New SIM Card Rules: Aadhaar-based biometric verification now mandatory
1 day ago

New SIM Card Rules: Aadhaar-based biometric verification now mandatory

India TV News  

The Prime Minister's Office has issued a critical directive to the Department of Telecommunications, mandating Aadhaar-based biometric verification for all new SIM card connections. Mandatory Aadhaar verification for SIM cards Previously, users could use any government ID, such as voter ID or passport, to obtain a new mobile connection. However, under the new rules, biometric verification via Aadhaar is now compulsory for all new SIM card activations. Aadhaar-based biometric verification is now a non-negotiable requirement for obtaining new SIM cards, setting a precedent for secure telecom operations.

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New SIM Card Rules: Government to ban purchases for these individuals, prepares list – India TV
2 weeks, 3 days ago

New SIM Card Rules: Government to ban purchases for these individuals, prepares list – India TV

India TV News  

The government has fully geared up to provide relief to millions of mobile users across the country facing cyber fraud. Steps have been taken to compile a list of individuals who will no longer be eligible for new SIM cards. Reports indicate that individuals acquiring SIM cards in someone else's name or sending fraudulent messages will find themselves in serious …

Strict SIM rules announced to combat cyber fraud
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Strict SIM rules announced to combat cyber fraud

India TV News  

The Indian government has taken a strong stand to combat cyber fraud, introducing stringent measures against individuals involved in fraudulent activities with SIM cards. Government targets SIM fraud to protect mobile users To safeguard crores of mobile users, the Department of Telecommunications has initiated actions to prevent cyber crimes linked to SIM card misuse. Harsh penalties for fraudulent SIM card …

Assam’s New Aadhaar Rule Makes Verification Stricter, Govt Announces Measures To Combat Illegal Immigration
4 months, 1 week ago

Assam’s New Aadhaar Rule Makes Verification Stricter, Govt Announces Measures To Combat Illegal Immigration

ABP News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday that all new applicants for Aadhaar cards in the state will need to submit their National Register of Citizens application receipt number. CM Himanta Sarma emphasised that the introduction of the ARN requirement aims to curb the influx of illegal foreigners and ensure stricter adherence to issuing Aadhaar cards. The Assam …

Government implements new rules for bulk SIM card purchases to curb fraud calls
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Government implements new rules for bulk SIM card purchases to curb fraud calls

India TV News  

The Department of Telecommunications has implemented a new rule for issuing SIM cards to telecom operators in response to increasing fraud cases related to SIM cards. This new rule imposes restrictions on private companies buying SIM cards in bulk. The government's stricter stance on issuing SIM cards aims to prevent online fraud and regulate the increasing number of SIM cards. …

New SIM card rules: Subscribers will no longer need OTP to buy new SIM card
5 months, 1 week ago

New SIM card rules: Subscribers will no longer need OTP to buy new SIM card

India TV News  

New SIM card rules: The government has made changes to the rules for buying mobile SIM cards. The new rule is aimed at making it simpler for foreign nationals to purchase SIM cards in India. Previously, foreign nationals needed an OTP from a local number to buy Airtel, Jio, or Vi SIM cards. It is now mandatory for citizens to …

Government to implement new regulations to curb fraudulent SIM swap from July 1: Here's what's new
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Government to implement new regulations to curb fraudulent SIM swap from July 1: Here's what's new

India TV News  

The government announced that new regulations aimed at preventing fraudulent SIM swaps or replacements by cyber criminals will go into effect next Monday. Under the new regulation, the waiting period for porting mobile numbers after SIM swap has been reduced from 10 to 7 days. "These amendment regulations are aimed at curbing the porting of mobile numbers by way of …

How to check number of SIM cards issued on your Aadhar card: An easy guide
6 months, 3 weeks ago

How to check number of SIM cards issued on your Aadhar card: An easy guide

India TV News  

Last December, the Central Government introduced the new Telecom Bill in the Lok Sabha, which was subsequently approved by the President. Certain sections of the new Telecom Act of 2023 are set to be implemented from June 26, which includes strict provisions related to purchasing SIM cards, fake connections, and call tapping. Notably, this new Telecom Act can lead to …

21 lakh SIM cards in use have fake proof: DoT
9 months, 3 weeks ago

21 lakh SIM cards in use have fake proof: DoT

The Hindu  

March 19, 2024 08:42 pm | Updated March 20, 2024 10:50 am IST - CHENNAI At least 21 lakh SIM cards have been activated using fake proof of identity or proof of address documents, according to analysis carried out by the Department of Telecommunications. A fresh pan-India analysis of 114 crore mobile phone connections by the DoT’s Artificial Intelligence & …

Rules changing from January 1 in 2024: Everything you need to know about them in detail
1 year ago

Rules changing from January 1 in 2024: Everything you need to know about them in detail

India TV News  

Rules changing from January 1: As the new year is just around the corner, several rules related to peoples' work in day-to-day life will change. Aadhaar Card Aadhaar card holders wanting to change their details will be able to do so till December 31, 2024. Legal consequences for fake SIMs As per the new Telecommunication Bill, individuals who will be …

SIM card rules changing from January 1: Follow or be jailed for 3 years
1 year ago

SIM card rules changing from January 1: Follow or be jailed for 3 years

India TV News  

It has been reported that the Indian government is gearing up to change the rules regarding the purchase and sale of SIM cards. The new regulation will be implemented from January 1, 2024, by bringing significant changes to the SIM card acquisition process. Legal consequences for fake SIMs As per the new Telecommunication Bill, individuals who will be found purchasing …

What every user must know about the new SIM card rules effective today?
1 year, 1 month ago

What every user must know about the new SIM card rules effective today?

India TV News  

Starting today, the Department of Telecommunications has introduced new guidelines for SIM cards to tackle online financial fraud. These regulations involve customer KYC updates, dealer verifications, and the elimination of bulk SIM card purchases. Customer KYC Process for New SIM Cards Customers buying new SIM cards must undergo a digital Know Your Customer process. Crack Down on Fraudulent Practices This …

December 1 ALERT: New SIM card purchase rules - 6 key things to keep in mind
1 year, 1 month ago

December 1 ALERT: New SIM card purchase rules - 6 key things to keep in mind

India TV News  

Starting tomorrow, buying a SIM card comes with updated rules to enhance security and curb fraudulent activities. Mandatory KYC Verification Telecom companies must ensure Know Your Customer verification by the shops selling SIM cards. Normal users will not be able to buy bulk SIM cards, which aims to prevent misuse and unauthorised distribution. Limit on SIM Cards per Aadhaar ID …

CBIC Notifies Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication Through GST Seva Kendras Approved For Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 1 month ago

CBIC Notifies Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication Through GST Seva Kendras Approved For Andhra Pradesh

Live Law  

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has notified the biometric-based Aadhaar authentication through Goods and Services Tax Seva Kendras has been approved for Andhra Pradesh.At the 50th GST Council Meeting, which took place in New Delhi on July 11, 2023, it was suggested that a risk-based biometric Aadhar authentication pilot program be carried out in Gujarat. The Central …

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 …

Govt tightens rules around new SIM cards, all shops selling SIM cards will have to be re-verified
1 year, 4 months ago

Govt tightens rules around new SIM cards, all shops selling SIM cards will have to be re-verified

India Today  

The Department of Telecom, which defines how SIM cards can be issued and used in India, has come out with a fresh set of rules that are going to further tighten how people buy and activate their SIM cards. While the fresh rules are aimed at bolstering safety and security in the way SIM cards are sold in India, of …

Centre makes police verification mandatory for SIM card dealers, discontinues bulk connections
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre makes police verification mandatory for SIM card dealers, discontinues bulk connections

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government on Thursday made police verification of SIM dealers mandatory, also discontinuing bulk connections to curb frauds. Vaishnaw said there are 10 lakh SIM dealers and they will be given sufficient time for police verification. In May this year, the Punjab Police had blocked over 1.8 lakh SIM cards allegedly activated using fake identities, and also arrested …

Govt launches key measures to prevent fraudulent calls and bulk SIM cards issuance, makes KYC mandatory
1 year, 4 months ago

Govt launches key measures to prevent fraudulent calls and bulk SIM cards issuance, makes KYC mandatory

India TV News  

The Union Government on Thursday unveiled two key initiatives to limit the issuance of bulk SIM cards and stop fraudulent calls. Speaking to the media, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that police verification is being made mandatory for SIM card dealers and they will also need to undergo biometric verification. Also, 67,000 dealers involved in selling mobile SIM cards have …

Health Ministry defends PMJAY as CAG audit exposes multiple frauds
1 year, 5 months ago

Health Ministry defends PMJAY as CAG audit exposes multiple frauds

The Hindu  

With the Centre’s flagship health insurance taking fire over irregularities exposed by the Comptroller and Auditor General this week, the Health Ministry defended the scheme on Wednesday, saying that mobile numbers did not play any role in the verification of scheme beneficiaries. The CAG’s performance audit report, tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday, noted multiple cases of the Ayushman …

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, …

Secure Aadhaar data from misuse
1 year, 8 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 …

CBIC Amends The Rules Related To Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication And Risk-Based Physical Verification For GST Registration
1 year, 9 months ago

CBIC Amends The Rules Related To Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication And Risk-Based Physical Verification For GST Registration

Live Law  

The Central Board Of Indirect Taxes and Customs has amended the rules related to Aadhar Authentication and Biometric Verification Rules.The Board has notified the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2023 which shall be effective from 26th December 2022.The Board has substituted Rule 8 of the CGST Act, 2017.The date of submission of the application in cases shall be. The …

Cybercrime police find 11K SIM cards issued on single Aadhaar in UP
1 year, 9 months ago

Cybercrime police find 11K SIM cards issued on single Aadhaar in UP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The cybercrime police, investigating a KYC fraud, found that 11,000 SIM cards were issued on a single Aadhaar identity proof within a month in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district. The police said this is against the department of telecommunication’s guidelines, capping the maximum number of SIM cards at nine for each Aadhaar card. The police ascertained the same while investigating …

Verify Aadhaar Before Accepting It As Proof of Identity: UIDAI To States
2 years, 1 month ago

Verify Aadhaar Before Accepting It As Proof of Identity: UIDAI To States

News 18  

The Unique Identification Authority of India, under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, on Thursday requested the state governments to verify the Aadhaar before accepting to establish the identity of an individual. “UIDAI has requested the state governments by emphasising the need for verification before usage, and has urged the states to give necessary direction so that whenever Aadhaar is …

UIDAI says Aadhaar should not be used without online verification
2 years, 1 month ago

UIDAI says Aadhaar should not be used without online verification

India Today  

Many businesses take customers' Aadhaar cards for KYC these days. In a note on PIB, the Unique Identification Authority of India notes that verification of the Aadhaar number is the right step to establish the "genuineness of any form of Aadhaar". The government adds that Aadhaar verification "promotes usage hygiene, and reasserts UIDAI's stand that any 12-digit number is not …

Verify 'Aadhaar' before accepting it as proof of identity, says UIDAI
2 years, 1 month ago

Verify 'Aadhaar' before accepting it as proof of identity, says UIDAI

India TV News  

UIDAI on Aadhaar verification : Before accepting Aadhaar either in physical or electronic form as the proof of identity of an individual, entities should verify if it is genuine, the UIDAI said today. In a statement, the Union ministry of Electronics and IT said verification of Aadhaar prohibits 'unscrupulous elements and anti-social elements' from indulging in any possible misuse of …

DoT issues new SMS rule for Jio, Airtel and Vodafone, will help prevent SMS fraud
2 years, 2 months ago

DoT issues new SMS rule for Jio, Airtel and Vodafone, will help prevent SMS fraud

India Today  

The Department of Telecommunications has issued a new rule for SMS. Under the new rule the DoT has ordered the telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea to stop SMS facility during the process of SIM exchange or upgrade. According to the new rule, after receiving a request to change a SIM card or number, telecom operators will also …

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. …

Aadhaar photocopy warning from UIDAI sparks row. Then a clarification
2 years, 7 months ago

Aadhaar photocopy warning from UIDAI sparks row. Then a clarification

Hindustan Times  

The central government on Sunday issued a clarification after backlash over an advisory from the Unique Identification Authority of India on sharing of Aadhar photocopy with any unlicensed private entity. Unlicensed private entities like hotels or film halls are not permitted to collect or keep copies of Aadhaar card, the release said, calling it an offence under the Aadhaar Act …

Check the number of SIM cards issued on your Aadhaar number with these simple steps
2 years, 8 months ago

Check the number of SIM cards issued on your Aadhaar number with these simple steps

Firstpost  

Incidents of fraudsters using other people’s Aadhaar card to issue mobile SIM to commit financial and other crimes are increasing day by day​ Aadhaar Card, which has increasingly become one of the most important documents to prove your identification as an Indian citizen, is now used to issue a SIM card for mobile phones by all operators. But, incidents of …

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’ …

DoT issues order to enable people to get mobile SIM at doorsteps by using Aadhaar, Digilocker docs
3 years, 3 months ago

DoT issues order to enable people to get mobile SIM at doorsteps by using Aadhaar, Digilocker docs

The Hindu  

Department of Telecommunications on Tuesday issued an order that enables customers to apply for a new mobile connection online and get the SIM delivered at their doorsteps after verifying themselves by using Aadhaar or any other eligible document stored in Digilocker. Customers will have to pay ₹ 1 for the process of authentication through Aadhaar-based e-KYC services of UIDAI for …

How to Check Mobile Numbers Linked With Aadhaar Card on Government's TAFCOP Portal
3 years, 3 months ago

How to Check Mobile Numbers Linked With Aadhaar Card on Government's TAFCOP Portal

News 18  

Before the practice of eKYC with fingerprint verification came along for getting a new SIM card, it was not very hard for frauds to get a SIM card issued in anyone’s name. In order to tighten the safety from identity theft, the Department of Telecommunication recently launched a portal where any Aadhaar holder can check SIM cards issued in their …

Now, check all SIM cards issued under a single Aadhaar card: All you need to know
3 years, 4 months ago

Now, check all SIM cards issued under a single Aadhaar card: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

The Department of Telecommunications recently launched a portal using which you can check how many mobile numbers are registered against a single Aadhaar card. Type in your mobile number and you will know mobile numbers of all the SIM cards purchased with your Aadhaar,” Sharma tweeted. You can check the number of SIM cards issued against the Aadhaar card by …

How to check mobile numbers registered against your Aadhaar number
3 years, 4 months ago

How to check mobile numbers registered against your Aadhaar number

Live Mint  

Do you know that you can now check all the mobile phone numbers registered against your Aadhaar number? DoT has recently launched a portal, named Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management and Consumer Protection, that enables users to check all the phone numbers linked with their Aadhaar numbers. Open the below site and type in your mobile number and you will …

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 …

Legal notice to Kerala government for making Aadhaar mandatory for ILGMS log in
4 years, 3 months ago

Legal notice to Kerala government for making Aadhaar mandatory for ILGMS log in

The Hindu  

The petitioners in the Puttaswamy case that challenged the constitutionality of Aadhaar in the Supreme Court have sent a legal notice to the State government against making Aadhaar number mandatory for signing into the Integrated Local Self-Governance Management System. Civil society activists Bezwada Wilson and Kalyani Menon-Sen, the petitioners in the Puttaswamy case, have said in the legal notice that …

New rules allows Aadhaar authentication to ensure better services for citizens
4 years, 5 months ago

New rules allows Aadhaar authentication to ensure better services for citizens

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The Centre may allow Aadhaar authentication to ensure citizens have better access to some government services, and to plug leakage of public funds, according to rules issued by the ministry of electronics and information technology. For instance, the transport ministry can seek MeitY’s permission for Aadhaar authentication to renew driving licence, change address in vehicle registration certificate. According …

Government preparing law to link Aadhaar to Voter ID
4 years, 11 months ago

Government preparing law to link Aadhaar to Voter ID

India TV News  

Union Law Ministry has been working on a Cabinet note to prepare a new law after considering the Election Commission's proposal to give it statutory backing to collect the Aadhaar numbers of new applicants and existing voters to check multiple entries in the electoral rolls. "The Ministry is busy in preparing a Cabinet note considering Election Commission's proposal to tweak …

Aadhaar made mandatory for PMVVY pension scheme
5 years ago

Aadhaar made mandatory for PMVVY pension scheme

The Hindu  

The government has made Aadhaar mandatory for subscribers of the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana, a pension scheme for senior citizens. “An individual eligible for receiving the benefit under the scheme shall hereby be required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication,” according to a finance ministry notification. In cases where Aadhaar authentication fails due …

SC Issues Notice On Plea Against Amendment Allowing Use Of Aadhaar Data By Private Entities [Read Petition]
5 years, 1 month ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea Against Amendment Allowing Use Of Aadhaar Data By Private Entities [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Government and the Unique Identification Authority of India on a petition questioning the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar and Other Laws Act 2019, which allows private entities to use Aadhaar data of citizens.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India S A Bobde and Justice B R Gavai was considering a. …

Cabinet approves amendments to Aadhaar Bill
5 years, 5 months ago

Cabinet approves amendments to Aadhaar Bill

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Further strengthening Aadhar in India, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved official amendments to the Aadhaar and Other Laws Bill 2019, while providing a fillip to India's sugarcane farming sector. The Bill replaces the provision to state that an individual may voluntarily use his Aadhaar number to establish his identity, by authentication or offline verification. The Bill also states …

Aadhaar bill passed, Ordinance on its use not valid anymore: Centre tells High Court
5 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar bill passed, Ordinance on its use not valid anymore: Centre tells High Court

India TV News  

The Centre on Tuesday said the Ordinance on the issue of voluntary use of Aadhaar biometric ID in the private sector did not survive, as the Parliament had already passed the amendment bill. President Ram Nath Kovind had in March given his assent to the Aadhaar Ordinance that allowed voluntary use of Aadhaar as ID proof for obtaining mobile SIM …

Lok Sabha Passes Aadhaar Amendment Bill [Read Bill]
5 years, 6 months ago

Lok Sabha Passes Aadhaar Amendment Bill [Read Bill]

Live Law  

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Aadhaar Bill 2019, which seeks to replace the Ordinance brought by the Centre last March to modify the existing laws in relation to the use of biometric data for authentication of identity for the purposes of grant of services, benefits and subsidies.The Bill proposes to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar voluntary use of …

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 …

Presidential assent to Aadhaar ordinance: 5 things to know
5 years, 10 months ago

Presidential assent to Aadhaar ordinance: 5 things to know

Live Mint  

As the Rajya Sabha could not consider the amendments in the Aadhaar Act 2016 during the budget session, President Ram Nath Kovind has approved an ordinance to allow voluntary use of the biometric ID as KYC proof for obtaining mobile SIM cards and opening bank accounts. Here are 5 things to know about the Aadhaar ordinance: 1) The ordinance allows …

President gives nod to ordinance that allows Aadhaar as valid ID proof in certain cases
5 years, 10 months ago

President gives nod to ordinance that allows Aadhaar as valid ID proof in certain cases

Firstpost  

The ordinance allows the use of Aadhaar as ID proof for mobile SIM cards and opening bank accounts. President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to an ordinance that allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as ID proof for obtaining mobile SIM cards and opening bank accounts. The ordinance gives effect to the changes in the Aadhaar Act such as …

President's nod to ordinance for voluntary use of Aadhaar as ID proof for bank account, SIM
5 years, 10 months ago

President's nod to ordinance for voluntary use of Aadhaar as ID proof for bank account, SIM

India TV News  

President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to an ordinance that allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as ID proof for obtaining mobile SIM cards and opening bank accounts. The ordinance gives effect to the changes in the Aadhaar Act such as giving a child an option to exit from the biometric ID programme on attaining 18 years of age. …

Aadhaar card is no more mandatory for SIM cards and bank accounts
6 years ago

Aadhaar card is no more mandatory for SIM cards and bank accounts

India Today  

Aadhaar card update request had become quite a hassle for everyone in India. The government has finally decided to introduce the Aadhar Bill to ease legal backing for voluntary linking of biometric Aadhar ID for mobile SIM card and bank account authentication purposes. Also, section 57 of the Aadhar Act made linking of biometric ID with SIMs and bank accounts …

Modi Government’s Aadhaar Amendment Bill Violates SC Judgment
6 years ago

Modi Government’s Aadhaar Amendment Bill Violates SC Judgment

The Quint  

The government will no doubt argue that the way they have structured things in the amendments ensures there is no violation of the right to privacy, since it is on a voluntary basis, requires informed consent, and requires any authenticating entity to satisfy the UIDAI of their privacy and security standards. First off, the use of Aadhaar for authentication/offline verification …

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