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"Not Happy, Probe On": Minister To NDTV On Alleged Leak Of Indians' Private Data
The government is investigating reports that confidential data of over 80 crore Indians, including names and phone, passport and Aadhaar numbers were leaked on the dark web, junior IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar told NDTV on Tuesday.
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"Baseless": Aadhaar Authority On Data Breach Claims In Delhi High Court
The UIDAI on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that there was no security breach of its database or Central Identity Data Repository (CIDR) and sought dismissal of a petition seeking damages for Aadhaar data "leaks".
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Serious About Security Of Aadhaar, Says IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the government is serious about protecting Aadhaar data and has appealed to people not to give social platforms a blanket consent to their data, said today.
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Aadhaar Operators Who Violate Processes Face Rs 1 Lakh Fine: UIDAI
UIDAI today said it follows a "stringent enrolment and updation process" for issuance of Aadhaar cards, and has blacklisted over 50,000 operators for various violations, amid reports of a breach in its enrolment software
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'Absolutely No Breach Of Aadhaar Database': Read UIDAI's Full Statement On Report Of Data Leak
Aadhaar card number is a 12-digit random number issued by the UIDAI to the residents of India after satisfying the verification process.
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No Problem Stripping Before "White Man": Minister's Barb On Aadhaar Row
Union minister KJ Alphons on Sunday 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 lapses.
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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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Sharing Aadhaar Card Number Not A Security Breach, Clarifies UIDAI
Though sharing of aadhaar card details doesn't lead to any security breach, it should not be shares in ideal situation, warns UIDAI
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Aadhaar Virtual ID "Unworkable", Will Oppose Tooth-And-Nail: Petitioners
A new move to secure Aadhaar, in which a randomly-generated 16-digit temporary number can be shared instead of the biometric ID, will be opposed in the Supreme Court by petitioners who are fighting a case against the system.
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"Orchestrated Campaign To Malign Aadhaar": Ex-UIDAI Chief Nandan Nilekani
Former Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman Nandan Nilekani said there was an "orchestrated campaign" to malign Aadhaar.
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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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UIDAI Files Case In Aadhaar-Data-For-Rs 500 Report, Journalist Named
A police case has been filed against The Tribune journalist who exposed how people could illegally access demographic data of individuals from UIDAI, the authority that issues 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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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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Aadhaar Misuse Traceable, System Secure, Claims UIDAI
The UIDAI statement comes amid news reports that anonymous sellers were offering unrestricted access to Aadhaar details for Rs 500 over WhatsApp.
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"Not Happy, Probe On": Minister To NDTV On Alleged Leak Of Indians' Private Data
The government is investigating reports that confidential data of over 80 crore Indians, including names and phone, passport and Aadhaar numbers were leaked on the dark web, junior IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar told NDTV on Tuesday.
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"Baseless": Aadhaar Authority On Data Breach Claims In Delhi High Court
The UIDAI on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that there was no security breach of its database or Central Identity Data Repository (CIDR) and sought dismissal of a petition seeking damages for Aadhaar data "leaks".
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Serious About Security Of Aadhaar, Says IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the government is serious about protecting Aadhaar data and has appealed to people not to give social platforms a blanket consent to their data, said today.
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Aadhaar Operators Who Violate Processes Face Rs 1 Lakh Fine: UIDAI
UIDAI today said it follows a "stringent enrolment and updation process" for issuance of Aadhaar cards, and has blacklisted over 50,000 operators for various violations, amid reports of a breach in its enrolment software
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'Absolutely No Breach Of Aadhaar Database': Read UIDAI's Full Statement On Report Of Data Leak
Aadhaar card number is a 12-digit random number issued by the UIDAI to the residents of India after satisfying the verification process.
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No Problem Stripping Before "White Man": Minister's Barb On Aadhaar Row
Union minister KJ Alphons on Sunday 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 lapses.
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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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Sharing Aadhaar Card Number Not A Security Breach, Clarifies UIDAI
Though sharing of aadhaar card details doesn't lead to any security breach, it should not be shares in ideal situation, warns UIDAI
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Aadhaar Virtual ID "Unworkable", Will Oppose Tooth-And-Nail: Petitioners
A new move to secure Aadhaar, in which a randomly-generated 16-digit temporary number can be shared instead of the biometric ID, will be opposed in the Supreme Court by petitioners who are fighting a case against the system.
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"Orchestrated Campaign To Malign Aadhaar": Ex-UIDAI Chief Nandan Nilekani
Former Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman Nandan Nilekani said there was an "orchestrated campaign" to malign Aadhaar.
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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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UIDAI Files Case In Aadhaar-Data-For-Rs 500 Report, Journalist Named
A police case has been filed against The Tribune journalist who exposed how people could illegally access demographic data of individuals from UIDAI, the authority that issues 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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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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Aadhaar Misuse Traceable, System Secure, Claims UIDAI
The UIDAI statement comes amid news reports that anonymous sellers were offering unrestricted access to Aadhaar details for Rs 500 over WhatsApp.
