13082 - Aadhaar Articles dated 24th March 2018

	New data leak hits Aadhaar system crumbling UIDAI's 13-feet high, 5-feet thick wall The News Minute Days after Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey defended Aadhaar's security, a security researcher claims that the database is leaking information on every Aadhaar holder. The New Delhi-based researcher reportedly told ZDNet that a data leak on a system run by a ... A new data leak hits Aadhaar, India's national ID database - ZDNet Unsecure Utility Service Provider is Leaking Aadhaar Details, Says Report - The Wire Aadhaar safety: Where is UIDAI's 13-feet high, 5-feet thick wall? - Business Today
	SC disposes of plea against mandatory submission of Aadhaar for 'tatkal' passport Economic Times NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today disposed off a plea of an activist lawyer who was denied 'tatkal' passport on the ground of non-submission of Aadhaar, saying the issue has been settled as the government will now not seek the biometric identifier till the constitution bench decides the pleas ...
	Aadhaar Data, Including Bank Information, Exposed by State-Owned Utility Provider: Report NDTV Aadhaar details of all registered users are exposed online by the vulnerable system of a state-owned utility service provider, according to a new report. The report claims this issue was brought to the notice of the Indian government over a month ago, but no action has been taken yet to fix the issue.
	Relief from Aadhaar linking likely for leprosy patients Times of India In the Assembly on Thursday, state social justice minister Rajkumar Badole announced that they will continue giving subsidies to leprosy patients under the Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana scheme, and will also send a proposal to the Centre to exclude such patients from mandatory Aadhaar linkage.
	Yet another security vulnerability afflicts India's citizen database Engadget India's Aadhaar database is a national system that contains personal data and biometric information on over 1.1 billion Indian citizens. While joining is technically voluntary (for now, at least), enrollment has become necessary for things like opening bank accounts and applying for loans, filing tax returns ...
	Human skeleton with Aadhaar card found in Siliguri Hindustan Times A human skeleton with an Aadhaar card was found near Church More in Gaganga tea garden adjacent to Bagdogra on Friday, police said. The Aadhaar card belongs to Ajit Kumar Bhattacharya, a resident of Tumba Hold area of Matigara in Siliguri, the police said, adding that the man went missing a ...
	Video: Are the Aadhaar-linked welfare schemes leaving India's poor hungry? Scroll.in Testimonies from people who have been denied several entitlements due to the mandatory integration of welfare schemes like PDS with Aadhaar. by Aabid Shafi. Published Yesterday · 06:12 pm. Play. Producer: Shibika Suresh | Video Editors: Sanjeev Nair and Makrand Sanghvi. Support our journalism ...
	Massive Vulnerability Leaves Data of All 1.1 Billion Aadhaar Holders At Risk: Report Beebom (blog) By now, nobody should be surprised about Aadhaar data breaches, but an exclusive report from ZDNet says the privacy and security of every single Aadhaar card holder in India is potentially under threat, thanks a major security lapse affecting the controversial ID database that has been proven time ...
	Aadhaar data safe behind a wall! Sify News According to the government's top lawyer, Attorney General KK Venugopal, Aadhaar data is secure behind 13-foot high, 5-foot thick walls. He assured the told the five-judge constitutional bench in the Supreme Court that biometric data taken from millions of Indians is kept safe in a complex in Manesar, ...
	'Aadhaar server unbreachable', says CID official Telangana Today Hyderabad: Even as the debate over privacy and safety of the Aadhaar database continues, Crime Investigation Department (CID) Cybercrimes Additional Superintendent of Police U Rammohan Rao on Friday said “it would take 13 billion years” if someone really wanted to hack the UIDAI server and ...
	Asia news roundup: Meituan plots $60b IPO, government says Aadhaar is hack-proof, and more Tech in Asia Tech giants express concern about Singapore's plan to fight fake news (Singapore). Social media giants including Facebook and Twitter were asked to speak at a public hearing on “fake news” at Singapore's parliament yesterday. Officials from the companies claim enough laws are in place to tackle the ...
	Aadhaar Card optional for drawing pension: Jitendra State Times NEW DELHI: Denying reports in a section of media, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh clarified here on Friday that Aadhaar Card is optional for drawing pension and contrary to the reports, it is not mandatory for ...
	Need a bank loan? These are the documents needed to get one Economic Times Proof of Identity - Any one of Voters Card / Aadhaar Card/ Drivers License / Employers Card. ... Identity proof (copy of passport/voter ID card/driving license/Aadhaar); Address proof (copy of passport/voter ID card/driving license/Aadhaar); Bank statement of previous 3 months (Passbook of previous 6 ...
	Orissa has 1.2cr Jan Dhan accounts HERE. NOW As per the statement tabled by the minister before the Lok Sabha, Orissa has now 1,23,87,562 PM Jan Dhan accounts out of which 88,85,741 (72 per cent) have successfully linked their Aadhaar card details with the banks in which they had accounts while 28 per cent are still to come on board.
	Letters to the Editor - March 24, 2018 The Hindu Mere encryption is not enough to protect data (“UIDAI chief defends safety of Aadhaar data before SC”, March 23). Companies like Facebook, Apple and Google have some of the best computer scientists in the world and yet we come across news reports on leakage of data. The question we need to ask ...
	News Roundup: 9 Indian Startup News Stories That You Don't Want To Miss This Week [19-24 Mar ... Inc42 Media We bring to you the latest dope of Indian startup news stories of the week from the Indian startup ecosystem. One of the biggest news impacting the Indian startup ecosystem was the powerpoint presentation by UIDAI CEO in the Supreme Court to defend Aadhaar. With the aim of identifying misgivings ...
	Data Protection With Concrete Walls and Uncrackable Encryption: Really? The Citizen (press release) Proof of this is the statement of the Union government's learned Attorney General Shri K.K.Venugopal, assuring the Hon'ble Supreme Court that the Aadhaar database is safe because it is in a secure building within the Manesar complex surrounded by 13-feet high and 5-feet thick concrete walls with ...
	Manual scavenging survey in TN a sham? The News Minute In a notice shared on the NSKFDC website, the instructions say that those coming to enroll themselves for the rehabilitation scheme should bring one passport size photograph, bank passbook with a copy, Aadhaar with a copy (any other document in support of their identity, if Aadhaar is not issued) and ...