CIS report says Aadhaar numbers leaked through government databases could be 100-135 million and bank accounts numbers leaked about 100 million.
The article by Komal Gupta was published in Livemint on May 2, 2017.

The research report looks at four major government portals whose poor information security practices have exposed personal data including bank account details.
The article was published in the Wire on May 1, 2017.

A report by The Centre for Internet and Society claimed that around 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers were easily accessible on four government portals built to oversee welfare schemes. The document, released on Monday, pointed out that though it is illegal to reveal Aadhaar numbers, the government portals examined made it easy for anyone to access them, as well as other data about beneficiaries of welfare schemes including in many cases their bank account numbers.

The lack of information security practices in key government websites which hosts Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has left citizens of the country more vulnerable to identity theft and financial fraud, a research paper has argued.
The article by Akram Mohammed was published by the New Indian Express on May 2, 2017.

At least 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers are readily accessible on government portals, a report claims.
The blog post by Anusha Ravi was published in Oneindia on May 2, 2017.

In yet another shocking report of personal data breach in India, it has emerged that Aadhaar data of 13 crore people was put out on websites of four major government projects in the country. The leaked data include bank account details of over one crore people linked to Aadhar numbers under the direct benefit scheme. Over eight crore people lost their private data on the national job guarantee scheme website alone.

New Publications on Comparative Research, Science Communication, Media Economics, and Privacy

“A collection of essays from technologists and scholars about how machines are reshaping civil society” in the Atlantic:” Technology is changing the way people think about—and participate in—democratic society. What does that mean for democracy?…

This blog post is part of our summer series featuring chapter updates from across the Open Knowledge Network and was written by the team of Open Knowledge Finland.

Springwise: “Apps that measure a user’s exercise have been 10-a-penny for some years, but Go Jauntly is set to offer something brand new and leans much more into crowdsourcing than its rivals. Launched by a new start-up of nature-loving digital experts, and co-developed with Transport for London, Go Jauntly is a community-based initiative that’s as much about exploration and sharing with fellow jaunt-lovers.

The Global Open Data Index has changed a lot this year, from our methodology to our software. This has been a community effort.

"Poesía del Otro" es el nombre de la obra que se presentará en el marco del primer ciclo de este año, dedicado a las Mujeres Inspiradoras, pieza que se estrena el sábado 22 de abril a las 20 horas en el Teatro Universidad de Chile. La obra, según explica el director artístico de la compañía, Mathieu Guilhaumon, tiene como punto de referencia la figura de la escultora Camille Claudel, ligada a su vez a Auguste Rodin.

"No existe otro espacio capaz de contribuir al desarrollo de disciplinas de las que no se espera nada más que enriquecer el alma de un país", manifestó la Presidenta sobre el rol de las universidades del Estado en La Moneda, hasta donde llegaron los representantes de las más de 30 universidades públicas que participan de esta cita internacional, encabezados por el Rector Ennio Vivaldi.“Gracias por hacernos el honor de recibirnos como presidenta de la nación, lo que impulsa mucho más el compromiso de los líderes latinoamericanos con la educación pública”.

En los salones de la Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile, los rectores y autoridades de las instituciones agrupadas en la Red de Macrouniversidades públicas de América Latina y el Caribe iniciaron el trabajo de su VIII Asamblea General, que tiene como eje central los temas de identidad, integración, innovación e igualdad.

Académicos, funcionarios y estudiantes de la U. de Chile, incluidos el Rector Ennio Vivaldi, vicerrectores y decanos, participaron este 19 de abril de esta jornada, aplicando el cuestionario en las zonas aledañas a los distintos campus universitarios.

Este jueves 20 de abril, el Rector Ennio Vivaldi enfatizó en el rol que deben cumplir las universidades del Estado como parte constitutiva de éste. "La universidades estatales debemos tener en este contexto un cambio de actitud", dijo Vivaldi. En la oportunidad estuvo también presente la ministra de Educación, Adriana Delpiano, quien aseguró que la gratuidad es una política "sin vuelta atrás". El grupo Los Jaivas estuvo a cargo del número musical de la ceremonia con la que la Casa de Bello inauguró su año académico 2017.

Lançamento do Livro O Insider Trading no Direito Brasileiro no Rio de Janeiro17h00 até 21h00O Evento: A FGV Direito Rio e a Editora Saraiva Jur, iniciando parceria editorial, lançam O insider trading no Direito brasileiro, de Francisco Antunes Maciel Müssnich, uma leitura obrigatória para aqueles que atuam ou vão atuar no mercado regulado de valores mobiliários

Lançamento do Livro O Insider Trading no Direito Brasileiro em São Paulo17h00 até 21h00O Evento: A FGV Direito Rio e a Editora Saraiva Jur, iniciando parceria editorial, lançam O insider trading no Direito brasileiro, de Francisco Antunes Maciel Müssnich, uma leitura obrigatória para aqueles que atuam ou vão atuar no mercado regulado de valores mobiliários

The arguments in the writ petition challenging the constitutionality of Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act (IT Act) continued for the fourth day today. This provision mandates individuals to link their Permanent Account Number (PAN) with their 12 digit unique number, Aadhaar on or before 1 July 2017. A summary of the previous three […]

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