12691 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 11th January 2018

	UIDAI introduces 2-tier security to shield Aadhaar data The Hindu In the wake of reports of an alleged breach of the Aadhaar database published in a newspaper last week, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has rolled out a new two-tier security process that will come into effect from June 1. Aimed at eliminating the need to share and store Aadhaar ... Plugging Aadhaar leaks: Here is how the new Aadhaar Virtual ID will work - The News Minute Aadhaar adds fresh security layer with 16-digit 'Virtual ID' - Times of India Temporary Virtual ID Aims To Secure Aadhaar Data: 10 Points - NDTV Profit
	Unique question: Will we have a life after Aadhaar? Economic Times The noise and fury over India's unique identity number programme Aadhaar is growing by the day. On January 17, a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court will begin hearings on the pleas against Aadhaar in the petitions clubbed under Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd) vs Union of India. Breach Of Aadhaar, World's Largest Database, Spurs Revamp: Foreign Media - NDTV
	Virtual ID very good move, 100% confident there is campaign to malign Aadhaar: Nandan Nilekani Economic Times Explaining how the new security layer works, Nilekani said, "This is a very significant announcement by the UIDAI and in some sense it makes the case against it go away. because it provides 2 or 3 very important features. Everybody can no create a virtual id which is attached to their Aadhaar number ... UIDAI lets Airtel continue with Aadhaar-based e-KYC till March 31 - Economic Times Aadhaar-mobile verification: No relief for NRIs, senior citizens and handicapped - Economic Times Introduction of virtual Aadhaar case of too little, too late: Experts - Moneycontrol.com
	How are Aadhaar cards of urban homeless made, SC asks UP Government Economic Times "We are dealing with a human problem. Permanent address can be given for it (Aadhaar). They (urban homeless) remain a floating population," Mehta told the bench, adding that the state was alive to the situation and trying its best to ensure that all such persons are accomodated in shelter homes. How will you issue Aadhaar for the homeless, asks Supreme Court - The Hindu If No Aadhaar, Does Person Not Exist For Government, Asks Supreme Court - NDTV If a person has no Aadhaar card, does he not exist for the government? asks Supreme Court - Scroll.in
	Aadhaar Of Injustice The Indian Express This is inexplicable as Aadhaar can, at best, tackle only identity fraud, where an individual colludes with the system to be included multiple times in the list of beneficiaries. This accounts for a tiny proportion of corruption. In programmes like the PDS, the major reason for corruption is quantity and quality ...
	If homeless have no Aadhaar, don't they exist: Supreme Court UP govt The Indian Express The Supreme Court, upset over the Uttar Pradesh government's submission that homeless people would have to submit ID like Aadhaar, asked on Wednesday if those who do not have such identity papers “do not exist for the Union of India or the Uttar Pradesh government”. The apex court also ...
	Aadhaar, EVMs tools of autocracy? The Tribune Commenting on this episode, the newspaper's Editor-in-Chief said: "The Aadhaar is not a misconceived project, but its security and impregnability are yet to be fully assured." I beg to differ. Aadhaar, as is being pursued in India, is one of the most misconceived and autocratic project ever conceived and ...
	Flaw in UIDAI's SMS service lets anyone with your Aadhaar number trace your bank info Hindustan Times In light of media reports about access to a specialised Aadhaar website being sold for as little as Rs 500, an SMS flaw in UIDAI's service has become apparent that allows anyone who has your Aadhaar number to figure out your bank details. The flaw resides in a USSD service that UIDAI publicly shared ...