-Outlook The government got Rs 65 crore by selling data of approximately 25 crore vehicle registrations and 15 crore driving licences. However, is selling this data legal? Is the data actually ‘public’? Isn't it intrusion on privacy? On July 8, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari responded to an unstarred question by Congress Rajya Sabha MP Husain Dalwai on details of data sold by the government “by providing access...
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120 crore Aadhaar Records Breached in First Half of 2018:: Gemalto
-Moneylife.in During the first half of 2018, there were 945 Data breaches leading to 4.5 billion (450 crore) data records being compromised. According to the Breach Level Index of digital security firm Gemalto, India's Aadhaar witnessed 1.2 billion (120 crore) Data breaches in March, making it the second highest breaches across the world after Facebook. During the first half of 2018, there were 945 Data breaches leading to 4.5 billion (450 crore)...
More »Petroleum consortium says refusal to display PM's picture is inviting threat of blocked supplies -Piyush Pandey
-The Hindu Consortium representing them says refusal to display PM’s picture is inviting threat of blocked supplies Mumbai: Dealers operating petrol pumps have received a verbal advisory from state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) to put up pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at their retail outlets, triggering a protest. Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have asked the dealers to arrange the display ahead...
More »Aadhaar data 'edited' to pilfer public distribution system ration in UP -Rohan Dua
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: By replacing Aadhaar data of public distribution system (PDS) beneficiaries with those of impostors, fraudsters carried out almost 1.86 lakh transactions to pilfer 2.2 lakh tonnes of wheat and sugar in July this year, an internal probe by the state government has found. However, Aadhaar numbers and biometric records of no genuine beneficiary were compromised. UIDAI sources confirmed that there was no breach in the Aadhaar system...
More »Banks Raked in Rs 5,000 Crore from Fining Customers for Breaching Minimum Balance
-PTI India's largest lender State Bank of India, which suffered a staggering net loss of Rs 6,547 crore during 2017-18, led the pack in penalising its customers for not maintaining minimum account balance. New Delhi: As many as 21 public sector banks and three major private sector lenders collected a whopping Rs 5,000 crore from customers for non-maintenance of minimum balance in their accounts in 2017-18, according to banking data. India's largest lender...
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