Page 19 - Latest Updates on Aadhaar
Aadhaar: What happens to firms like Jio, Paytm as SC strikes down sec 57?
Section 57 gave birth to e-KYC, which allowed companies like Reliance Jio to rapidly acquire new users. Will bringing in a new law allow pvt entities to regain access to Aadhaar?
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Aadhaar remains valid but SC strikes down some sections to boost privacy
Though the court upheld the overall validity of the government's Unique Identification (UID) programme, it barred banks, insurance firms and mobile phone companies--from demanding Aadhaar data
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Why Supreme Court feels welfare exclusion can't be used to scrap Aadhaar
"When it is serving much larger purpose by reaching hundreds of millions of deserving persons, it cannot be crucified on the unproven plea of exclusion of some."
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Aadhaar: Govt should pass legislation on data sharing, privacy, say experts
Verdict builds on the "proportionality" doctrine enshrined in the previous court ruling on privacy, said experts
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SC delivers a welcome judgment; Aadhaar cannot be an instrument of coercion
The Unique ID project was conceptualised as a strictly voluntary one. But over the years, telecom companies, banks, government welfare schemes had all started seeking Aadhaar for service provisioning
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Aadhaar: The spirit of the dissent may outlast the verdict of the court
The SC's Aadhaar judgment is reminiscent of the judicial approval for denying fundamental rights during the emergency
Deleting Aadhaar data stored with private firms a Herculean task: Experts
With a lack of data-protection law in India, there is no entity to audit whether or not private companies are actually deleting personal data of customers
Aadhaar Act: Here's a primer on where you need to furnish your biometrics
SC has placed a number of restrictions on how who can demand Aadhaar and what services or schemes it can be used for
Congress to move court if Aadhaar amendments are brought as a Money Bill
Both the Congress, as well as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), welcomed the verdict as a win for their respective visions of Aadhaar, and a loss for the other side
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Here's why Justice Chandrachud believes Aadhaar is unconstitutional
The entire Aadhaar programme, since 2009, suffers from constitutional infirmities and violations of fundamental rights
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Passing Aadhaar as money Bill a fraud on Constitution: Justice Chandrachud
Chandrachud said the power of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, to decide whether a Bill is a money Bill, 'cannot be untrammelled'
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SC upholds constitutional validity of Aadhaar card, but with caveats
CBSE and UGC can no longer ask for Aadhaar from citizens for the purpose of conducting any entrance examination or running a scheme
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Customers' aversion to e-KYC verification could make process more expensive
Industry experts said despite the ruling, Aadhaar might still be the preferred route of on-boarding since it was inexpensive and convenient
Govt hints at amendments to Aadhaar Act to accommodate SC verdict
Law and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the court had held that the purpose of issuing Aadhaar to all Indian citizens was legitimate and no surveillance was possible
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SC considers UIDAI PowerPoint presentation in holding Aadhaar scheme safe
Using two projectors in the courtroom, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey had claimed that breaking the Aadhaar encryption may take "more than the age of the universe for the fastest computer on earth
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Children be given option to exit from Aadhaar on attaining majority: SC
Justice A K Sikri also said that no child shall be denied the benefit of any scheme if he or she is unable to produce Aadhaar number
SC upholds Aadhaar validity, but with modifications: Full case timeline
SC struck down some provisions, including the linking of the biometric ID with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions
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Aadhaar verdict: Banks, firms fear rising costs of acquiring new clients
Without the e-KYC provision, the cost of acquiring new customers will shoot up significantly, in some cases six times, claim expert
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After SC verdict, private firms wanting to still use Aadhaar look to govt
Legal experts claim introducing a law to bypass the SC directive may not be possible given the court's stern stance
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Linking bank account to Aadhaar: Will your bank details be safe?
Bank customers are worried whether their details will be safe after linking it with Aadhaar or not
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