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Madras High Court Stays Collection Of Aadhaar Data During DMK's Membership Drive
In a significant interim order, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday restrained the ruling party DMK from collecting Aadhaar numbers and OTPs from the public as a part of its ongoing membership drive.
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Telegram Bot Reportedly Spotted Selling Sensitive Personal Data of Indian Users
Telegram reportedly has a bot that sells sensitive personal data of Indian users to willing buyers. As per the report, the bot operates independently and shares information such as names, addresses, father’s name, and even Aadhaar, Pan Card, and Voter ID numbers. The bot reportedly lets users find the full profile data of another Indian user base...
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Aadhaar Not Mandatory for Registration on Co-Win Portal, Says Government
Aadhaar card is not mandatory to register on the government’s COVID-19 vaccination portal, Co-Win, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in Lok Sabha on Friday.
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India Among Top Five Worst Countries for Privacy of People’s Biometric Data, Report Claims
India is the fifth worst country after China, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the US in terms of extensive and invasive use of biometric data, according to a new report from Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech on Wednesday.
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Parliament Panel To Review Aadhaar Authority's Functioning, Data Security
A parliamentary panel headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has decided to examine the security and privacy of the citizens' data and review the functioning of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Friday.
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Aadhaar To Be Voluntary For Banking, Phones. Centre Takes First Step
An updated law to make sharing of Aadhaar details voluntary for cellphone connections, bank accounts, school admissions and other services, is expected to be passed in the winter session of parliament. In a first step to changing the law, the cabinet today signed off on the necessary changes, after which the draft bill will be introduced in the Lok...
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Giving Aadhaar Details For Bank Accounts, SIM Cards To Be Made Voluntary
The Narendra Modi government has decided to make disclosure of Aadhaar details optional for people while opening a bank account or getting a mobile connection. A cabinet note for making suitable amendments to the Aadhaar Act-2016 during the winter session of parliament has already been moved.
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In Aadhaar Data Security Case, UIDAI Gets More Time To File Response
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted four more weeks to the UIDAI to file its response on a plea raising concerns about Aadhaar data security and privacy of individuals, in the wake of reported leak of personal information of people from the Unique Identification Authority of India's (UIDAI) database.
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Now Only Government Can Use Aadhaar Database, And That's A Problem
The world's biggest repository of citizen information, India's Aadhaar database, is now beyond the private sector's reach. That was the verdict last week by the country's top court, which refused to strike down the entire biometric-based system as unconstitutional. Now only the government can use it, and that's a problem.
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After Aadhaar Verdict, Need For Law On Privacy: US Experts
US-based experts have said that the Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar biometric system has struck a balance between the need for a foundational identity and measures to limit its use, but stressed that the government now urgently needs to pass a legislation on data sharing and privacy.
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Madras High Court Stays Collection Of Aadhaar Data During DMK's Membership Drive
In a significant interim order, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday restrained the ruling party DMK from collecting Aadhaar numbers and OTPs from the public as a part of its ongoing membership drive.
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Telegram Bot Reportedly Spotted Selling Sensitive Personal Data of Indian Users
Telegram reportedly has a bot that sells sensitive personal data of Indian users to willing buyers. As per the report, the bot operates independently and shares information such as names, addresses, father’s name, and even Aadhaar, Pan Card, and Voter ID numbers. The bot reportedly lets users find the full profile data of another Indian user base...
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Aadhaar Not Mandatory for Registration on Co-Win Portal, Says Government
Aadhaar card is not mandatory to register on the government’s COVID-19 vaccination portal, Co-Win, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in Lok Sabha on Friday.
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India Among Top Five Worst Countries for Privacy of People’s Biometric Data, Report Claims
India is the fifth worst country after China, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the US in terms of extensive and invasive use of biometric data, according to a new report from Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech on Wednesday.
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Parliament Panel To Review Aadhaar Authority's Functioning, Data Security
A parliamentary panel headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has decided to examine the security and privacy of the citizens' data and review the functioning of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Friday.
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Aadhaar To Be Voluntary For Banking, Phones. Centre Takes First Step
An updated law to make sharing of Aadhaar details voluntary for cellphone connections, bank accounts, school admissions and other services, is expected to be passed in the winter session of parliament. In a first step to changing the law, the cabinet today signed off on the necessary changes, after which the draft bill will be introduced in the Lok...
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Giving Aadhaar Details For Bank Accounts, SIM Cards To Be Made Voluntary
The Narendra Modi government has decided to make disclosure of Aadhaar details optional for people while opening a bank account or getting a mobile connection. A cabinet note for making suitable amendments to the Aadhaar Act-2016 during the winter session of parliament has already been moved.
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In Aadhaar Data Security Case, UIDAI Gets More Time To File Response
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted four more weeks to the UIDAI to file its response on a plea raising concerns about Aadhaar data security and privacy of individuals, in the wake of reported leak of personal information of people from the Unique Identification Authority of India's (UIDAI) database.
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Now Only Government Can Use Aadhaar Database, And That's A Problem
The world's biggest repository of citizen information, India's Aadhaar database, is now beyond the private sector's reach. That was the verdict last week by the country's top court, which refused to strike down the entire biometric-based system as unconstitutional. Now only the government can use it, and that's a problem.
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After Aadhaar Verdict, Need For Law On Privacy: US Experts
US-based experts have said that the Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar biometric system has struck a balance between the need for a foundational identity and measures to limit its use, but stressed that the government now urgently needs to pass a legislation on data sharing and privacy.
