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Chakri K August 6th, 2018 9:29 AM 6 COMMENTS

UIDAI Stresses Contact Number Cannot Steal Data, Rubbishes Rumour Mongering Against Aadhaar

Aadhaar body, UIDAI stated that vested interested misused Google's "inadvertent" act around its old helpline number to create fear and tarnish the image of Aadhaar while emphasising that a number stored in contact list cannot steal data from a mobile phone. The Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) said rumour mongers attempted to tarnish the image of Aadhaar for a Google's inadvertent act that led to the appearance of its... Read More

Chakri K August 4th, 2018 10:21 AM 27 COMMENTS

Google Says Aadhaar Helpline Number Inadvertently Coded into the Setup of Android

As UIDAI confirmed that it did not force telecom operators or mobile manufacturers to include the Aadhaar helpline number in smartphones, users have been wondering how the number entered their phonebooks. Amidst the public outrage over Aadhaar helpline number being pre-stored without user consent, Google apologised for "inadvertently" loading the old UIDAI helpline number and 112 helpline number into the 'setup wizard' of Android phones. "Our internal review has revealed... Read More

Chakri K August 3rd, 2018 1:58 PM 31 COMMENTS

UIDAI Helpline Number Found Saved in Phonebooks of Several Smartphone Users

The toll-free number of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is said to be saved inside the phonebooks of several smartphone users. Thousands of smartphone users in India woke up puzzled on Friday with a UIDAI toll-free helpline number saved in their phonebooks by default. UIDAI, which is yet to issue an official statement on this, has replaced the earlier helpline number of 1800-300-1947 with the new number- 1947, which... Read More

Chakri K August 2nd, 2018 10:04 AM 9 COMMENTS

UIDAI Finally Decides to Make Aadhaar Address Update Process Easier

The Unique Identification Authority of India or UIDAI stated that it would start a new service from coming April to help Aadhaar holders who do not have a valid proof of residence of the current location to update their address easily. UIDAI to allow updating the address using a letter containing a secret PIN. The new service is proposed to start from April 1, according to a notification by the... Read More

Chakri K March 15th, 2018 7:25 PM 24 COMMENTS

Aadhaar Data Obtained Before 2016 is Illegal and Must Be Destroyed: Petition to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today received information that outlined allegations against UIDAI saying that the data collection that went on from 2010 to 2016 by UIDAI was “illegal” and “invalid”. The arguments were presented in front of a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and stated the invalidity of the information which was gathered in the years 2010-2016. Since, before Aadhaar scheme there wasn’t any stature which allowed... Read More