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Population List NPR To Be Updated, No Document Needed: Government
The Union Cabinet today approved a proposal to update the National Population Register (NPR), which is linked to the Census. The exercise will cost Rs 3,941crore, the government said. The Census Commission has said the objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database contaning demographic details of every "usual resident" of the ...
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Aadhaar, World's Largest Digital ID Project, Sued For Data Leaks
The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking damages from the operator of world's largest biometric database for alleged failure to adopt adequate security measures that led to data leaks.
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Database Safe But There's A New Leak. 1.3 Lakh Aadhaar, Bank Details Out
The UIDAI, the body that governs Aadhaar, has told the Supreme Court that its database cannot be breached or used to profile citizens. A new data leak suggests that there may be no need for hackers to go that far.
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Aadhaar Body Talks Legal Action Against Report That Claimed New Data Leak
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. But the UIDAI, the body that runs the Aadhaar programme, denied the charge and threatened legal action against the website.
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How Aadhaar, The Largest Biometric Database, Treated Man With 6 Fingers
When Gurudayal Dilbagrai Trikha walked in to sign up for an Aadhaar card, the 36-year-old's extra finger on his left hand stuck out like a sore thumb. Mr Trikha, resident of Gandhi Nagar locality of Maharashtra's Nashik, was struggling for the past eight months to get an Aadhaar card, but he was turned away by several UIDAI (EXPAND) registration ce...
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Breach Of Aadhaar, World's Largest Database, Spurs Revamp: Foreign Media
India announced it was adding an extra layer of privacy to its virtual identification system following allegations of a major privacy breach in the world's largest biometric database.
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Foreign Media On Aadhaar FIR Against Journalist: "Caused An Outcry"
The UIDAI has filed a police complaint against journalist Rachna Khaira of The Tribune who exposed a possible security breach in the country's vast biometric Aadhaar database that contains the personal details of over a billion citizens, raising fresh concerns about shrinking press freedom in India
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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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After Aadhaar Data For Rs 500 Report, UIDAI To File Case: 10 Points
UIDAI, the authority that issues Aadhaar numbers, has filed a police case after a newspaper appeared to have bought login details to get access to its database for Rs 500, but insisted that there had been no breach. "The Aadhaar data including biometric information is fully safe and secure," a statement by the Unique Identification Authority of Ind...
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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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Population List NPR To Be Updated, No Document Needed: Government
The Union Cabinet today approved a proposal to update the National Population Register (NPR), which is linked to the Census. The exercise will cost Rs 3,941crore, the government said. The Census Commission has said the objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database contaning demographic details of every "usual resident" of the ...
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Aadhaar, World's Largest Digital ID Project, Sued For Data Leaks
The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking damages from the operator of world's largest biometric database for alleged failure to adopt adequate security measures that led to data leaks.
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Database Safe But There's A New Leak. 1.3 Lakh Aadhaar, Bank Details Out
The UIDAI, the body that governs Aadhaar, has told the Supreme Court that its database cannot be breached or used to profile citizens. A new data leak suggests that there may be no need for hackers to go that far.
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Aadhaar Body Talks Legal Action Against Report That Claimed New Data Leak
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. But the UIDAI, the body that runs the Aadhaar programme, denied the charge and threatened legal action against the website.
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How Aadhaar, The Largest Biometric Database, Treated Man With 6 Fingers
When Gurudayal Dilbagrai Trikha walked in to sign up for an Aadhaar card, the 36-year-old's extra finger on his left hand stuck out like a sore thumb. Mr Trikha, resident of Gandhi Nagar locality of Maharashtra's Nashik, was struggling for the past eight months to get an Aadhaar card, but he was turned away by several UIDAI (EXPAND) registration ce...
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Breach Of Aadhaar, World's Largest Database, Spurs Revamp: Foreign Media
India announced it was adding an extra layer of privacy to its virtual identification system following allegations of a major privacy breach in the world's largest biometric database.
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Foreign Media On Aadhaar FIR Against Journalist: "Caused An Outcry"
The UIDAI has filed a police complaint against journalist Rachna Khaira of The Tribune who exposed a possible security breach in the country's vast biometric Aadhaar database that contains the personal details of over a billion citizens, raising fresh concerns about shrinking press freedom in India
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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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After Aadhaar Data For Rs 500 Report, UIDAI To File Case: 10 Points
UIDAI, the authority that issues Aadhaar numbers, has filed a police case after a newspaper appeared to have bought login details to get access to its database for Rs 500, but insisted that there had been no breach. "The Aadhaar data including biometric information is fully safe and secure," a statement by the Unique Identification Authority of Ind...
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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.
