You and your Aadhaar : Explained

Wednesday’s Supreme Court Aadhaar ruling has highlighted two main aspects of the unique identification project — one, Aadhaar as digital identity infrastructure and, two, its application as public infrastructure for various purposes. On the first aspect, the majority judgment has upheld the validity of the project and stated that the architecture of Aadhaar, and the…

Supreme Court upholds Aadhaar Act 4:1, but places restrictions

Aadhaar empowers marginalised sections of the society and gives them identity, which outweighs the harm, Supreme Court said, pronouncing the national identity card “constitutionally valid” in response to petitions raising violation of privacy. “One can’t throw the baby out with the bathwater,” said the judges, which asserted that private parties cannot seek Aadhaar data. The…

Can Aadhaar Be Made Compulsory? Supreme Court Decision Today
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Can Aadhaar Be Made Compulsory? Supreme Court Decision Today

  Latest Update: Supreme Court upholds Aadhaar Act 4:1, but places restrictions   Aadhaar verdict 10.30 am onwards The Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar is expected anytime after 10.30 am when the CJI’s court convenes. There will be three judgments read out – Justice AK Sikri, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Ashok Bhushan. Chief Justice of…

Virtual Aadhaar ID generation gets easier. Just download your e-Aadhaar card

Virtual Aadhaar ID generation gets easier. Just download your e-Aadhaar card

Worried about the safety of your Aadhaar card data? The next time a service provider asks you for your Aadhaar card, just download a masked e-Aadhaar card from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) website and present it for authentication. Not only will it hide the Aadhaar number from any third party, it will…