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Protect Your Aadhaar Card: Step-by-Step Guide To Locking It Online
When you lock your Aadhar card, it secures your biometric data and other personal information, preventing unauthorised individuals from misusing your Aadhar card.
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UIDAI Bug Bounty Programme: 20 Ethical Hackers to Reportedly Detect, Fix Aadhaar Data Security Issues
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has called out for ethical hackers who will detect and fix vulnerabilities in the Aadhar security system, as per a report. They will be given access to the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) that stores the Aadhaar data of 1.32 billion Indians.
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Assam Citizens' Register Data Release After Aadhaar-type Security: Centre
The data of Assam's National Register of Citizens will be released only after a data security system like Aadhaar is established, the Centre has said, underscoring that this has been mandated by the Supreme Court.
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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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Need To Be Careful About Aadhar Data Misuse: Ex-National Security Advisor
With Aadhar cards becoming ubiquitous, the country needs to marshal its defensive and offensive capabilities, former national security adviser MK Narayanan said today.
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Tamil Nadu Launches Door-Step Aadhaar Enrollment For Children Below 5
The Tamil Nadu government has launched a scheme to provide the door-step registration for Aadhaar for children under the age of five. The scheme, worth Rs 13.61 crore, will help collect the biometric data of children from their homes to issue them their unique Aadhaar number, an official statement said.
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Aadhaar Data To Identify Dead Bodies? Top Court Refuses To Hear Plea
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to use Aadhaar biometrics of unidentified dead bodies to trace their identity.
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"Slap On BJP's Face": Congress On Key Part Of Top Court's Aadhaar Ruling
The Congress on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to strike down Section 57 of the Aadhaar act which allowed private parties to access Aadhaar data.
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Core Biometrics Under Aadhar Totally Safe: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Asserting that core biometrics under Aadhaar were safe and secure, the government today said the use of the unique identification mechanism has ensured savings of over Rs 90,000 crore by eliminating middlemen.
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Like Aadhaar, Other Apps Should Collect Minimal Data: Telecom Regulator
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI Chairman RS Sharma said on Tuesday that apps should collect minimal data just as Aadhaar regulator UIDAI does. The Unique Identification Authority of India gives a 12-digit Aadhar number to citizens by collecting "minimal data" the TRAI chief said.
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On "Limited Access" To Aadhaar Data For Police, Minister Says "Will Try"
The Centre would look into a request for sharing of Aadhar data with police for the purpose of cracking cases involving first time offenders and for identification of unidentified bodies, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said on Thursday.
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Arvind Subramanian Quits. Five Things For Which Arun Jaitley Lauded Him
Arvind Subramanian conceptualised JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhar, Mobile) as a data base for availing public benefits.
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Law May Cure Alleged Aadhar Biometric Data Collection Defect, Says Top Court
The Supreme Court today said the alleged defect that citizens' biometric details under the Aadhaar scheme were being collected without any law, could be cured by subsequently bringing a statute.
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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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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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Protect Your Aadhaar Card: Step-by-Step Guide To Locking It Online
When you lock your Aadhar card, it secures your biometric data and other personal information, preventing unauthorised individuals from misusing your Aadhar card.
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UIDAI Bug Bounty Programme: 20 Ethical Hackers to Reportedly Detect, Fix Aadhaar Data Security Issues
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has called out for ethical hackers who will detect and fix vulnerabilities in the Aadhar security system, as per a report. They will be given access to the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) that stores the Aadhaar data of 1.32 billion Indians.
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Assam Citizens' Register Data Release After Aadhaar-type Security: Centre
The data of Assam's National Register of Citizens will be released only after a data security system like Aadhaar is established, the Centre has said, underscoring that this has been mandated by the Supreme Court.
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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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Need To Be Careful About Aadhar Data Misuse: Ex-National Security Advisor
With Aadhar cards becoming ubiquitous, the country needs to marshal its defensive and offensive capabilities, former national security adviser MK Narayanan said today.
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Tamil Nadu Launches Door-Step Aadhaar Enrollment For Children Below 5
The Tamil Nadu government has launched a scheme to provide the door-step registration for Aadhaar for children under the age of five. The scheme, worth Rs 13.61 crore, will help collect the biometric data of children from their homes to issue them their unique Aadhaar number, an official statement said.
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Aadhaar Data To Identify Dead Bodies? Top Court Refuses To Hear Plea
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to use Aadhaar biometrics of unidentified dead bodies to trace their identity.
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"Slap On BJP's Face": Congress On Key Part Of Top Court's Aadhaar Ruling
The Congress on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to strike down Section 57 of the Aadhaar act which allowed private parties to access Aadhaar data.
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Core Biometrics Under Aadhar Totally Safe: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Asserting that core biometrics under Aadhaar were safe and secure, the government today said the use of the unique identification mechanism has ensured savings of over Rs 90,000 crore by eliminating middlemen.
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Like Aadhaar, Other Apps Should Collect Minimal Data: Telecom Regulator
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI Chairman RS Sharma said on Tuesday that apps should collect minimal data just as Aadhaar regulator UIDAI does. The Unique Identification Authority of India gives a 12-digit Aadhar number to citizens by collecting "minimal data" the TRAI chief said.
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On "Limited Access" To Aadhaar Data For Police, Minister Says "Will Try"
The Centre would look into a request for sharing of Aadhar data with police for the purpose of cracking cases involving first time offenders and for identification of unidentified bodies, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said on Thursday.
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Arvind Subramanian Quits. Five Things For Which Arun Jaitley Lauded Him
Arvind Subramanian conceptualised JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhar, Mobile) as a data base for availing public benefits.
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Law May Cure Alleged Aadhar Biometric Data Collection Defect, Says Top Court
The Supreme Court today said the alleged defect that citizens' biometric details under the Aadhaar scheme were being collected without any law, could be cured by subsequently bringing a statute.
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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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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...
