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Pension won’t be denied for want of Aadhaar, says EPFO: by Admin — published Apr 10, 2018 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance
The move is aimed at ensuring that no retired government employee is deprived of pension for want of Aadhaar or failure of fingerprint authentication.
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Should Aadhaar be mandatory?: by Amber Sinha — published Dec 18, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
This week, a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court will adjudicate on limited questions of stay orders in the Aadhaar case. After numerous attempts by the petitioners in the Aadhaar case, the court has agreed to hear this matter, just shy of the looming deadline of December 31 for the linking of Aadhaar numbers to avail government services and benefits.
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Aadhaar linking deadline approaches: Here are all the myths and facts: by Admin — published Dec 07, 2017 — last modified Jan 01, 2018 04:04 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Love it or hate it, you just can't escape it. We're talking about Aadhaar, which is a bigger buzzword than usual in the face of the looming end-December deadline for linkages with bank accounts, PPF, insurance policies, ration card and perhaps even PAN. As India rushes to comply, there are a number of myths and half-truth making the rounds.
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India’s Data Protection Regime Must Be Built Through an Inclusive and Truly Co-Regulatory Approach: by Amber Sinha — published Dec 01, 2017 — last modified Jan 01, 2018 04:18 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
We must move India past its existing consultative processes for rule-making, which often prompts stakeholders to take adversarial and extremely one-sided positions.
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Attempted data breach of UIDAI, RBI, ISRO and Flipkart is worrisome: by Admin — published Oct 04, 2017 — last modified Jan 02, 2018 04:20 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Perhaps, we got lucky this time, but the ongoing problem of massive cyber-security breaches wouldn't stop at one thwarted attempt to steal sensitive information from the biggest and most important databases.
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UIDAI denies any breach of Aadhaar database: by Admin — published Jan 07, 2018 — last modified Jan 07, 2018 12:03 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Personal data, including biometric information, of citizens safe and secure, says UIDAI on Aadhaar data breach.
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UIDAI introduces new two-layer security system to improve Aadhaar privacy: by Admin — published Jan 16, 2018 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a system of virtual authentication for citizens enrolled on its database and limited the access available to service providers in a move aimed at allaying widespread concern over security breaches that have dogged the world's largest repository of citizen data.
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Hammered government offers Virtual ID firewall to protect your Aadhaar: by Admin — published Jan 16, 2018 — last modified Jan 16, 2018 11:34 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Days after reports surfaced claiming security breaches, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday announced the implementation of a new security protocol that would remove the need to divulge Aadhaar numbers during authentication processes and limit third-party access to KYC details.
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Aadhaar Body Talked About Virtual ID 7 Years Ago, Put It Off: UIDAI Chief: by Admin — published Jan 16, 2018 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
"And at that time, it was felt that let us first give Aadhaar number, let us see how it plays out and then, at an appropriate time, this will be introduced," Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the chief executive officer of UIDAI, or the Unique Identification Authority of India said in an interview to NDTV this week. He called it an "extra layer of security" for the 119 crore people issued Aadhaar numbers.
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Virtual Aadhaar ID: too little, too late?: by Admin — published Jan 16, 2018 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Problems persist as many have already shared their 12-digit number with various entities, say experts
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