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Top Court Seeks Centre's Reply Over Use Of Aadhaar Data By Private Firms
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments made in the law allowing private entities to use the Aadhaar data for voluntary authentication of customers.
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Aadhaar Details of Millions Exposed by Indane, Claims Security Researcher
"Due to a lack of authentication in the local dealers portal, Indane is leaking the names, addresses and the Aadhaar numbers of their customers," said Alderson.
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Aadhaar Authentication Data Can't Be Retained Beyond 6 Months: Top Court
Retaining authentication data of citizens who have enrolled for Aadhaar beyond six months was "impermissible", the Supreme Court held Wednesday while asking the Centre to bring in a robust data protection regime.
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Why Does UIDAI Need To Collect Meta Data Of Citizens, Asks Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) why it needed to collect 'meta data' of personal transactions of citizens which go for Aadhaar authentication to avail services and benefits.
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Will Take Supercomputer "Age Of Universe" To Hack Into Data: Aadhaar Boss
Aadhaar data has been secured by a 2048-bit encryption key that will take a supercomputer more than the age of universe, or over 13 billion years, to crack, Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the chief of UIDAI which runs the identification programme, told the Supreme Court today.
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Face Recognition To Be Allowed To Verify Aadhaar Cardholders
Aadhaar users stuck over the verification of biometric data like their iris or fingerprint scan can soon get help from facial recognition. The UIDAI or the agency in charge of the national identity card system announced this in a statement today, with officials saying this would not just add an extra layer of security but would also benefit million...
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How Aadhaar's Virtual ID Works: All You Need To Know
For increased privacy of Aadhaar holders, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a temporary 16-digit virtual ID for Aadhaar holders that can be used in place of their Aadhaar numbers for authentication purposes. The new system, aimed at minimising instances of leak and misuse of Aadhaar numbers, will be effective from ...
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Temporary 16-Digit Virtual ID To Secure Aadhaar Data Privacy: 10 Points
People can share a randomly-generated 16-digit temporary number instead of their Aadhaar number starting from March-end to authenticate their identity for various services. The UIDAI - the authority that runs the government's Aadhaar programme - said today the initiative, which is aimed at minimising instances of leak and misuse of Aadhaar numbers,...
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Aadhaar Breach Risks Identity Theft For 1 Billion Indians: Foreign Media
Over a billion Indian citizens may be vulnerable to identity theft and intrusions of privacy after a newspaper sting uncovered a security breach in the country's vast biometric database, which contains the personal data of almost every citizen.
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We Are Not Collecting Aadhaar Data: Facebook
Facebook has asserted it has no plans of "integration or authentication with Aadhaar" and is not linking the social media accounts to the 12-digit biometric identifier.
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How to Check Aadhaar Authentication History
Whenever someone uses your Aadhaar data for authentication, UIDAI logs that data. Here’s how you can keep an eye on it.
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Adobe Invests in Aadhaar-Based Authentication for Its E-Signature Solution
Aadhaar-based e-signature in "Adobe Sign" is aimed at helping organisations to eliminate their dependency on wet signatures and allow digital validation of users' legal identity.
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Aadhaar: How To Lock And Unlock Your Biometric Details
Once the lock is enabled, the user can either unlock (which is temporary) or disable the Locking System, according to the UIDAI.
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Aadhaar Database Safe, Verification Process Was Misused, Say Authorities
As the Centre expands the list of government services that would require beneficiaries to have an Aadhaar number, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday insisted that its biometrics database of a billion people was safe. The reassurance comes against the backdrop of the authority suspending Aadhaar authentication services o...
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How to Lock Aadhaar Biometric Data Online
You can stop your fingerprint and other biometric data being accessed by anyone. You can unlock it when needed.
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Top Court Seeks Centre's Reply Over Use Of Aadhaar Data By Private Firms
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments made in the law allowing private entities to use the Aadhaar data for voluntary authentication of customers.
-
Aadhaar Details of Millions Exposed by Indane, Claims Security Researcher
"Due to a lack of authentication in the local dealers portal, Indane is leaking the names, addresses and the Aadhaar numbers of their customers," said Alderson.
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Aadhaar Authentication Data Can't Be Retained Beyond 6 Months: Top Court
Retaining authentication data of citizens who have enrolled for Aadhaar beyond six months was "impermissible", the Supreme Court held Wednesday while asking the Centre to bring in a robust data protection regime.
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Why Does UIDAI Need To Collect Meta Data Of Citizens, Asks Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) why it needed to collect 'meta data' of personal transactions of citizens which go for Aadhaar authentication to avail services and benefits.
-
Will Take Supercomputer "Age Of Universe" To Hack Into Data: Aadhaar Boss
Aadhaar data has been secured by a 2048-bit encryption key that will take a supercomputer more than the age of universe, or over 13 billion years, to crack, Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the chief of UIDAI which runs the identification programme, told the Supreme Court today.
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Face Recognition To Be Allowed To Verify Aadhaar Cardholders
Aadhaar users stuck over the verification of biometric data like their iris or fingerprint scan can soon get help from facial recognition. The UIDAI or the agency in charge of the national identity card system announced this in a statement today, with officials saying this would not just add an extra layer of security but would also benefit million...
-
How Aadhaar's Virtual ID Works: All You Need To Know
For increased privacy of Aadhaar holders, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a temporary 16-digit virtual ID for Aadhaar holders that can be used in place of their Aadhaar numbers for authentication purposes. The new system, aimed at minimising instances of leak and misuse of Aadhaar numbers, will be effective from ...
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Temporary 16-Digit Virtual ID To Secure Aadhaar Data Privacy: 10 Points
People can share a randomly-generated 16-digit temporary number instead of their Aadhaar number starting from March-end to authenticate their identity for various services. The UIDAI - the authority that runs the government's Aadhaar programme - said today the initiative, which is aimed at minimising instances of leak and misuse of Aadhaar numbers,...
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Aadhaar Breach Risks Identity Theft For 1 Billion Indians: Foreign Media
Over a billion Indian citizens may be vulnerable to identity theft and intrusions of privacy after a newspaper sting uncovered a security breach in the country's vast biometric database, which contains the personal data of almost every citizen.
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We Are Not Collecting Aadhaar Data: Facebook
Facebook has asserted it has no plans of "integration or authentication with Aadhaar" and is not linking the social media accounts to the 12-digit biometric identifier.
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How to Check Aadhaar Authentication History
Whenever someone uses your Aadhaar data for authentication, UIDAI logs that data. Here’s how you can keep an eye on it.
-
Adobe Invests in Aadhaar-Based Authentication for Its E-Signature Solution
Aadhaar-based e-signature in "Adobe Sign" is aimed at helping organisations to eliminate their dependency on wet signatures and allow digital validation of users' legal identity.
-
Aadhaar: How To Lock And Unlock Your Biometric Details
Once the lock is enabled, the user can either unlock (which is temporary) or disable the Locking System, according to the UIDAI.
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Aadhaar Database Safe, Verification Process Was Misused, Say Authorities
As the Centre expands the list of government services that would require beneficiaries to have an Aadhaar number, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday insisted that its biometrics database of a billion people was safe. The reassurance comes against the backdrop of the authority suspending Aadhaar authentication services o...
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How to Lock Aadhaar Biometric Data Online
You can stop your fingerprint and other biometric data being accessed by anyone. You can unlock it when needed.
