TRAI seeks stakeholder input to boost public Wi-Fi expansion across IndiaTelecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday released a consultation paper on the "Proliferation of Public Wi-Fi Networks in Indi...
27 Apr, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushbackIndia's government has dropped a proposal to pre-install the Aadhaar app on smartphones. This decision follows opposition from smartphone m...
17 Apr, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
India's proposal to preload national ID app Aadhaar on phones faced pushback: ReportIndia's government proposed pre-installing its Aadhaar biometric app on smartphones. Tech giants like Apple and Samsung opposed this move. ...
19 Mar, 2026, 07.47 PM IST
EC to talk Aadhaar seeding for voter IDs with top officials on TuesdayThe Election Commission will meet with key officials on March 18 to discuss linking voter IDs with Aadhaar cards. Amid political concerns o...
15 Mar, 2025, 10.33 PM IST
Aadhaar just an ID, says Nandan NilekaniDefending Aadhaar, the Infosys co-founder said it never collected data on individual.
22 Apr, 2019, 10.33 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
Good for Aadhaar, good for People: UIDAI CEO on Srikrishna reportThe committee has proposed enforcement powers to UIDAI like other regulatory bodies and the power to impose civil penalties – which will ad...
28 Jul, 2018, 10.07 AM IST
SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging AadhaarThe Supreme Court through its judgement is expected to lay down whether right to privacy can be elevated to the status of a fundamental rig...
10 May, 2018, 06.26 PM IST
People will happily accept Aadhaar-like scheme in US: UIDAI chief Ajay Bhushan PandeyUIDAI chief said people in the US needed a social security number to get a driver's licence, to open a bank account, for marriage, divorce ...
26 Mar, 2018, 11.05 PM IST
Facebook is tracking you more than anything, not Aadhaar: Thomas FriedmanIt is touted that in in 2018, Aadhaar usage will cross 30 billion authentication transactions.
02 Feb, 2018, 01.42 PM IST
Want to open a Facebook account? Keep your Aadhaar card by your sideFacebook says this is a new feature and only a few of the users would see this, according to reports. According to Facebook, this is an opt...
27 Dec, 2017, 05.12 PM IST
View: Private data as public business? Financial services need a clean-up actAll kinds of powerful people starting dedicating time to fighting this assault on privacy.
08 Sep, 2017, 09.46 AM IST
Privacy safeguards can make Aadhaar a global modelBy addressing the genuine concerns of individual privacy and data protection, Aadhaar will be ready to move ahead and lead by example as it...
30 Aug, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
Security will be big concern in Aadhaar system: Nandan NilekaniBig data refers to huge complex number sets that are not easily dealt with by traditional processing application software. It faces challen...
08 Aug, 2017, 11.43 PM IST
Why it may make sense to apply privacy rights on a case-by-case basisThe privacy legislation is expected to be vital in the new Attorney General of India KK Venugopal’s arguments on Tuesday when the nine-judg...
23 Jul, 2017, 11.24 AM IST
Government plans to widen scope of Aadhaar authenticationCitizens may soon be able to validate the credentials of drivers and domestic helps before hiring them using their Aadhaar numbers.
02 Feb, 2016, 04.34 AM IST
Government for legal bar on misuse & illegal collation of Aadhaar dataIf the SC were to seek guarantees on privacy , the government is willing to provide an undertaking as it acknowledges that this is valid co...
04 Oct, 2015, 10.24 AM IST