13094 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 25th March 2018

	New data leak hits India's national ID card database Aadhaar - ZDNet The Star Online NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's biometric ID programme, Aadhaar, has been hit by another major security lapse, allowing access to private information, business technology news website ZDNet reported on Saturday. A data leak on a system run by a state-owned utility company can allow access to ... Aadhaar biometric information not breached: UIDAI - Times of India UIDAI dismisses report of data leak, says Aadhaar remains safe - Times of India UIDAI dismisses report of personal data leak; says Aadhaar remains safe - Business Standard
	UIDAI trashes ZDNet report, refutes Aadhaar data leak claim by Delhi researcher Economic Times UIDAI, which issues Aadhaar numbers, said, “There is no truth in this story as there has been absolutely no breach of UIDAI's Aadhaar database. Aadhaar remains safe and secure.” The government agency further said the story sourced from business technology site ZDNet relating to Aadhaar database ... Major security lapse hits Aadhaar, key personal info leaked, reports ZDNet - Economic Times No truth in ZDNet story on 'Aadhaar' data leak: UIDAI - Times of Oman
	Irdai extends Aadhaar linking deadline for insurance policies Livemint New Delhi: Insurance regulator Irdai has extended the deadline for linking 12-digit unique identity number Aadhaar with various insurance policies until the Supreme Court decides on the matter. The Supreme Court of India in writ petition (vide order dated 13 March) extended the deadline of linking ... Aadhaar linking: Irdai extends deadline for insurance policies until Supreme Court decides the matter - Zee Business
	Govt's 5-foot thick walls may not be enough to secure Aadhaar data, suggests new leak India Today A data leak on a system run by a state-owned utility company can potentially allow hackers to access private information of every Aadhaar holder in India, if a new ZDNet report is to be gone by. The data leak affects potentially every Indian citizen subscribed to the Aadhaar program, according to the ...
	Punjab and Haryana HC issues notice to UIDAI over forged Aadhaar cards, asks Punjab police to ... The Indian Express Alarmed over the use of Aadhaar cards containing wrong particulars, Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the nodal agency for the project, and sought a response from it on the matter. Punjab Police has also been directed to ... Aadhaar matter: Now, UIDAI gets notice from Punjab and Haryana High Court for 'wrong information' - Financial Express
	"Getting Naked Before White Man" Not A Problem: Minister On Aadhaar Row NDTV New Delhi: Union minister KJ Alphons today weighed in on the Aadhaar versus Right to Privacy debate, as concerns over data safety spiked following the Cambridge Analytica's unauthorised use of Facebook data in US elections, and reports of Aadhaar data being open to misuse owing to fresh security ... You question Aadhaar, but ready to get naked before white man for visa: Alphons to activists - Business Standard
	Modi app leaks data? More privacy scare after Cambridge Analytica, Aadhaar Business Standard After the data leak scandal involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, and the many reports of Aadhaar data of Indian being at a risk of compromise, the Narendra Modi app seems to be in the eye of a storm, and a new flashpoint in the war between the Congress and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
	What happens to the 25 crore Indians who do not have Aadhaar? National Herald The Aadhaar card was envisaged to improve India's welfare efforts by advocating inclusion and removing intermediaries from the system. It, in fact, began as a voluntary identification card, but now it has become mandatory to avail any of the government's policy benefits. It has been reported that around ...
	Supreme Court: Aadhaar exposes transgender community to harassment Qrius Introduced by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Aadhaar cards have been a matter of contention for a very long time. The leaking of Aadhaar data continues to raise concerns over privacy and security, especially in the era of the newly recognised right to privacy.