Page 23 - Latest Updates on Aadhaar
Trai chief defends open dare, says disclosing Aadhaar is not a digital risk
R S Sharma said that the intention behind disclosure of his 12-digit number was never to abet others to publish or disclose their Aadhaar numbers
 "Trai chief defends open dare, says disclosing Aadhaar is not a digital risk")
Life without Aadhaar: How the 12-digit number is holding lives to ransom
Hospitalisation and children's education are emotional areas that force Aadhaar compliance
 "Life without Aadhaar: How the 12-digit number is holding lives to ransom")
Be careful! Your Aadhaar may be safe, but you aren't from cybercriminals
Aadhaar number is a good starting point for cybercriminals to get your other details, which can lead to fraud
 "Be careful! Your Aadhaar may be safe, but you aren't from cybercriminals")
Updating address in Aadhaar set to get easy from April 2019: Here's how
The authority is expected to run a pilot before starting the new service, a UIDAI official said
 "Updating address in Aadhaar set to get easy from April 2019: Here's how")
Aadhaar remains vulnerable and needs an independent oversight mechanism
Till such time that the ownership of the Aadhaar system is transferred to an independent body, concerns over Aadhaar's digital vulnerability will persist
 "Aadhaar remains vulnerable and needs an independent oversight mechanism")
UIDAI looking for agency to gauge public sentiment on Aadhaar card
The agency is also expected to maintain confidentiality and no information gathered during the course of association with the UIDAI is expected to be revealed
 "UIDAI looking for agency to gauge public sentiment on Aadhaar card")
Govt clarifies, use of Aadhaar in Ayushman Bharat scheme 'not mandatory'
The scheme is aimed at providing an insurance cover of Rs 500,000 per year for hospitalisation to 107.4 billion poor families
 "Govt clarifies, use of Aadhaar in Ayushman Bharat scheme 'not mandatory'")
Aadhaar-based DBT savings over Rs 900 bn as on Mar 31, says UIDAI official
1.21 billion residents have so far enrolled for Aadhaar card and on an average over 30 million e-transactions are done using the identification system
13-feet walls not enough: Stealing your Aadhaar details costs just Rs 125
For P Santosh Kumar, a SIM card distributor from Hyderabad, the cost of replicating a physical fingerprint and fraudulently activating a SIM card was a cool Rs 125
 "13-feet walls not enough: Stealing your Aadhaar details costs just Rs 125")
Aadhaar Virtual ID now operational with Authentication User Agencies: UIDAI
The Virtual ID is a 16-digit random number mapped with the Aadhaar number
Give police limited access to Aadhaar data: National Crime Records Bureau
More than 40,000 unidentified bodies were recovered every year. With access to Aadhaar, these could be identified and handed over to their relatives
 "Give police limited access to Aadhaar data: National Crime Records Bureau")
1.21 bn Aadhaar generated till June 16, UMANG sees 6 mn downloads: Prasad
There were around 120 mobile phones and accessories manufacturing units in India as of 2017-18
 "1.21 bn Aadhaar generated till June 16, UMANG sees 6 mn downloads: Prasad")
UIDAI delays face recognition rollout for Aadhaar verification until Aug 1
The authority in charge of the national identity system had earlier this year announced it will include face recognition alongside iris or fingerprint scan as a means of verifying users
 "UIDAI delays face recognition rollout for Aadhaar verification until Aug 1")
India to be first to protect health data of citizens with iron-clad law?
The responsibility for ensuring data security and privacy would lie with the entity that has custody of the data
 "India to be first to protect health data of citizens with iron-clad law?")
2 million people in 3 states denied ration due to Aadhaar issues: Report
The independent 'State of Aadhaar 2017-18' report, which UIDAI has cited to reassert the popularity of the unique identity project among people, also shows four other worrisome facts. Details here
 "2 million people in 3 states denied ration due to Aadhaar issues: Report")
Why Aadhaar data is not safe despite the protection of '13-feet high walls'
The Aadhaar program has the biometric data -- iris, fingerprint and photographs -- of over a billion Indians and is key to Modi's 'Digital India' plans
 "Why Aadhaar data is not safe despite the protection of '13-feet high walls'")
Govt defends in Supreme Court its decision on Aadhaar linking with mobiles
SC said the government had misinterpreted its order and used it as a "tool" to make Aadhaar mandatory for mobile users
 "Govt defends in Supreme Court its decision on Aadhaar linking with mobiles")
The subversion of Aadhaar
One thing's become clear during the SC hearings: the government has over-reached massively, and deceived the people of India
Why does UIDAI need to collect meta data of citizens, asks Supreme Court
Meta data is a set of data that describes and gives information about other data
 "Why does UIDAI need to collect meta data of citizens, asks Supreme Court")
Aadhaar, PAN cards mandatory for opening bank accounts, says RBI
IBA to list problems in implementation next week
 "Aadhaar, PAN cards mandatory for opening bank accounts, says RBI")
