12618 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 5th January 2018

	Aadhaar: 'Leak' in world's biggest database worries Indians BBC News The UIDAI says the breach seems to be a misuse of a grievance redressal scheme that allowed Aadhaar agents to rectify issues like a change in address and wrong spelling of a person's name. However, it added that the scheme did not grant access to people's biometric details. The revelations in the ... India's Aadhaar open for abuse: Edward Snowden - Economic Times Aadhaar Card Address Updation Form: How To Download And Other Details - NDTV India's national Aadhaar ID database reportedly breached after access was sold for $8 - VentureBeat
	UIDAI says Aadhaar misuse traceable, system secure The Hindu The UIDAI on Thursday dismissed reports of full Aadhaar details being made available on payment of ₹500 by anonymous sellers, asserting that its system is “secure” and any misuse can be traced and action can be taken as it maintains complete log of various functions. In a statement issued in New ... FIR filed in Aadhaar data leak case; all info safe, says UIDAI - Times of India Personal data of a billion Indians sold online for £6, report claims - The Guardian On Reports Of Aadhaar Data Available For - NDTV
	UIDAI probes report on breach of Aadhaar database Economic Times The Tribune newspaper said it had been able to buy login credentials to the Aadhaar database, allowing it to acquire information such as the names, ... Supreme Court is holding hearings to decide if a drive by the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to link Aadhaar to private and public ... It reportedly only cost this newspaper a few bucks to by access to the world's largest biometric data ... - CNBC India Probes Report On Breach Of Aadhaar Database - Huffington Post India UIDAI begins probe on breach of Aadhaar database - Moneycontrol.com
	How Aadhaar is killing the ghosts that haunt welfare schemes Economic Times According to a World Bank report of 2016, Aadhaar could save $11 billion annually in various welfare schemes. The government had told the Supreme Court in an affidavit last year that the total recorded savings through Direct Benefit Transfer scheme alone had been ₹49,560 crore in 2014-15 and ...
	Yes Bank, Nearby Tech bring Aadhaar-enabled cardless & pinless ATM service Moneycontrol.com Fintech startup Nearby Technologies has tied up with Yes Bank to provide Aadhaar- enabled cardless and pinless ATM service by which customers can deposit or withdraw money at retailers' place. Using the PayNEARBY mobile application on a smart phone, a retailer can become an Aadhaar ...
	SC hears PIL challenging Aadhaar data access to corporations not affiliated to govt Livemint New Delhi: A plea challenging the sharing of data collected with body corporations/persons not affiliated to the state under the Aadhaar Act was heard by the apex court on Thursday. The public interest litigation (PIL), brought by advocate Yugansh Mittal, was heard by a bench comprising judges A.K ...
	Aadhaar card helps cops nab triple murder convict The Hindu The Thane Police Crime Branch has nabbed a triple murder convict, who was on the run after breaking out of jail, after an Aadhaar card found in his possession confirmed his identity. Parjitkumar Singh, who was convicted for murdering two women and a man from a family in his native Bihar in 2016, ...