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                                      Aadhaar Number vs the Social Security Number
                                     
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                                              Elonnai Hickok
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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This blog calls out the differences between the Aadhaar Number and the Social Security Number 
                                      
                                          
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                                      Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS report
                                    
 
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                                              Prasad Krishna
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                              May 12, 2017
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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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.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS report
                                    
 
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                                              Prasad Krishna
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                              May 02, 2017
                                            
                                            
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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.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS report
                                    
 
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                                              Prasad Krishna
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                              May 02, 2017
                                            
                                            
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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. 
                                      
                                          
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                                      Aadhaar privacy: Key issues that all Aadhaar card holders should bear in mind
                                    
 
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                                              Admin
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                              Jul 20, 2017
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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As the Supreme Court hears petitions whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right, there are some key aspects that Aadhar Card holders should bear in mind, especially, because the government has made Aadhaar mandatory for a number of schemes and official purposes, including the filing of income tax returns.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Aadhaar Remains an Unending Security Nightmare for a Billion Indians
                                    
 
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                                              May 13, 2018
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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Yesterday was the 38th and last day of hearings in the Supreme Court case challenging the constitutional validity of India’s biometric authentication programme. After weeks of arguments from both sides, the Supreme Court has now reserved the matter for judgement.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Aadhaar safety
                                    
 
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                                              Mar 26, 2018
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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We get experts to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Aadhaar security: Here's how your private information can be protected
                                    
 
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                                              Prasad Krishna
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                              May 19, 2017
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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Lock Aadhaar, and notify UIDAI if you get a one-time-password for a transaction you did not initiate
                                      
                                          
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                                      Aadhaar seeding: benefits and concerns
                                    
 
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                                              Nov 23, 2017
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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Products and services such as bank accounts, life insurance policies and phone connections have to be linked with Aadhaar. But is this of any real help? 
                                      
                                          
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                                      Aadhaar unique IDs in India: a qualified success?
                                    
 
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                                              Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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Anshuman Jaswal form Kapronasia shares insights into the security and privacy concerns related to Aadhaar, which are often overlooked
                                      
                                          
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