News Your Aadhaar data can now be shared among government ministries but in limited form Sharing of Aadhaar numbers, albeit in masked form, has been termed dangerous by experts who've raised other red flags. MitakshJanuary 6, 2022
News UIDAI finally gets powers to penalise Aadhaar Act violators for hacking, unauthorised use After a five-year wait, the UIDAI gets more teeth to mete out punishment which includes levying hefty fines. Nishant KauntiaNovember 9, 2021
News Government backs proposal to allow new voter registrations using Aadhaar: Report The government has approached UIDAI to use Aadhaar for such purposes even as many have called it a dangerous idea. Anushka JainNovember 8, 2021
News Aadhaar-based facial recognition is the premise of this contest organised by the government With plans to challenge participants on Aadhaar-based facial authentication, here's why UIDAI's Hackathon sets off alarm bells. Nishant KauntiaOctober 20, 2021
News Landmark ruling finds Kenya’s government illegally rolled out Aadhaar-like biometric ID The country's High Court held that the controversial Huduma Namba infringes on individuals' privacy and constitutional rights. Aihik SurOctober 18, 2021
News Indian government looks to blockchain for managing multiple digital IDs Senior government officials in a panel attempted to justify leveraging blockchain tech for Indians to prove their identity online. Aihik SurOctober 8, 2021
News Madurai cops want weapons dealers to collect Aadhaar, personal information of buyers The police told knife and sickle sellers to record the Aadhaar details in registers, a risky proposition to make for unique IDs. Anushka JainOctober 1, 2021
News Man arrested in Jharkhand after hacking Election Commission portal and issuing fake voter ID cards A preliminary investigation has revealed that a URL shared by the EC with an outsourced private company was used in generating the voter ID... Sarah KhanAugust 19, 2021
News UP man arrested for creating over 10,000 fake voter IDs after hacking Election Commission website After a preliminary investigation, the police found that the accused had access to the same password used by officials while the commission maintained that... MitakshAugust 16, 2021
News European Commission proposes a Digital Identity wallet for all European Union citizens The European Commission on June 3 proposed a framework for a European Digital Identity wallet which will be available to all European Union (EU)... Sarvesh MathiJune 8, 2021