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- 130 Million Aadhaar Numbers Were Made Public, Says New Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 06:32 AM
- The research report looks at four major government portals whose poor information security practices have exposed personal data including bank account details.
- Around 13 crore Aadhaar numbers easily available on government portals, says report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 03, 2017 03:29 PM
- A report by The Centre for Internet and Society claimed that around 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers were easily accessible on four government portals built to oversee welfare schemes. The document, released on Monday, pointed out that though it is illegal to reveal Aadhaar numbers, the government portals examined made it easy for anyone to access them, as well as other data about beneficiaries of welfare schemes including in many cases their bank account numbers.
- 13 crore Aadhaar numbers on four government websites compromised: Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 03, 2017 03:19 PM
- The lack of information security practices in key government websites which hosts Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has left citizens of the country more vulnerable to identity theft and financial fraud, a research paper has argued.
- What privacy? 13 crore Aadhaar numbers accessible on government portals — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 03, 2017 02:39 PM
- At least 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers are readily accessible on government portals, a report claims.
- Biggest blast on Aadhaar leak so far: govt sites leaked data of 13 crore people — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 03, 2017 02:35 PM
- In yet another shocking report of personal data breach in India, it has emerged that Aadhaar data of 13 crore people was put out on websites of four major government projects in the country. The leaked data include bank account details of over one crore people linked to Aadhar numbers under the direct benefit scheme. Over eight crore people lost their private data on the national job guarantee scheme website alone.
- 135 MEELLION Indian government payment card details leaked — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 11:51 AM
- Legislation coming to beef up Aadhaar card privacy, security.
- Aadhaar data leaks not from UIDAI: Centre — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 08:27 AM
- Aadhaar is foolproof, it tells SC
- Around 130-135M Aadhaar Numbers published on 4 sites alone — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 10:52 AM
- “Therefore, there is no data leak, there is no systematic problem, but, if any one tries to be smart, the law ignites into action.” – Ravi Shankar Prasad, IT Minister, in the Rajya Sabha, on 10th April 2017.
- Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 11:10 AM
- 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.
- ১৩ কোটি আধার তথ্য ফাঁস চার সরকারি পোর্টাল থেকে! বিস্ফোরক দাবি রিপোর্টে — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 11:45 AM
- খোদ সরকারি পোর্টাল থেকে কয়েক কোটি আধার নম্বর ও যাবতীয় তথ্য ‘ফাঁস’!
- UIDAI remains silent on #Aadhaarleaks of 13 crore users through government portals — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 11:06 AM
- As the arguments for making Aadhaar mandatory go on, is there any way to stem the leaks and identify who exactly has all this information.
- Details of 135 million Aadhaar card holders may have leaked, claims CIS report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 08:42 AM
- 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’.
- Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 10:42 AM
- 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.
- Aadhaar Details Of 13.5 Crore People Available On Government Sites — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 11:00 AM
- Up to 13.5 crore Aadhaar numbers can be easily accessed through government portals and nearly three-fourths of these are linked to bank accounts, said non-profit research organisation the Centre For Internet & Society (CIS).
- Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report — by Srinivs Kodali and Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 13, 2019 12:28 AM
- This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
- (Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information — by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali — last modified Mar 13, 2019 12:29 AM
- Since its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar project has been shrouded in controversy due to various questions raised about privacy, technological issues, welfare exclusion, and security concerns. In this study, we document numerous instances of publicly available Aadhaar Numbers along with other personally identifiable information (PII) of individuals on government websites. This report highlights four government projects run by various government departments that have made sensitive personal financial information and Aadhaar numbers public on the project websites.
- Wiki Loves Mayabazaar — by Pavan Santhosh — last modified Jun 07, 2017 09:24 AM
- Marathi Wikipedia Symposium at Gokhale Institute Of Politics & Economics — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Jun 07, 2017 08:45 AM
- A strategic symposium on Marathi Wikipedia and its sister projects was conducted on 29 April, 2017
- Chemistry research in India 'still not in big league' — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 28, 2017 02:03 AM
- Despite an increase in research output and international collaboration, chemistry research, "the central science", in India is "still not in the big league", an analysis has revealed.
- Analysis: Data Protection in India - Getting It Right — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 28, 2017 01:42 AM
- Indian Government Plans Ambitious Data Protection Legislation Rollout by October
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