Aadhaar's security flaws can have devastating consequences for Indians

Does UIDAI think citizens' privacy is a 'small price' to pay for how the govt can monetise Aadhaar in future?

It is no surprise that the latest data and security breach surrounding the Aadhaar biometric programme has been selectively denied by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the government of India and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

All three have slammed news reports, calling it mis-reporting even though the process of filing a first information report (FIR) is underway and the portal where the alleged breach took place (portal.uidai.gov.in) has been shut down since the news started making waves.

Increasingly worn out defences were also mounted and trotted out