Global rating major Moody’s Investors Service has flagged concerns about security and privacy vulnerabilities in centralized identification systems like India’s Aadhaar programme. Amid India’s digital infra push, Moody’s says the world’s largest digital ID programme often denies service to users; It questions the reliability of biometric technology and warns of privacy and security risks. The Electronics and IT Ministry asserted that there have been no breaches reported from the unique ID system’s database till date. In a note titled “Aadhaar, the most trusted digital ID in the world —…
Aadhaar unreliable in ‘hot, humid’ India says Moody’s; Government rebuffs saying “a billion Indians trust it”
