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Aadhaar ( Hindi: आधार, lit. 'base, foundation') [ 7] is a twelve-digit unique identity number that can be obtained voluntarily by all residents of India, based on their biometrics and demographic data. [ 8] The data is collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a statutory authority established in January 2016 by ...
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an Indian state-owned organization that operates retail payments and settlement systems in India. The organization is an initiative of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) under the provisions of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, for creating a robust payment and settlement infrastructure in India.
An Aadhaar number is a digital biometric identity issued voluntarily to residents of India, it can also be issued in card form, but it is not compulsory either. Proof of identity such as a passport, Aadhaar, ration card, PAN card, or driving licence is mandatory for issuing essentials such as electricity, water, mobile phone SIM cards, etc.
This contrasts with the regular Aadhaar card, available for enrollment to eligible individuals across India and provided by the central government-backed Unique Identification Authority, or UIDAI.
A lapse in security has led to the leaking of more than 100,000 Aadhaar numbers, TechCrunch can reveal. One of the web systems used to record attendance of government workers for the Indian state ...
A security researcher says a bug on an Indian state government website inadvertently revealed documents containing residents’ Aadhaar numbers, identity cards and copies of their fingerprints.
Udyog Aadhaar. Udyog Aadhaar is a twelve digit Unique Identification Number provided by the Indian Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises beginning in September 2015. [ 2][ 3] It is also known as Aadhaar for business. [ 4] As of July 2018, more than 4.8 million (48 lakh) MSMEs [ 1] in India are registered under Udyog Aadhaar.
The data leak is not a breach of the central database run by Aadhaar’s regulator, the UIDAI, but is the latest security lapse to beset the controversial national identity database, staunchly ...