March 2018: In yet another classic case of hacking the biometric authentication system, 27 people were arrested in what was described as “hi-tech cheating” by a senior official in the…
Expert opinions on AadhaarLegalSecurity FailsTechnology
Infosys Prize Winner Seeks Exemplary Damages for Aadhaar Leaks
The Delhi High Court recently heard a Public Interest Litigation by Prof. Shamnad Basheer through which he has sought exemplary damages from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), for “negligence/…
This January, HRD Minister Prakash Javdekar had made a claim that 80,000 ghost lecturers had been found due to linking of Aadhaar. “So far only 85% teachers have given their…
Aadhaar ExclusionsDisinformation
Did Aadhaar help remove 80,000 ghost teachers? Or were real teachers excluded?
The ministry of HRD recently made a claim that 80,000 “ghost teachers” were identified because of Aadhaar. HRD Minister Prakash Javdekar had made this stunning claim: “There are certain ‘ghost’…