Aadhaar Data

Aadhaar authentication for bank accounts and SIM cards to be made optional

A cabinet note was moved during a winter session to make amendments to the Aadhaar Act-2016.

SC strikes down section 57 of Aadhaar Act: Humongous task to audit and erase data with private firms, say experts

The Supreme Court also said that Aadhaar data can't be shared with security agencies in the name of upholding national security and individuals too can complain about theft of their Aadhaar data.

UIDAI defends Aadhaar, hits back against rumours after 'inadvertent' Google act

UIDAI said that Google has already clarified that UIDAI's old contact number was added "inadvertently"

Aadhaar security: UIDAI has not conducted serious forensic audits for breaches

Security researchers will continue to show how vulnerable Aadhaar is until UIDAI acknowledges them.

SIM card operator replicates Aadhaar database using fingerprint photos

A SIM card operator was able to successfully forge fingerprints by downloading Aadhaar credentials

NCRB chief Ish Kumar suggests giving police limited access to Aadhaar data; Hansraj Ahir says home ministry will discuss it

Suggestions for allowing Aadhaar information sharing and amendments to the Identification of Prisoners Act would be discussed in the home ministry, Hansraj Ahir said.

There was no Supreme Court order mandating the linking of Aadhaar with mobile numbers, admits govt

The advocate representing UIDAI said that the mandatory Aadhaar-mobile number linking move was based on the Supreme Court's order to verify a mobile number.

Facebook-Cambridge Analytica row: Whether on FB or Aadhaar, societal need for privacy trumps the individual

The social value of privacy needs to be spotlighted for it urges us to look not only at the individual right over data, but the social benefits that we derive from its recognition.

Aadhaar faces yet another data leak allowing access to personal data to “all” enrolled in the system: Report

As data security, cybersecurity and user data privacy take centre stage of discussion, a new report has emerged detailing a major data leak in Aadhaar.

Harish Khare resigns as editor-in-chief of The Tribune, newspaper which reported breach in Aadhaar data

The editor-in-chief of The Tribune, Harish Khare, resigned from his post on Thursday, according to media reports.