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India- All is not well with Aadhaar, wake up and demand #DestroyTheAadhaar

Aadhaar breach: Gaping holes in data security and the unreliability of biometrics put a question mark on the project. UIDAI’s denials are increasingly unconvincing1. by Usha Ramanathan | Aadhaar breach: The UIDAI admitted this had happened, but said “that was not us”,… Continue Reading →

FIR against Tribune reporter over Aadhaar data breach story #WTFnews

The FIR also names Anil Kumar, Sunil Kumar and Raj, all of whom were mentioned in The Tribune report as people Khaira contacted in the course of her reporting. Written by Mahender Singh Manral | The UIDAI’s media unit did not respond… Continue Reading →

India – Did you know Ashwathama does not have an #Aadhaar ? #Poem by Ramu Ramanathan

  Ashwathama By Ramu Ramanathan Recited by Denzil Smith I met AshwathamaAt Mama Kane’s Swacha UphargrihaHe says Bhai, the times are badThe Bharamastra fell in Vidharbha12 years of famine in the region In his horse-voice, he describes the suicidesCan I get food… Continue Reading →

Chennai- No Aadhaar, no cashless treatment, woman told #WTFnews

  On Thursday night, a Chennai resident faced hurdles in getting cashless treatment at Fortis Malar One health insurer apparently told her that she could not avail of cashless treatment as she did not have an Aadhaar card CHENNAI: From… Continue Reading →

#Aadhaar Fraud – Airtel let off lightly by the Modi Sarkar #WTFnews

Airtel is let off lightly by the government despite being in clear violation of the law in a case that exposes the flaws and dangers in the ecosystem surrounding Aadhaar   DESPITE its clear violation of the law, telecom major… Continue Reading →

Memorandum to Home Affairs Committee on Security issues of #Aadhaar

Date:  by- Rethink Aadhaar Campaign To, Chairperson and Members Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs   Sub: Grave security concerns related to Aadhaar    With regard to the committee’s work on Aadhaar, and in continuation of our earlier Memorandum highlighting… Continue Reading →

India – Your #Aadhaar details on sale for Rs 2-5 #WTFnews

 How can govt make sure your data is safe? India Today investigation reveals how the staff at UIDAI enrolment centres are willing to sell information for petty cash. Syed Masroor Hasan| Agents at several enrolment agencies are willing to part… Continue Reading →

Edward Snowden on #Aadhaar leak: Governments’ use of private details leads to abuse

‘History shows that no matter the laws, the result is abuse,’ tweeted Snowden He was responding to a tweet alerting him about a report that claimed one could buy an individual’s Aadhaar information for a paltry Rs 500 UIDAI, the… Continue Reading →

India Must Block And Destroy Biometric And Delink #Aadhaar

n  -Praveen Dalal Aadhaar is an Orwellian project that is unconstitutional and deserves to be scrapped. But Supreme Court has been dragging its feet and giving unreasonable time to Indian government to force Aadhaar upon maximum number of Indians. This is despite… Continue Reading →

India – Five more cases of #Aadhaar-related frauds at two PSBs

Indian Overseas Bank had the maximum of 15 such cases wherein Rs 5.89 lakh were siphoned off, followed by State Bank of India. By- Sunny Verma Andhra Bank witnessed four such cases wherein Rs 4,20,098 was withdrawn from customers’ accounts… Continue Reading →

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