Aadhaar Data Breach

Data Protection Board: Chance to bring regulatory agility or a miss hit?

Data Protection Board of India could play an essential role in bringing about regulatory agility and striking the right balance between regulation and innovation in a data-dependent digital economy

Updated On: 14 Aug 2023 | 3:32 PM IST

EPFO temporarily shuts Aadhaar seeding portal after reports of data theft

The EPFO has shut down the website, urging the CSC to secure the confidential data of employees

Updated On: 03 May 2018 | 6:29 AM IST

Aadhaar privacy row: SC raps govt as 134,000 Indians' data leaked; updates

UIDAI accepted in Aadhaar case that there was no Supreme court order to make it compulsory to link Aadhaar with mobile phone number. Find latest news on Aadhaar data breach and privacy issues

Updated On: 26 Apr 2018 | 6:56 PM IST

Aadhaar: Need robust law to protect data of citizens, says SC

In last seven years, not a single breach of biometric details has taken place, said UIDAI CEO

Updated On: 28 Mar 2018 | 12:08 AM IST

UIDAI may take legal action against ZDNet for Aadhar breach report

ZDNet reported that a data leak on a system run by a state-owned utility company could allow access to private information of Aadhaar holders

Updated On: 26 Mar 2018 | 11:54 AM IST

Improved privacy

The new two-layer security for Aadhaar addresses security concerns

Updated On: 11 Jan 2018 | 10:46 PM IST

Locking stable after horses have bolted: Chidambaram on Aadhaar

This was done to address privacy concerns after a news report claimed a breach in the Aadhaar database

Updated On: 11 Jan 2018 | 2:30 PM IST

Aadhaar leak report: Editors Guild condemns FIR against journalist

The FIR mentions the names of the journalist and the people the reporter reached out to purchase the Aadhaar data

Updated On: 07 Jan 2018 | 7:58 PM IST

210 govt websites made Aadhaar details like names, addresses public: UIDAI

The Aadhaar issuing body said that it took note of the breach and got the data removed from those websites

Updated On: 19 Nov 2017 | 11:44 AM IST

UIDAI says Aadhaar system secure, refutes reports of biometric data breach

WikiLeaks has hinted that CIA had allegedly accessed the Aadhaar database

Updated On: 28 Aug 2017 | 2:28 AM IST