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Government admits your Aadhaar data has been leaked

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Dissent

Yatish Yadav reports:

If you have an Aadhaar Card and if your bank accounts and other sensitive information are linked to it, chances are that your data is no longer secure.

For the first time, the Modi government has officially acknowledged that personal identity of individuals, including Aadhaar number and other sensitive information, has been leaked to the public domain.

Read more on The New Indian Express.


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