Foreign Firms Have Access To Unencrypted Data, Says Nirmal Singh Lotus Green
Center claimed that the personal information of the people is safe, especially the information connected with the Aadhaar Cards. But it is being revealed that the contracts that UIDAI [Unique Identification Authority of India] signed with various firms gave access to all the unencrypted personal data including iris scan info, address, date of birth, fingerprints, mobile number, and iris scan information of the card holders. The contract also had a clause that allowed the foreign firms to store the same information for seven years. - Nirmal Singh Lotus Green This information was made public when a Bengaluru-based Col Matthew Thomas filed a petition through RTI in the right to privacy case which is being currently heard in the Supreme Court. The petition and the RTI report showed that there were loopholes in the statements of the government and UIDAI. The statement they made on the privacy of the card holders and their private information was nullified. UIDAI has various cont...