Page 29 - Latest Updates on Aadhaar
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
 "Aadhaar-based DBT savings over Rs 900 bn as on Mar 31, says UIDAI official")
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Aadhaar, PAN cards mandatory for opening bank accounts, says RBI
IBA to list problems in implementation next week
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Aadhaar-welfare schemes linking extended by 3 months; here's how to do it
CBDT on Tuesday extended the last date for linking of Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN) from March 31, 2018, to June 30, 2018
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Aadhaar is for empowerment, not Big Brother: UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey
'In order for somebody to do Big Brother kind of a job, one has to collect lots of data and Aadhaar collects very minimal data', he said
 "Aadhaar is for empowerment, not Big Brother: UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey")
Aadhaar can do little to stop bank frauds: Supreme Court slams Centre
The Central government has made it mandatory for all financial institutions, including banks, to verify and link Aadhaar of the customers with their accounts
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CVC to check PAN and Aadhaar routes to detect bureaucratic corruption
Central Vigilance Commission said CBI and other investigating agencies earlier did not have easy access to such data
Aadhaar security flaw can give access to data without OTP: Ethical hacker
Facial recognition for the sole purpose of authentication-where consent is given-should be completely fine, but only as long as it is not used for clandestine surveillance, says Karan Saini
Fudging Aadhaar
The SC interim order on Aadhaar implies that Aadhaar will be voluntary for the rich while being mandatory for the poor to access welfare schemes that are critical for survival
Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline extended to June 30; what you must know
Earlier deadlines for linking Aadhaar with PAN were July 31, August 31 and Dec 31, 2017, with the last being March 31 this year
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