TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 18, 2018, 22:35 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
- The nature of information and the algorithms being used by global companies like Google and Aadhaar is different, UIDAI counsel Rakesh Dwivedi told the SC
- Unlike Google, UIDAI does not plan on using data analytics and learning tools to analyse Aadhaar data, Dwivedi had said
NEW DELHI: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has clarified that media reports quoting UIDAI’s Counsel Rakesh Dwivedi’s argument yesterday in the Supreme Court that Google is trying to fail Aadhaar are inaccurate.
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi had submitted before a CJI-headed Constitution bench that as far as Google, Facebook and Twitter are concerned, they cannot be compared with Aadhaar due to the nature of information being different and also due to difference in the nature of algorithms being used. While Aadhaar is only matching biometrics, the other global companies are using learning tools for analysis of data, which creates knowledge.
Further, UIDAI is prohibited under the law to do any such data analysis and therefore cannot conduct surveillance of any kind. He further said that UIDAI does not permit any Requesting Entity (RE) to collect and analyse Aadhaar data and use the same for any commercial purposes.