Page 19 - Latest Updates on Aadhaar
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
 "Govt hints at amendments to Aadhaar Act to accommodate SC verdict")
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
 "SC considers UIDAI PowerPoint presentation in holding Aadhaar scheme safe")
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
 "Children be given option to exit from Aadhaar on attaining majority: SC")
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
 "SC upholds Aadhaar validity, but with modifications: Full case timeline")
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
 "Aadhaar verdict: Banks, firms fear rising costs of acquiring new clients")
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
 "After SC verdict, private firms wanting to still use Aadhaar look to govt")
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
 "Linking bank account to Aadhaar: Will your bank details be safe?")
Linking bank account to Aadhaar compulsory: Will your bank details be safe?
Bank customers are worried whether their details will be safe after linking it with Aadhaar or not
Unwarranted move
RBI should have waited for the Supreme Court's verdict that is likely to be declared next month
Soon, your driver's licence to be linked with Aadhaar
He also said that digital governance is honest, transparent and efficient governance
 "Soon, your driver's licence to be linked with Aadhaar")
Govt plans to link driving licence with Aadhaar
The move comes at a time when the Supreme Court is yet to rule on whether Aadhaar violates privacy
 "Govt plans to link driving licence with Aadhaar")
Use Aadhaar to stop abuse, abandonment of wives by NRI husbands: Govt panel
Move aims at protecting rights of deserted women by NRI husbands or become victims of domestic violence, dowry harassment abroad
 "Use Aadhaar to stop abuse, abandonment of wives by NRI husbands: Govt panel")
Mobile Aadhaar can now be used as ID proof to enter airports in India
Differently-abled persons will have to produce a disability photo ID or a medical certificate
 "Mobile Aadhaar can now be used as ID proof to enter airports in India")
Flying domestic? Soon you will need only Aadhaar number to board flights
Passengers will be able to use biometrics to prove identity before entering terminals
 "Flying domestic? Soon you will need only Aadhaar number to board flights")
A fait accompli to Supreme Court?
If SC makes the wrong call on Aadhaar in November, entire nation will be stripped digitally naked
Now, Aadhaar a must for PPF, post office, Kisan Vikas Patra deposits
Govt insisted on quoting Aadhaar for bank deposits, obtaining mobile phone and several other utilities to weed out benami deals and black money
Congress to move SC again on passage of Aadhaar law as money bill
Congress leader Kapil Sibal expressed satisfaction over exclusion of private companies from Aadhaar project
Yet to link Aadhaar with mobile SIM? Govt mulls easier process for seniors
Proxy authorisation to give senior citizens option of nominating another person who'll do the linking on their behalf
 "Yet to link Aadhaar with mobile SIM? Govt mulls easier process for seniors")
RBI says Aadhaar-bank accounts linkage must after confusion over RTI reply
Govt made it mandatory to link bank accounts with 12-digit biometric identification number, deadline is Dec 31
 "RBI says Aadhaar-bank accounts linkage must after confusion over RTI reply")
RBI says linking Aadhaar to bank accounts must
The RBI clarification followed media reports quoting a reply to an RTI application that suggested RBI hadn't issued any order for mandatory Aadhaar linkage
 "RBI says linking Aadhaar to bank accounts must")
