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Is your Aadhaar data safe? Report claims UIDAI hacked; know more

Is your Aadhaar data safe? Report claims UIDAI hacked; know more

Tue, Sep 11, 2018

The NDA government has been pushing citizens to link their Aadhaar card to a huge list of categories like bank account, PAN, investments and even mobile number.

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How data collection by State different from voluntary sharing, asks SC

How data collection by State different from voluntary sharing, asks SC

Fri, Feb 02, 2018

The Supreme Court today asked as to how collection of data by the State under the Aadhaar scheme was different when people voluntarily surrendered details for making payments for insurance, bills and car instalments.

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Citizens' biometric data collected by private firms without legal framework, SC told

Citizens' biometric data collected by private firms without legal framework, SC told

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

The Supreme Court on Thursday was told that private agencies collected biometric data of the citizens under the Aadhaar scheme without any legal framework permitting it.

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Aadhaar should continue adding security layers: Paytm

Aadhaar should continue adding security layers: Paytm

Wed, Jan 17, 2018

Amid the raging debate over privacy concerns related to Aadhaar, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma today said there is a continuous need of adding more security layers in the unique identity system.

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Aadhaar row: Centre says innovations can't be killed under 'garb of privacy'

Aadhaar row: Centre says innovations can't be killed under 'garb of privacy'

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

As the row over alleged breach of Aadhaar raged, the Centre today said innovations happening in the country cannot be killed under the "garb of privacy" even as the scheme's architect Nandan Nilekani felt there was an "orchestrated campaign" to malign it.

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UIDAI steps up security around Aadhaar, introduces virtual ID, limited KYC

UIDAI steps up security around Aadhaar, introduces virtual ID, limited KYC

Wed, Jan 10, 2018

Here's what you need to know about new security features to Aadhaar.  

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UIDAI denies Aadhaar data breach, says data fully safe

UIDAI denies Aadhaar data breach, says data fully safe

Thu, Jan 04, 2018

Giving assurety to citizens, UIDAI said, “It maintains complete log and traceability of the facility and any misuse can be traced and appropriate action taken.”    

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Can anyone have access to Aadhaar details?

Can anyone have access to Aadhaar details?

Thu, Jan 04, 2018

 UIDAI had earlier stated that Aadhaar security systems are the best of the international standards and the data is fully secure.

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