told The Quint that Blockchain use cases can range from privacy-protecting proof of …

Citing Aadhaar, American expert recommends US to design a system that is inclusive and work for most people
3 years, 5 months ago

Citing Aadhaar, American expert recommends US to design a system that is inclusive and work for most people

Live Mint  

Washington: Citing the experience of the Aadhaar system in India, an American expert has recommended lawmakers that the US design a digital identification system that is inclusive and will work for most people. Responding to a question, Renieris said that if one can't obtain a digital identity in many countries, one is effectively locked out of life. The second layer …

Big boost for UIDAI. Today 99% of Indian adult population holds Aadhaar card
3 years, 6 months ago

Big boost for UIDAI. Today 99% of Indian adult population holds Aadhaar card

Live Mint  

Amid morale boosting development for the Unique Identification Authority of India, the total number of Indian adult population holding Aadhaar card as on 21st June 2021 has touched 99 per cent of the net Indian adult population. This means that 99% of the adult population in India, above the age of 18, have a digital identity.." As per the UIDAI …

Probe if BJP used Aadhaar data for polls: HC to UIDAI
3 years, 9 months ago

Probe if BJP used Aadhaar data for polls: HC to UIDAI

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Thursday directed the Unique Identification Authority of India to probe whether the Puducherry unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party used Aadhaar data to send bulk text messages for election campaigning. The court also said that the Election Commission of India should continue its examination on whether the model code of conduct was breached by the …

Aadhaar as a hurdle: The Hindu Editorial on biometric authentication failures and welfare delivery
3 years, 9 months ago

Aadhaar as a hurdle: The Hindu Editorial on biometric authentication failures and welfare delivery

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, did the right thing by terming as serious the allegation by a petitioner that three crore ration cards were cancelled for not being linked with the Aadhaar database and that these were connected to reported starvation deaths in some States. Following the Court’s judgment in 2018, upholding the Aadhaar programme as a reasonable restriction on …

Is your Aadhaar data about to be monetised?
5 years, 6 months ago

Is your Aadhaar data about to be monetised?

Deccan Chronicle  

The fourth chapter of the Economic Survey 2018-19 is entitled Data “Of the People, By the People, For the People”. The greatest stockpile of data with the government is not the data of citizens that is scattered across government departments that can be collated and monetised, as the Economic Survey would want us to believe. It especially struck down as …

Aadhaar ordinance: SC asks Centre, UIDAI to respond to writ petition
5 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar ordinance: SC asks Centre, UIDAI to respond to writ petition

The Hindu  

A Supreme Court Bench led by Justice S.A. Bobde ordered the Centre and the Unique Identification Authority of India, the nodal Aadhaar authority, to respond to a writ petition challenging the new Aadhaar Ordinance and Regulations passed by the Lok Sabha, saying they will create a “surveillance State” and enable the database to be exploited by private players for commercial …

Penalty, jail term to private entities storing Aadhaar data
5 years, 6 months ago

Penalty, jail term to private entities storing Aadhaar data

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha cleared the Aadhaar and Other Laws Bill, 2019 by a voice vote on Thursday. The Bill replaces an Ordinance promulgated on March 2 and provides for a stiff ₹1 crore penalty and a jail term to private entities for storing Aadhaar data. Data protection Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, speaking about the …

Aadhaar just an ID, says Nandan Nilekani
5 years, 8 months ago

Aadhaar just an ID, says Nandan Nilekani

Live Mint  

Infosys co-founder and former Unique Identification Authority of India chairman Nandan Nilekani on Monday said Aadhaar did not qualify as a tool for surveillance and privacy and it was just an ID. ".Especially privacy is used in the market sense where a business is not too much about you and, therefore, you can commercialise it," Nilekani said during an interactive …

Has Aadhaar improved welfare delivery?
5 years, 8 months ago

Has Aadhaar improved welfare delivery?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: On Aadhaar.there is no vision, only political gimmick,” tweeted Narendra Modi in 2014, just a month before he became Prime Minister. Proponents argue that Aadhaar, by providing a unique identity and allowing biometric authentication, delivers the gains to actual beneficiaries, instead of fake or duplicates, thereby cutting leakages. This includes the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme …

IT Grids Aadhaar data leak: UIDAI’s implicit acknowledgement of a large-scale data breach will be very welcome to anti-Aadhaar activists
5 years, 9 months ago

IT Grids Aadhaar data leak: UIDAI’s implicit acknowledgement of a large-scale data breach will be very welcome to anti-Aadhaar activists

Firstpost  

The increased focus on social media and technology as an enabler for the current elections meant that it was only a matter of time before reports of misuse of data for political purposes arose. The current report of finding 7.8 crore Aadhaar data records with IT Grids Pvt Ltd, which were for use in the Seva Mitra app, however, are …

Aadhaar data leak: Details of 7.82 cr Indians from AP and Telangana found on IT Grids' database
5 years, 9 months ago

Aadhaar data leak: Details of 7.82 cr Indians from AP and Telangana found on IT Grids' database

Firstpost  

There have been around 30 FIRs that have been filed by the UIDAI since the introduction of the Aadhaar Act 2016. The Telangana State Forensic Science Laboratory discovered this during its examination of the data recovered by the Telangana police from the premises of IT Grids Pvt Ltd, on the suspicion of breach of voter ID and Aadhaar data according …

Major Aadhaar data leak plugged: French security researcher
5 years, 9 months ago

Major Aadhaar data leak plugged: French security researcher

The Hindu  

The Indian cyber security machinery, in collaboration with a self-proclaimed anonymous French security researcher who has been vocal about data security through his Twitter account, claimed to have plugged a major data leak over the course of the last nine days. The researcher, who goes by the display name Elliot Alderson on Twitter, had on March 10 tweeted that two …

Internet data firms stirring up Aadhaar privacy debate, suspects TRAI chief
5 years, 10 months ago

Internet data firms stirring up Aadhaar privacy debate, suspects TRAI chief

India TV News  

Internet companies that have built their businesses using public data are likely to have created privacy threat debate around the country's unique digital ID Aadhaar, Trai Chairman RS Sharma said on Monday. "My suspicion, I will have to prove that, but based on circumstantial evidence, we think that many of data companies are behind Aadhaar issue. "Because of fundamentally different …

Centre to seek advice on deletion of UID data
5 years, 11 months ago

Centre to seek advice on deletion of UID data

The Hindu  

The government will seek legal counsel on whether it can delete the biometric data of young people who choose to quit Aadhaar once they turn 18, UIDAI CEO and Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey told The Hindu. The Union Cabinet recently approved amendments to the Aadhaar Act, including a provision that gives a child, on attaining maturity, the power to …

Delhi HC Seeks UIDAI Response On Claims Of Tracing Missing Children Through Aadhaar Biometrics
5 years, 11 months ago

Delhi HC Seeks UIDAI Response On Claims Of Tracing Missing Children Through Aadhaar Biometrics

Live Law  

While an While an The authority said so in a counter-affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court in response to a PIL moved by advocate Amit Sahni seeking directions to the Centre and all the states to mandatorily scan the biometrics of the unidentified dead bodies and match it with pre-existed biometrics/Aadhaar details so that the body can be handed …

Jharkhand govt website exposes Aadhaar numbers of over 100,000 employees
5 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand govt website exposes Aadhaar numbers of over 100,000 employees

Firstpost  

This is yet another case of government agencies using Aadhaar as a verification system, and not taking enough measures to secure the database online There is really no stopping irresponsible use of Aadhaar data. Employees using the Aadhaar biometric attendance system to mark their attendance, have their details exposed as the servers holding this information have been without a password …

Opinion | The Aadhaar amendment and private sector access
6 years ago

Opinion | The Aadhaar amendment and private sector access

Live Mint  

In the most recent twist in the Aadhaar saga, the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar Amendment Bill last week. The bill is clearly the government’s attempt to facilitate the continued use of the Aadhaar infrastructure within the constraints laid down by the Supreme Court. The most strident criticisms of the amendment bill have, however, been reserved for the manner in …

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