MARCH 24, 2018 00:15 IST
Protecting data
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 is, do we have to establish a database which, if hacked into, could pose a serious danger to our democracy? Is it worth taking that risk?
Pradeep Kumar,
Chandigarh
Just two months back, The Tribune, an English language daily, had proved through an investigation how easy it is to access Aadhaar data by paying for it and yet the UIDAI chief makes this statement. In the digital era, the death of privacy is the norm. The Facebook and Cambridge Analytica episode has once again proved this.
D.V.G. Sankararao,
Vizianagaram