Personal data of a billion Indians sold online for £6
The personal information of more than a billion Indians stored in the world’s largest biometric database can be bought online […]
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Aadhaar data leak: More than 200 Indian government websites expose citizens’ key personal details
The Aadhaar-issuing body, called the Unique Identification Authority of India, did not specify how or when the breach took place. […]
Forget IDs, you may soon use biometrics to enter airports
The government has begun work on ensuring a completely paperless aircraft boarding process under which a mobile phone is all […]
India’s court ruling can impact global privacy
By addressing the genuine concerns of individual privacy and data protection, Aadhaar will be ready to move ahead and lead […]
Supreme Court judgement marks “the end of the beginning” for privacy in India
31 August 2017 The Supreme Court of India (‘the Court’) issued, on 24 August 2017, its ruling in Justice K […]
India’s top court rules privacy is a fundamental right
A significant legal ruling on privacy came out of India Thursday when the nation’s top court ruled that citizens have […]