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13 crore Aadhaar numbers on four government websites compromised: Report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — last modified May 03, 2017 03:19 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
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.
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Around 13 crore Aadhaar numbers easily available on government portals, says report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
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.
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Aadhaar Case: Beyond Privacy, An Issue of Bodily Integrity: by Amber Sinha and Aradhya Sethia — published May 03, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The insertion of Section 139AA in the Income Tax Act has been challenged and is being heard by a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court.
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En Inde, le biométrique version très grand public: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Initiée en 2010, l’Aadhaar est désormais la plus grande base de données d’empreintes et d’iris au monde. Carte d’identité destinée aux 1,25 milliard d’Indiens, elle sert aussi de moyen de paiement. Mais la sécurité du système et son utilisation à des fins de surveillance posent question.
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Aadhaar's the largest biometric database globally but it is leaky by design: by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
It the largest biometric database in the world and it is fraught with security issues.
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Why Aadhaar leaks should worry you, and is biometrics really safe?: by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
What’s worrying is that the UIDAI seems to always be in denial mode over security concerns.
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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: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
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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India is building a biometric database for 1.3 billion people — and enrollment is mandatory: by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
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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Hack exposes Zomato's weak protection of customer data, say Cyber experts: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
Online restaurant aggregator says it will beef up security after 17 million user details were stolen.
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Aadhaar security: Here's how your private information can be protected: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Lock Aadhaar, and notify UIDAI if you get a one-time-password for a transaction you did not initiate
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