Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Parliamentary Panel Raises Aadhaar Data Security Concerns
A group of people in the government, called a parliamentary panel, is worried about how safe the Aadhaar system is.
Aadhaar is a special ID number for people in India that uses things like fingerprints.
The panel asked the people in charge of Aadhaar to check if the system is secure.
They're also worried that some people can't use Aadhaar to get benefits because the system doesn't always work.
Some people have also reported that their Aadhaar information has been leaked.
The people in charge of Aadhaar say their main storage place for information is safe, but they are working on fixing any problems.
Parliamentary panel flagged concerns about Aadhaar data safety.
The panel asked UIDAI to review its central database.
Concerns were raised about biometric authentication failures.
MPs flagged reports of Aadhaar data leaks.
UIDAI stated its data repository is secure, with breaches originating from enrollment centers.
- Who
- Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament, UIDAI, and concerned MPs.
- What
- Parliamentary panel expressed concerns about the safety of Aadhaar data.
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- India
- Why
- To ensure the security of Aadhaar data and address issues with biometric authentication.
Concerns Regarding Data Security
UIDAI's Stance on Data Security
Data Security
Concerns Regarding Data Security
Parliamentary panel and some MPs expressed concerns over the safety of Aadhaar data.
UIDAI's Stance on Data Security
UIDAI officials claim the central data repository is secure and breaches originate from enrollment centers.
- Committee
- Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament
- Panel Head
- KC Venugopal, Congress MP
- Focus
- Aadhaar data security and biometric authentication
- Issue
- Concerns raised about Aadhaar data leaks
- UIDAI Response
- Data repository is secure; breaches from enrollment centers
- Reported Data Breaches
- 165 breaches between Jan 2018 and Oct 2023 (Rajeev Chandrasekhar)