Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Indian Supreme Court in landmark ruling on privacy
Which should be more concerned, privacy or security?
The Aadhaar database of India is the largest biometric ID card program in the world with over a billion individual records. The database stores very sensitive personal data, such as finger print and iris scan. And the ID card is necessary to file tax returns, open bank accounts, secure loans, buy and sell the property, and also to make purchases of 50,000 rupees, or about $780, and above. This means illegal or suspicious money transactions could be traced by the authority easily. Not a bad idea where underground economy and corruptions are major problems to modernize the country’s economy and practices.
Though the government claims that the system is well secured, the petitioners are worried that the data could be leaked some way or another and virtual personal profiles could be created by the authority.
Enjoy reading and thinking whether the usage of the data base outvalues the risk of data security and safety.
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