Your Aadhaar details on sale for Rs 2-5: How can govt make sure your data is safe?
7 years, 2 months ago

Your Aadhaar details on sale for Rs 2-5: How can govt make sure your data is safe?

India Today  

Nandan Nilekani's trailblazing biometric ID system, apparently modelled on first FBI director J Edgar Hoover's massive central database of fingerprints, is in spotlight after reports of a cyber attack which leaked Aadhaar data. However, an India Today investigation has revealed that the Aadhaar data breach racket is not merely online, but could be widespread with agents at several enrolment agencies willing to part with demographic records collected from Aadhaar applicants for Rs 2-5. "You can see for yourself," said Alankit's branch head Ishpal Singh when asked is this Aadhar data as he planked an entire file of 250 applicants on his desk. YOUR CHOICE- SCAN THROUGH OR COPY DATA "I can give you data of 15,000 applicants for Rs 30,000," a brazen Singh, who is the branch head of Alankit, told India Today reporters, who posed as businessmen seeking to expand their database of potential customers.

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Mumbai woman gets fake call about misuse of her Aadhaar card, loses over Rs 20 crore in scam
1 week, 5 days ago

Mumbai woman gets fake call about misuse of her Aadhaar card, loses over Rs 20 crore in scam

India Today  

In yet another case of cyber fraud, an 86-year-old woman from Mumbai lost over Rs 20 crore after getting a call about misuse of her Aadhaar card. The fraudsters convinced her that her Aadhaar card was being misused for illegal activities and forced her to transfer money to several bank accounts to settle the case. The caller informed her that …

DC Edit | Ensure Citizens’ Data Protected
1 week, 5 days ago

DC Edit | Ensure Citizens’ Data Protected

Deccan Chronicle  

The decision of the Election Commission of India to discuss the possibility of linking elector photo identity card to Aadhaar number of all the voters with the Union government is to be welcomed as it forms part of the poll body’s efforts to make the election process foolproof. The need to come up with a better system to maintain the …

Any Vulnerability In Aadhaar Database Can Lead To Misuse Of Personal & Financial Info, Strengthening Security Framework Need Of Hour: Orissa HC
1 month ago

Any Vulnerability In Aadhaar Database Can Lead To Misuse Of Personal & Financial Info, Strengthening Security Framework Need Of Hour: Orissa HC

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has flagged the issue of misuse of Aadhaar details due to inadequate cybersecurity measures and has called for strengthening its security framework by implementing state-of-the-art encryption, multi-layered authentication protocols and stringent access controls. The Single Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi made the observations while hearing a challenge made by Ex-Member of Parliament Tathagata Satapathy …

Bengaluru firm SISA Infosec secures Patent for Innovative Aadhaar Data Management Systems
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Ludhiana: Protect student’s Aadhaar data or face action, govt schools told
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Protect student’s Aadhaar data or face action, govt schools told

Hindustan Times  

The state’s school education department issued an order adopting a strict stance to maintain the confidentiality of students’ Aadhaar data. The letter also warns of strict action in case an incident of Aadhaar data being made public, either by any district education officer or school head comes to light. In a letter issued to all district education officers and school …

How safe is our personal health data with the Indian government? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 4 months ago

How safe is our personal health data with the Indian government? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Just about a month ago, Rescurity, an American cyber security firm, said that personal information of 815 million Indians was being sold on the dark web. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences – AIIMS in Delhi has also been hit by cyber attacks – in one ransomware case, the hackers took over the servers, encrypted the data, and made …

Aadhaar is not perfect but has proven useful
1 year, 6 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 …

Government rebuffs Moody’s Aadhaar views; says a billion Indians trust it
1 year, 6 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 …

Satire India new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 policy highlights
1 year, 7 months ago

Satire India new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 policy highlights

The Hindu  

First of all, kudos to the Mother of Democracy for setting new world records every day for fastest-ever law-making. Did you know the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 zipped through Parliament faster than a bullet train? There was no nonsense like ‘informed consent’ because they knew that all individual streams of data merge eventually with the Annadata — ‘the …

Indians raise concerns over data compromises by govt and telcos: Report
1 year, 7 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 …

DC Edit | CoWIN data leak breach of trust, must be probed
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | CoWIN data leak breach of trust, must be probed

Deccan Chronicle  

Media reports of a purported breach of crucial data of most, if not all the, beneficiaries, meaning most of the Indians citizens who got vaccinated for Covid, or nearly a billion-odd people, are not only unfortunate if found to be true, but also raise a serious issue concerning the trust of all citizens sharing any data with the government across …

CoWIN data leak | No CERT-in update yet; experts demand transparency
1 year, 9 months ago

CoWIN data leak | No CERT-in update yet; experts demand transparency

The Hindu  

The Indian Computer Emergency Team, the nodal cybersecurity agency that deals with incidents like breaches and vulnerabilities in cyberspace, has not directly put out any update on its assessment of the apparent breach of personal information of people who received vaccinations, registered on the Union government’s CoWIN platform. The only information from CERT-in so far comes from Minister of State …

Personal info of those vaccinated leaked from CoWIN portal, claim opposition leaders
1 year, 9 months ago

Personal info of those vaccinated leaked from CoWIN portal, claim opposition leaders

India Today  

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale on Monday took to Twitter to allege a "major privacy breach by the Modi government" through the Covid-19 vaccination app CoWIN, claiming that "personal details of all vaccinated Indians have been leaked and are freely available". The list of such opposition leaders, according to his tweet, included Rajya Sabha MP and TMC Leader Derek O'Brien, …

17 people arrested for cyber fraud in Bihar’s Purnia so far this year: Police
1 year, 10 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, 10 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, …

Secure Aadhaar data from misuse
1 year, 11 months ago

Secure Aadhaar data from misuse

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the government proposed to tweak rules regarding Aadhaar to allow entities other than the government for identity verification, a report in this newspaper noted. However, in 2019, the government tweaked the Aadhaar Act to allow some private companies — telecom providers and financial institutions — to seek Aadhaar voluntarily. The scale, and the associated problems of privacy and …

India’s digital public infrastructure, catching the next wave
1 year, 11 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 …

Andhra Pradesh: Kadapa police bust Aadhaar Enabled Payment System scam, two held
2 years, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh: Kadapa police bust Aadhaar Enabled Payment System scam, two held

The Hindu  

The cybercrime wing of the Kadapa police has busted a major racket involving a group who allegedly cloned fingerprints and withdrew money through Aadhaar Enabled Payment System from various bank accounts. The accused, identified as Vikas, hailing from Gorakhpur, and Akshay Yadav hailing from of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, were arrested from their home State based on the clues provided …

Is Aadhaar for greater social good?
2 years, 3 months 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 …

Spammed by Offers, Most Indians Blame Current Loan, Insurance Providers for Data Breach: Survey
2 years, 4 months ago

Spammed by Offers, Most Indians Blame Current Loan, Insurance Providers for Data Breach: Survey

News 18  

Around six in 10 Indians have reported personal data breaches by their loan providers with around 59% saying they were approached by alternate service providers in the last five years, a survey by Local Circles has shown. “Most respondents hold the last mile of financial institutions, and in many cases, employees responsible for the breach… They believe data protection law …

First Principles | What the new Data Protection Bill might look like
2 years, 5 months ago

First Principles | What the new Data Protection Bill might look like

Hindustan Times  

Ever wondered why do you get spammed with phone calls, emails and text messages from service providers of all kinds? In any case, this was the stated intent of the Personal Data Protection Bill which was withdrawn after much work had gone into it earlier in August this year. While the browser is free, the data that Chrome collects about …

No breach in Aadhaar data vault till now, must be cautious: Centre in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 7 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 Calls For 20 Top Hackers to Smoke Out Any Bugs in Aadhaar Data Security - News18
2 years, 8 months ago

UIDAI Calls For 20 Top Hackers to Smoke Out Any Bugs in Aadhaar Data Security - News18

News 18  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has called out for 20 top hackers to figure out any vulnerabilities in its security system that guards the Aadhaar data of 1.32 billion Indians, and has called it a “bug bounty programme”. Terms and conditions 20 individual hackers or groups would be given a chance to study the UIDAI’s Central Identities Data Repository …

Aadhaar-voter list linkage: EC warns of severe action against poll officials if data gets leaked
2 years, 8 months ago

Aadhaar-voter list linkage: EC warns of severe action against poll officials if data gets leaked

India TV News  

Aadhaar-voter list linkage: EC warns of severe action against poll officials if data gets leaked In a letter sent to chief electoral officers of all states and Union territories on July 4, the poll panel said special camps at cluster level can be arranged on the dates coinciding with special campaign dates during special summary revision, where the electors can …

UIDAI, which manages Aadhaar data, to go local for IT needs to avoid malware or embedded code
2 years, 8 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 …

PM-Kisan website found leaking Aadhaar data of over 110 million Indian farmers
2 years, 9 months ago

PM-Kisan website found leaking Aadhaar data of over 110 million Indian farmers

India Today  

The website of PM-Kisan, short for Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, was leaking the Aadhaar data of over 110 million farmers, a security researcher said. In his post on Medium, Atul Nair said that the dashboard feature of the PM-Kisan website has an endpoint that was exposing Aadhaar numbers of all the farmers based on region. Nair, a security researcher …

Will the Aadhaar fiasco pave the way for a stronger Data Protection Bill?
2 years, 9 months ago

Will the Aadhaar fiasco pave the way for a stronger Data Protection Bill?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 12, 2022 18:00 IST On the 88th episode of his monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat” on April 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke glowingly about how small online payments had helped the growth of the digital economy. The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which leaned heavily on the Srikrishna Committee report, was introduced in the Lok …

'Question Of National Security,' Nearly 100 Aadhaar-Related FIRs Brought To UIDAI's Notice: Report
2 years, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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 …

Data Governance Within The Personal Data Protection Bill & Criminal Law And Privacy
2 years, 10 months ago

Data Governance Within The Personal Data Protection Bill & Criminal Law And Privacy

Live Law  

The third working session at the Bar Association of India's Seminar on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2021 held on 3rd May 2022 at New Delhi and looked into the data governance and criminal law aspect of the data protection bill. Mr. Dutta noted a few merits of the bill; all personal data offline and online shall require the explicit …

Core biometric information shall not be shared with anyone, UIDAI tells Delhi High Court
2 years, 10 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 …

Fix Aadhaar defects now
2 years, 11 months ago

Fix Aadhaar defects now

Hindustan Times  

There are several “deficiencies” in how India’s national identity project, Aadhaar, is managed, according to a report tabled by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in Parliament last week. Chief among these were instances of junk enrolment and low-quality biometric information, UIDAI’s inability to directly audit whether fingerprints and retina scans of citizens could be stored by third parties, …

'4.7 Lakh Aadhaar Cards Cancelled As Duplicate, No Assurance That Card Holders Are Indian Residents' : CAG's Audit Of UIDAI
2 years, 11 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 …

CAG pulls up UIDAI over privacy gaps, duplication of cards: What are the complaints against Aadhaar?
2 years, 11 months ago

CAG pulls up UIDAI over privacy gaps, duplication of cards: What are the complaints against Aadhaar?

Firstpost  

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has criticised the Unique Identification Authority of India for discrepancies in data management of Aadhaar The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has criticised the Unique Identification Authority of India for discrepancies in data management of Aadhaar. In its audit report on the functioning of the UIDAI, the CAG has criticised the authority …

Fake Aadhar Cards: Delhi High Court Directs UIDAI To Disclose Information Of Over 400 Persons Allegedly Involved
3 years, 2 months ago

Fake Aadhar Cards: Delhi High Court Directs UIDAI To Disclose Information Of Over 400 Persons Allegedly Involved

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Unique Identification Authority of India to disclose information of over 400 aadhar card holders who were allegedly issued fake aadhar card certificates for the purpose of enrolment in civil defence training in the city. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was dealing with a case wherein the investigation revealed that in the year 2019, the …

UIDAI wants exemption from Data Protection Bill
3 years, 4 months ago

UIDAI wants exemption from Data Protection Bill

The Hindu  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has asked for exemption from the Personal Data Protection Law. In an interaction with the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Data Protection Bill 2019 on Thursday at its office in Bengaluru, UIDAI functionaries said the authority is already being governed by the Aadhaar Act and there cannot be duplicity of laws. The Personal Data Protection …

'Inaccurate': Govt slams magazine article claiming digital divide in India
3 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

Air India data breach: Personal info of 45 lakh people leaked due to 'sophisticated cyberattack'
3 years, 10 months ago

Air India data breach: Personal info of 45 lakh people leaked due to 'sophisticated cyberattack'

India Today  

A massive breach in Air India's server this February led to compromising personal data of nearly 45,00,000 people worldwide. The massive data leak was caused by a "sophisticated cyberattack" on Air India's passenger service system provider SITA. "While we and our data processor continue to take remedial actions.We would also encourage passengers to change passwords wherever applicable to ensure safety …

Probe if BJP used Aadhaar data for polls: HC to UIDAI
3 years, 11 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 …

"Don't Pass The Buck, Look Into Allegations": Madras High Court To Election Commission On Plea Alleges BJP Targeting Voters Via Aadhaar Data
4 years ago

"Don't Pass The Buck, Look Into Allegations": Madras High Court To Election Commission On Plea Alleges BJP Targeting Voters Via Aadhaar Data

Live Law  

In response to a Public Interest Litigation petition filed alleging that the Puducherry unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has misused Aadhaar details of voters for election campaigning purposes, the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission to look into the allegations immediately and with the degree of seriousness that it deserves. Significantly, the plea states that the petitioner …

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

We never stopped land registration, Telangana government tells High Court
4 years, 3 months ago

We never stopped land registration, Telangana government tells High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday raised eyebrows over the arguments of the K. Chandrashekar Rao-led government, when it tried to argue that it was unable to restart registrations of non-agriculture properties in the state due to the interim orders issued by the High Court. The Telangana state government argued that it had stopped registrations of non-agricultural lands in …

Telangana HC Directs State Not To Insist Aadhaar For Uploading Property Details In Dharani Portal [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

Telangana HC Directs State Not To Insist Aadhaar For Uploading Property Details In Dharani Portal [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has directed the State not to insist on uploading of Aadhaar details vis-i-vis the agricultural land details being placed by the people on Dharani Portal.The bench comprising the Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy passed the interim order in petitions challenging the collection of Aadhaar Card numbers from the property owners. …

The Possible Aadhaar-NPR-NRC Link : A Cause For Concern?
5 years ago

The Possible Aadhaar-NPR-NRC Link : A Cause For Concern?

Live Law  

Background The question still remains on the basis on which the Hyderabad police determined that these 127 holders are suspicious. The IIH project is fully operational and can track intimate personal details of residents including intimate personal details of 43 million of the state's 50 million residents: GPS coordinates of their homes, the medicines they use, the food rations they …

For a data firewall: The Hindu Editorial on need for a data protection law
5 years, 1 month ago

For a data firewall: The Hindu Editorial on need for a data protection law

The Hindu  

The report by a German cybersecurity firm that medical details of millions of Indian patients were leaked and are freely available on the Internet is worrying. Such information has the potential to be mined for deeper data analysis and for creating profiles that could be used for social engineering, phishing and online identity theft, among other practices that thrive on …

Supreme Court seeks government reply to plea on Aadhaar data use by private firms
5 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court seeks government reply to plea on Aadhaar data use by private firms

The Hindu  

A Bench of Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde and B.R. Gavai of the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Union government and the Unique Identification Authority of India to respond to a petition alleging that recent amendments to the Aadhaar law opened the back door to private players to access citizens’ sensitive personal data. “The impugned Act creates a …

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