12687 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 18th January 2018

	Aadhaar faces its biggest test at SC Economic Times Interestingly, the Aadhaar hearing comes days after the concerns over of Aadhaar's cyber risks put the government on the defensive. Such was the furore, the Unique Identity Authority (UIDAI) had to come out with a face-saver in the form of a virtual Aadhaar and facial authentication as an additional layer ... Aadhaar Hearing: Day-1 (Summary) 'Eminent Domain Does Not Extend To Human Body', Argues ... - Live Law Supreme Court Constitution bench begins hearing pleas against Aadhaar - Livemint Aadhaar an 'electronic leash' on citizens: Senior advocate Shyam Divan in Supreme Court - Moneycontrol.com Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	How to verify your Aadhaar with Airtel mobile online Economic Times There's good news for senior citizens, non-resident Indians (NRIs) and handicapped mobile subscribers of Bharti Airtel who were facing problems verifying their Aadhaar. The telecom operator has launched an online option - in compliance with a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) directive - to ... Aadhaar - Tokenization Puts To Bed Any Concern Of Centrally-Linkable Repository! - Inc42 Media Aadhaar should continue adding security layers: Paytm - Gadgets Now Can virtual ID help secure Aadhaar? - Business Today Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	The Aadhaar ecosystem leaks too much data Livemint Section 59 of the Aadhaar Act covers activities that are illegal under the rest of the Act. Many states have sought to collect deeply personal information such as religion and caste in their state resident data hubs (SRDHs), coupled with biometrics, and without the cover of a state law. UIDAI (Unique ... Flag as irrelevant
	Final Aadhaar hearing: UID threat to Constitution, apex court told Times of India Appearing before a bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan, senior advocate Shyam Divan contended that the fundamental rights of citizens would be compromised once Aadhaar was made compulsory and that it could ... Aadhaar tool to stifle dissent, SC told - The Telegraph Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Over 77% of 1.25 crore population got Aadhaar cards in J&K: Government Economic Times The Jammu and Kashmir government today said over 77 per cent of 1.25 crore population have got their Aadhaar cards generated in the state and ... In a written reply to National Conference MLA Devender Singh Rana, Information Technology minister Imran Raza Ansari said there are 329 Aadhaar ... Aadhaar- [Day2] We Are Being Compelled By State To Part with Our Sensitive Data To Private ... - Live Law Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	NDA's Aadhaar is a 'compulsory weapon to disempower citizens': Rahul Gandhi Times of India Earlier today in the Supreme Court, senior advocate Shyam Divan, who opened arguments on behalf of Aadhaar petitioners, said that through a succession of "marketing stratagems" and by employing "smoke and mirrors", the government has rolled out a "little understood" programme that seeks to ... Aadhaar 'compulsory' weapon of govt to 'disempower' people: Rahul Gandhi - Moneycontrol.com Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Now, Aadhaar mandatory to access LIC policy online The Hindu Despite the government extending the deadline for linking Aadhaar to various services to March 31, 2018, many insurance companies are insisting that customers part with their Aadhaar details for accessing their services. Principal among such insurers is the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), ... Flag as irrelevant
	Over 77% of 1.25 crore population got Aadhaar cards in JK: Govt The Hindu The Jammu and Kashmir government today said over 77% of 1.25 crore population have got their Aadhaar cards generated in the state and efforts were on to cover the remaining population. In a written reply to National Conference MLA Devender Singh Rana, Information Technology minister Imran ... Flag as irrelevant
	SIM card deactivation over mobile-Aadhaar linkage? What's next? Zee Business An unnamed telephone operator in Bengaluru has been accused of deactivating a man's SIM card under the guise of not linking it to his Aadhaar card. The telecom major insisted on taking the man's biometric data once again to restore mobile services, a report by Bangalore Mirror on Thursday said. Aadhaar-phone link glitch has UID official SIMmering - Bangalore Mirror Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Who Is Running the 'Orchestrated Wine And Cheese Campaign' Against Aadhaar in the SC? The Wire New Delhi: Just last week, UIDAI's former chairman Nandan Nilekani called the opposition to Aadhaar, an “orchestrated campaign”. A few days before that, an editorial in an Indian news portal said the opposition comes from “activists of the upper crust, upper class, wine 'n cheese, Netflix-watching social ... 5 private Companies file an application in the Supreme Court in support of Aadhaar - MediaNama.com Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Aadhaar faces its final SC test, as petitioners throw banyan's worth of shade Legally India The final hearings in the challenges against the beleaguered Aadhaar scheme have begun before a five-judge Supreme Court constitution bench, with petitioners again commencing their attacks against the pseudo-compulsory ID card scheme. Attacks included charges that Aadhaar would "terrorise ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bhagalpur farmers to link Aadhaar numbers for buying fertilizers Times of India In accordance to the unique system, christened as direct transfer of benefits (DBT) to the farmers, the department has asked the farmers and agriculturists in the region to get their Aadhaar numbers registered at their POS centres so that they don't have to face any difficulty in getting subsidized fertilizers. Flag as irrelevant
	Aadhaar: from compiling a govt database to creating a surveillance society Hindustan Times Aadhaar: from compiling a govt database to creating a surveillance society. The UIDAI project today has moved to a state where every agency is required to collect, keep and give to the State information pertaining to every person. Mobile phone companies and banks are the best known illustrations.