‘How many Muslims and Dalits?’ Owaisi hits out at UIDAI for asking 127 people to prove citizenship

The Aadhaar authority said the summons were issued as it was told by Telangana Police that those people were ‘illegal immigrants’.

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· Feb 19, 2020 · 02:58 pm

Aadhaar Act: SC asks Centre to reply to plea against amendments allowing private firms to use data

Retired Army officer SG Vombatkere and activist Bezwada Wilson had challenged the amendments passed by Parliament in July.

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· Nov 22, 2019 · 01:32 pm

Supreme Court doubts correctness of Aadhaar judgement, refers it to a larger bench

Justice DY Chandrachud had said in September 2018 that the Aadhaar Act was a ‘fraud on the constitution’.

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· Nov 13, 2019 · 11:02 pm

Aadhaar Ordinance is no longer valid as Parliament has passed amended law, Centre tells Delhi HC

The government was arguing against a petition that challenged the ordinance’s validity. The court listed the matter for hearing on October 22.

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· Jul 09, 2019 · 05:10 pm

Aadhaar Ordinance: SC asks Centre and UIDAI to respond to plea challenging law’s validity

Petitioners SG Vombatkere and Bezwada Wilson have alleged that the Ordinance violates the fundamental rights of citizens guaranteed in the Constitution.

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· Jul 05, 2019 · 06:00 pm

As Aadhaar Bill is passed in Lok Sabha, Owaisi says it will not stand in a court of law

Other Opposition parties demanded a data protection law.

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· Jul 04, 2019 · 08:47 pm

Scroll Investigation: How your Voter ID was linked to Aadhaar without your knowledge or consent

Election Commission used dubious means to collect Aadhaar data of 300 million voters in 2015 before the Supreme Court stopped the exercise.

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· Feb 26, 2019 · 09:00 am

Aadhaar details of enrolment operator stolen and misused, show UIDAI records: Report

In November 2018, the UIDAI had barred Vikram Sheokhand after his credentials were used in multiple cities in a single day.

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· Feb 20, 2019 · 05:34 pm

Aadhaar leak: Gas company Indane’s website exposed details of millions of customers, claims report

French cyber security researcher Elliot Alderson claimed that the information of nearly 68 lakh customers could have been compromised.

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· Feb 19, 2019 · 11:11 am

No security breach of Aadhaar database, existing security controls are robust, says UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India was responding to a plea seeking damages in the wake of several data breaches from the Aadhaar system.

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· Feb 14, 2019 · 09:54 pm

Aadhaar: SBI officials allege data misused, UIDAI says database is ‘fully secure’

The bank has claimed there must be a loophole in UIDAI’s security system that allowed operators to generate Aadhaar cards using fraudulent documents.

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· Jan 29, 2019 · 05:41 pm

Lok Sabha passes amendments to make Aadhaar voluntary for phones and banking

The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill proposed to amend three laws to comply with a Supreme Court judgement passed in September.

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· Jan 04, 2019 · 06:33 pm