Aadhaar related news and discussion

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billubakra

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^All these issues are being discussed already.

In fact, Government of India just gave instructions to telecom operators, asking them to do it the old fashioned way: Aadhaar not must for mobile SIM, says govt
Also, according to the Supreme Court order, the "deadline" for linking Aadhaar to bank accounts and SIM cards has been indefinitely extended: After SC order, you DON'T need to link mobile, bank account with Aadhaar by March 31: Everything to know

UIDAI did not say link mobile number and bank account. They just provide the service, so there is no one point of contention, any action has to be initiated against the individual entities that require the linking.

Linking to bank accounts was made compulsory as a measure to prevent money laundering. The original ruling is in this Gazette.
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New ruling was out yesterday which states that we can get a new Sim using other kyc documents like driving license, voter card etc.
 
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whitestar_999

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Expect a lot of fake id sim purchases in next few weeks,probably for bank frauds & harassment cases.I hope SC keeps the ruling of linking mobile/pan to aadhaar & to those bank accounts not having pan(for accounts having pan linked aadhaar it is not really necessary).
Aadhaar-PAN link helps track dodgy deals worth Rs 33,000cr - Times of India
 
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billubakra

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whitestar_999 said:
Expect a lot of fake id sim purchases in next few weeks,probably for bank frauds & harassment cases.I hope SC keeps the ruling of linking mobile/pan to aadhaar & to those bank accounts not having pan(for accounts having pan linked aadhaar it is not really necessary).
Aadhaar-PAN link helps track dodgy deals worth Rs 33,000cr - Times of India
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What about linking it with voter card? Oh wait the government won't want it to happen.
 
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whitestar_999

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It doesn't matter much as biggest issue related to voter cards is illegal immigrants(like in north east & Bengal) which is irrelevant for Aadhaar because Aadhaar is meant for removing duplicate/fictitious identities but voter card basis is citizenship which can not be determined by biometrics.
 
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billubakra

Conversation Architect
whitestar_999 said:
It doesn't matter much as biggest issue related to voter cards is illegal immigrants(like in north east & Bengal) which is irrelevant for Aadhaar because Aadhaar is meant for removing duplicate/fictitious identities but voter card basis is citizenship which can not be determined by biometrics.
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Precisely my point. If it is done then the government will loose "votes"
 
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whitestar_999

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No loss of votes as Aadhaar can not be used to confirm citizenship,only loss of public confidence because of possible rumors that "govt trying to track who give vote to whom using aadhaar".
 
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billubakra

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whitestar_999 said:
No loss of votes as Aadhaar can not be used to confirm citizenship,only loss of public confidence because of possible rumors that "govt trying to track who give vote to whom using aadhaar".
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If aadhar gets linked to the voter card, then ideally all fake/duplicate votes/voters should disappear.
 
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Sith Lord
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I finally got myself enrolled.

I really do not see it as a security threat, now. It was really low quality biometrics. I'm surprised the system is working at all. 4 of my fingers did not even register, despite repeated attempts.
 
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billubakra

Conversation Architect
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I finally got myself enrolled.

I really do not see it as a security threat, now. It was really low quality biometrics. I'm surprised the system is working at all. 4 of my fingers did not even register, despite repeated attempts.
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What do you mean by that?
 
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whitestar_999

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^^Resolution is good enough for matching most of the times.Only in extreme cases like worn out fingerprints due to hard manual labour or old age,chances of error are there.
 
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Sith Lord
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I doubt, for example, even if the actual database is hacked, anyone would be able to 3D print fingers that can fool other bio-metric authentication devices
 
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whitestar_999

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Who says you need 3d models,a good enough 2d image printed on a thin sheet is enough(that's how apple touchID was bypassed). As for why one would hack Aadhaar database when with that same capability one could hack Indian defence networks is,well,another thing.
 
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billubakra

Conversation Architect
whitestar_999 said:
Who says you need 3d models,a good enough 2d image printed on a thin sheet is enough(that's how apple touchID was bypassed). As for why one would hack Aadhaar database when with that same capability one could hack Indian defence networks is,well,another thing.
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What about fooling face id lol

 
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whitestar_999

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^^Comments suggests fake video & wired news article suggests a "lucky" chance.In either case it is still far more secure than your average mobile phone security features.
Watch a 10-Year-Old's Face Unlock His Mom's iPhone X
 
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billubakra

Conversation Architect
whitestar_999 said:
^^Comments suggests fake video & wired news article suggests a "lucky" chance.In either case it is still far more secure than your average mobile phone security features.
Watch a 10-Year-Old's Face Unlock His Mom's iPhone X
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Check the video from the same channel in which he unlocks only SHITpple. He was featured on many news channels also.
 
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