New Delhi, Oct 18, 2018: There could be a fresh KYC headache for more than 500 million mobile connections, or almost half of India’s phone population. They stare at the prospect of disconnection if SIM cards procured on the basis of Aadhaar verification are not backed up by a freshContinue Reading
Union Minister of State for Tourism, Alphons Kannanthanam has sparked a social media storm with his comments on the country’s controversial biometric identity scheme. Alphons Kannanthanam said Indians had no problem “getting naked” for a US visa, but object to the Aadhaar scheme over privacy concerns. It is not clear whatContinue Reading
Panaji: Banks and cellphone companies aren’t the only ones demanding your Aadhaar card. Pimps in Goa are also making it mandatory, as a group of five young men from Delhi discovered recently. The men, who flew in for their friend’s bachelor party, landed in Goa with a “contact” in hand.Continue Reading