Is CIA-link throwing up Aadhaar's true colours?

TheUnique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) agreement with aNew-York based start-upMongoDB is likely to raise many eyebrows if this Economic Times report is to be believed.

According to an ET report, MongoDB has been funded by theUS’ Central Intelligence Agency. The firmhas approached the UIDAI authorities to assist in capturing and analysing information for Aadhaar.

MongoDB, founded in 2007, creates module that helps conduct vast databases, generally unstructured data. The ET report notes that the firm has lifted $231 million (Rs 1,400 crore) and some of the funding is from In-Q-Tel, a not-for-profit try collateral arm of CIA.

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However, the amount of funding from CIA has not been revealed by MongoDB.

The UIDAI has reportedly entered into an agreement with MongoDB and a company’s database module is already being used for analysing a gait during that registration of new beneficiaries is holding place, reports ET.

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So, why should India be concerned?

Recently, Edward Snowden, a former NSA contractor-turned-whistleblower revealed that US comprehension agencies customarily intercepted communication in Europe and Asia, including in India.

Experts say UID’s centralised pattern could poise a risk, where even a singular mistake can make a whole complement disproportionately vulnerable.