Companies failing to comply with Aadhaar Act norms may be liable for up to Rs 1 crore fineThe Aadhaar Act, at present, does not empower the body to take enforcement action against errant entities in the Aadhaar ecosystem.
01 Jan, 2019, 07.30 PM IST
I continue to believe Aadhaar disclosure does not raise digital risks: RS SharmaSharma also said the recent Supreme Court judgement on Aadhaar has firmly settled the debate around issues such as privacy.
11 Oct, 2018, 11.05 PM IST
Now, government pushes offline tools to verify AadhaarIn an effort to address fears over surveillance, breach of privacy and data farming, the Centre is promoting offline verification tools for...
03 Oct, 2018, 11.49 AM IST
Now, govt pushes offline tools to verify AadhaarThe KYC process will not even need users to reveal their Aadhaar numbers, the collection of which has often been subject to controversies o...
03 Oct, 2018, 10.49 AM IST
You may need to go through new KYC process to delink Aadhaar from mobileFollowing the SC order, UIDAI has made it clear that telecom service providers can no longer ask for Aadhaar.
02 Oct, 2018, 06.42 PM IST
Aadhaar petitioner Justice KS Puttaswamy hails verdictCase filed in 2012 Karnataka HC former judge feared govt’s data gathering exercise would intrude into privacy of individuals
27 Sep, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
Supreme Court refers to Cambridge Analytica breach in Aadhaar hearing, raises concernsThe government's legal representative said that identity information can be shared with third parties only after getting the due consent of...
13 Apr, 2018, 07.25 AM IST
Steps oultined by Facebook not enough to protect users: Elliot AldersonAlderson’s tweets mentioning how personal data of users on the Congress app was not encrypted and was sent encoded through an HTTP request ...
29 Mar, 2018, 09.41 AM IST
No Aadhaar card, no pension for those in UP’s old age homesMany inmates have not been able to get Aadhaar cards as their fingers are oblate -- with age and labour -- and they are unable to give thum...
08 Feb, 2018, 01.24 PM IST
Aadhaar biggest tool for empowering poor, says Mohandas PaiThere is no evidence of any breach of iris or fingerprint data which is encrypted in Aadhaar, he said on the Tribune controversy about misu...
22 Jan, 2018, 04.51 PM IST
Airtel Payments Bank head Shashi Arora quits"Shashi has decided to move on to pursue opportunities outside of Airtel. We wish Shashi the very best for his future endeavours," the comp...
23 Dec, 2017, 09.24 AM IST
Aadhaar: Lawyers body suggests setting up of privacy commissionThe Indian National Bar Association (INBA), however, has supported collection and integration of citizens' data, saying it was "necessary f...
26 Nov, 2017, 08.35 PM IST
SC judgement is a vindication of government stand, says Arun JaitleyThe judgement is positive because as the evolution of constitutional law goes on there is always an effort to strengthen Fundamental Rights...
25 Aug, 2017, 12.59 AM IST
UIDAI system foolproof, Aadhaar data can't be leaked: GovernmentWithout taking name of Dhoni's wife, he said she has raised the issue, claiming that the Ministry of Electronics and IT has admitted to the...
05 Apr, 2017, 10.10 PM IST
Jairam Ramesh moves Supreme Court challenging decision to treat Aadhaar as money billWith this, the controversy over treating Aadhaar as a money bill has taken a new twist as it is generally believed that Speaker's discretio...
07 Apr, 2016, 05.15 PM IST
Every second Indian now has Aadhaar numberBy March 10, the UIDAI had generated and dispatched unique Aadhaar numbers to 600.7 million people, ET has learnt from senior government of...
11 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Aadhaar is a number not an ID card: Montek Singh AhluwaliaSome Cabinet Ministers have reportedly raised the issue pertaining to Aadhaar that whether it is a number or an identity card.
02 Feb, 2013, 09.45 PM IST