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UIDAI asks Centre for Internet & Society to provide hacker details
by Prasad Krishna — published May 18, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:21 PM — filed under: , ,
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research organisation, Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), seeking details about a suspected hack attack on government websites that led to the leak of information about 13 crore users.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Provide hacker details, outfit that claimed data leak told
by Prasad Krishna — published May 18, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:14 PM — filed under: , ,
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research organisation, Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), seeking details about a suspected hack attack on government websites that led to the leak of information about 13 crore users.
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Plug data leak before imposing Aadhaar
by Prasad Krishna — published May 17, 2017 — filed under: , ,
As the Central government continues to expand the scope and boundaries of the applicability of Aadhaar, the unique identification number, even before the Supreme Court’s verdict on its constitutional validity, reports suggesting that millions of Aadhaar numbers may have been leaked deliberately or inadvertently are a matter of grave concern.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian Government says it is still drafting privacy law, but doesn’t give timelines
by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2017 — last modified May 15, 2017 02:10 AM — filed under: ,
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Meeting on Proactive Disclosure and Personal Data (Delhi, May 13, 5:30 pm)
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published May 13, 2017 — last modified May 13, 2017 04:32 AM — filed under: , , , ,
CIS is organising an informal discussion on topics related to proactive disclosure and personal data thrown up by the recently published report by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali titled "Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof)". Please join us at 5:30 pm today, May 13, at the CIS office.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
India is building a biometric database for 1.3 billion people — and enrollment is mandatory
by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — filed under: , ,
Inside the buzzing enrollment agency, young professionals wearing slim-fitting jeans and lanyards around their necks tapped away at keyboards and fiddled with fingerprint scanning devices as they helped build the biggest and most ambitious biometric database ever conceived.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Aadhaar: Are a billion identities at risk on India's biometric database
by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:38 AM — filed under: , ,
"My fingerprints and iris are mine and my own. The state cannot take away my body," a lawyer told India's Supreme Court last week.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
In The Biggest Data Leak, Info Of 13 Crore Aadhaar Card Holders Has Been Compromised And Is Available Online
by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — last modified May 12, 2017 03:59 PM — filed under: , ,
The Modi government has been trying to make Aadhaar mandatory for everything from Income Tax return, buying a SIM card, bank transaction, train ticket, air travel, mid-day meal government subsidies etc.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Why Aadhaar leaks should worry you, and is biometrics really safe?
by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — filed under: , ,
What’s worrying is that the UIDAI seems to always be in denial mode over security concerns.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS report
by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — filed under: , ,
Aadhaar numbers and personal information of as many as 135 million Indians could have been leaked from four government portals due to lack of IT security practices, the Centre for Internet and Society has claimed.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
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