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What’s Hard To Digest About The Zomato Hacking
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2017
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Yet another day, yet another major security breach. But, this time it’s not a presidential candidate in the U.S. or the U.K.’s National Health Service. Instead. it’s Zomato, the popular Indian online food delivery and restaurant search service.
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UIDAI puts posers to CIS over Aadhaar data leak claim
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2017
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filed under:
UIDAI,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has asked research firm Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) to explain its sensational claim that 13 crore Aadhaar numbers were "leaked" and provide details of servers where they are stored.
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Watch: Aadhaar has become a whipping boy: Nandan Nilekani
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
India certainly needs a modern data privacy and protection law, Nilekani said in an interview.
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Revisiting Aadhaar: Law, Tech and Beyond
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Udbhav Tiwari attended a panel on "Revisiting Aadhaar: Law, Tech and Beyond" held at the India International Centre Annexe on May 9, 2017 in New Delhi, organised by the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC.in) in collaboration with Digital Empowerment Foundation and IT for Change.
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Hacker steals 17 million Zomato users’ data, briefly puts it on dark web
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 20, 2017
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Hacking,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Records of 17 million users were stolen from online restaurant search platform Zomato, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.
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UIDAI goes after org that disclosed government departments were releasing Aadhaar data
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by
Nikhil Pahwa
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published
May 20, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 10:46 AM
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filed under:
UIDAI,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
If there was ever a case of shoot the messenger, it is this.
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Experts stress on need for enhanced security
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 06:13 AM
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
With more and more people falling prey to phishing scams, experts believe that lack of adequate security features in online payment systems will only increase the number of such cases in the coming days. While admitting that the rise in such crimes would be hard to stop or control, cyber security consultants also blame the lack of preparedness before taking the digital economy route as a cause for such problems.
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135 million aadhaar details, 100 million bank accounts "leaked" from government websites: Researchers
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 05, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 06:19 AM
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filed under:
UIDAI,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This was published by Counterview on May 5, 2017.
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India’s Supreme Court hears challenge to biometric authentication system
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 06:44 AM
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Two lawsuits being heard this week before India’s Supreme Court question a requirement imposed by the government that individuals should quote a biometrics-based authentication number when filing their tax returns.
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Details of 135 million Aadhaar card holders may have leaked, claims CIS report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 02, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 08:42 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The disclosure came as part of a CIS report titled ‘Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A Documentation of Public Availability of Aadhaar Numbers with Sensitive Personal Financial Information’.
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