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Revisiting Aadhaar: Law, Tech and Beyond
by Prasad Krishna published May 19, 2017 — filed under: , ,
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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Aadhaar security: Here's how your private information can be protected
by Prasad Krishna published May 19, 2017 — filed under: , ,
Lock Aadhaar, and notify UIDAI if you get a one-time-password for a transaction you did not initiate
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Watch: Aadhaar has become a whipping boy: Nandan Nilekani
by Prasad Krishna published May 19, 2017 — filed under: , ,
India certainly needs a modern data privacy and protection law, Nilekani said in an interview.
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UIDAI puts posers to CIS over Aadhaar data leak claim
by Prasad Krishna published May 19, 2017 — filed under: , , ,
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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