The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has now decided to go a step further to enable such enrolment through provision of Aadhaar machines and accordingly, it will facilitate the availability of two machines per taluka.
A report recently claimed that Aadhaar software and database have been compromised by a software patch that purportedly disables crucial safety features of the enrolment software.
The clarification came after a report from a media outlet stated that the Aadhaar database, which contains the biometrics and personal information of over one billion Indians, had been hacked by a software patch which reportedly disables critical security features.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud also asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to assist it in the hearing of the plea on the issue filed by Mohua Moitra, an MLA of the Trinamool Congress.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said that not only it was illegal to deny admission to students who do not have Aadhaar card, it was school's responsibility to provide enrollment and update services to students who need them.
In its latest circular to to all authentication user agencies, UIDAI has directed all telecom operators to ensure facial recognition of the applicant as well click a live photograph before activating a SIM card.
"It is necessary to inform people that they should use Aadhaar freely, without fear, and a detailed FAQ (frequently asked questions) will be issued in this regard," Ajay Bhushan Pandey, CEO of UIDAI, told PTI.
TRAI chief R S Sharma, who had engaged in a verbal duel with the Twitterati over potential misuse of Aadhaar, on Wednesday said that no information was "discovered" about him on account of sharing of Aadhaar number
“Aadhaar data remains fully safe and secure, and people should stay away from such rumours and malicious campaign by vested interests", said UIDAI.
The tech titan said it will "work towards fixing this in an upcoming release of SetUp wizard which will be made available to OEMs over the next few weeks".
The UIDAI’s clarification came after it faced backlash on social media over the default inclusion of '1800-300-1947' in contact list of Android phones.
Thousands of smartphone users in India woke up puzzled on Friday with a Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) toll-free helpline number saved in their phonebooks by default
The TRAI chairman's open dare and subsequent claims of his personal details being put out publicly was also raised in Parliament on Monday when Opposition lawmakers demanded him to apologise
UIDAI asserted that any information pertaining to Sharma wasn't fetched from Aadhaar database or UIDAI's servers.
The UIADA’s statement comes a day after the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) made a case for limited Aadhaar data access for the police to crack crimes.
"We will try it... It appears to be very important," Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said while responding to a proposal by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) director Ish Kumar.
So far, 121.17 crore residents have been enrolled for Aadhaar.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has extended the deadline for service providers like banks and telecom companies to deploy virtual ID (VID) system by a month.
Asked if India's Aadhaar technology is worth emulating by other countries, he replied, "Yes". "The benefits of that (basic ID -- Aadhaar) are very high," Bill Gates said.
The statement comes after some social media and online news channel reports suggested that key Aadhaar software was available in the black market which purportedly bypasses operators biometric authentication and facilitates making of Aadhaar cards without any documents.
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