12711 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 12th January 2018

	No need to share Aadhaar number with any government agencies: Officials Economic Times NEW DELHI: Citizens will have the choice to never disclose their 12-digit Aadhaar number even to government agencies mandated by the law to store the unique identity number, according to a top official in the central agency which announced a series of measures on Wednesday to strengthen the ... There's no consensus over Aadhaar number or 16-digit virtual ID - Economic Times Virtual Aadhaar ID: too little, too late? - The Hindu View: Keep Aadhaar baby, throw away the bathwater - Economic Times
	'Virtual ID': Senior lawyers opposing Aadhaar in SC refrain from taking stand Economic Times The UIDAI had yesterday introduced the concept of 'Virtual ID', which an Aadhaar card holder can generate from its website and give out for various purposes, including SIM verification, instead of sharing the actual 12-digit biometric ID. They have the option of not sharing their Aadhaar number at the ... Stop making Aadhaar mandatory, says CPI-M - The New Indian Express Aadhaar: A lot of questions yet to be resolved - Deccan Chronicle Virtual ID for Aadhaar - The Tribune
	Aadhaar website has basic security flaws, blogs Aussie expert Times of India (blog) "Aadhaar is complex and it will have flaws just like any other complex software product does. Some of them may be quite serious and they must be treated as such. That will require an open and receptive attitude from the government and above all, acknowledgment that Aadhaar is not 'hack-proof,'" Hunt ...
	No Aadhaar to tampering allegations: Ravi Shankar Prasad Economic Times NEW DELHI: Union law and information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad lashed out at the critics of Aadhaar, arguing that it had benefited the poor while vouching for the strength of its security mechanisms following last week's report that demographic details of those enrolled in the system were ... Finger print, iris data in Aadhaar are safe, secure: Prasad - Times of India
	How linking his mobile SIM with Aadhaar cost a man Rs 1,10000 Times of India Gadgets According to a report from Patrika, SK Brijwani, a resident of Janta Store, Bapu Nagar was asked by a youth to link mobile number with Aadhaar card, but instead deactivated his SIM and issued him a new one. Using his old SIM, the youth withdrew Rs 1,10,000 from his bank account. Brijwani got to know ...
	Govt launches Virtual ID to safeguard Aadhaar data: Here's how UIDAI's VID will work Firstpost New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday introduced 'Virtual ID' (VID) to safeguard Aadhaar cardholders' data. VID will be a 16-digit, randomly-generated number which can be used for authentication instead of the original Aadhaar number, according to UIDAI.
	Aadhaar a must to register for Jallikattu ANI News Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], JAN 11 (ANI): The Madurai district administration on Thursday made the Aadhaar registration mandatory for bull tamers who wished participate in the annually organised festival of the Jallikattu celebrations. According to reports, this new order has not gone down well with ...
	Ethical Hacker Breaks Into Aadhaar's Official Android App To Reveal Its Poor Security Storypick The Aadhaar card has been under a lot of public scrutiny recently. This is because of the recent revelation that ... is this online researcher tried something else. Going by the name of Elliot Alderson he brought to light that the mAadhaar (the official Android app for Aadhaar) has poor security standards.
	Refused Aadhaar nine times, farmer at wit's end The Tribune A farmer from Sangrur's Janal village has been running from pillar to post since 2011 to get an Aadhaar card. He has applied nine times at various places, including Dirba, Sangrur and even Tohana. Banks are now threatening to freeze his accounts and he could lose the gas cylinder subsidy. The LIC ...
	As Aadhaar Needs Permanent Address, SC Asks Centre 'Do The Homeless Not Have An Identity'? The Logical Indian The very preamble says the idea of the 12-digit identity number is to efficiently transfer government benefits to individuals residing in India. But does Aadhaar consider the homeless people residing in the country as its beneficiaries? It seems no. For getting an Aadhaar card, it is compulsory to have an ...
	Aadhaar card must for licence for roadside bunk shops: HC The Hindu The Madras High Court has made it mandatory for those seeking licence from the Greater Chennai Corporation for establishing bunk shops on roadsides to produce their Aadhaar cards in order to prevent individuals from obtaining licences for multiple shops, and give an undertaking that they shall not ...
	Both critics and advocates of Aadhaar are oblivious to one simple fact ThePrint The debates over Aadhaar, GM crops, vaccines etc. show an uncanny consensus across the political divide on the role of govt as gatekeeper of science and tech. I think of myself as a techno-optimist. But all technologies come with their own limitations. Biometrics are no exception. But the debate over ...
	Forget Aadhaar, your phone can reveal all your private details to hackers Business Standard Even as data leaks from UIDAI – the body that maintains Aadhaar data of over a billion Indians –raises questions over the safety of personal data, breach of privacy may come from our very own mobile devices. From biometric data like fingerprint and retina scans to financial information like your card ...
	Aadhaar-PAN Linking: Last Date, How To Do It And Other Details NDTV Aadhaar is to be mandatorily linked with PAN or Permanent Account Number card by March 31, 2018. In December, the government extended by three months a deadline for taxpayers to link their Aadhaar number - the 12-digit Unique Identity Number (UID) issued by the Unique Identification Authority of ...