Articles tagged with: Aadhaar
Anyone surprised? SC again extends Aadhaar-linking deadline, this time indefinitely
The Hindu reported:
The Supreme Court on March 13 indefinitely extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar with mobile phones, tatkal passports and for opening bank accounts from March 31, 2018 till the Constitution Bench led by C
Oh my: Chandrachud J lays into Shyam Divan over imputations that bench biased towards Aadhaar
Great write-up on what sounds like utterly harrowing scenes…
The Indian Express reported:
At hearing on savings ‘due to’ UID, Supreme Court judge fumes: Don’t call me Aadhaar judge | The Indian Express
Aadhaar faces its final SC test, as petitioners throw banyan's worth of shade
The final hearings in the challenges against the beleaguered Aadhaar scheme have begun before a five-judge Supreme Court constitution bench, with petitioners again commencing their attacks against the pseudo-compulsory ID card scheme. Attacks included charges that Aadhaar would “terrorise citizens”,...
Human Rights Watch vs Aadhaar: Ensure Access to essential services, investigate security lapse
US-headquartered NGO Humans Rights Watch has published an analysis of Aadhaar’s human rights implications. Human Rights Watch reported: India: Identification Project Threatens Rights | Human Rights Watch A villager goes through the process of a fingerprint scanner for the Unique Identification (UID)...
Shooting the messenger: UIDAI files FIR against reporter who exposed lax Aadhaar security
The Indian Express has reported that a Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) deputy director has filed an FIR against Tribune reporter Rachna Khaira, who had reported on the sale of administrator usernames and passwords to websites having full access to the Aadhaar database for Rs 500 last week.