Re:India has the highest data usage per smartphone
by signal11 on Saturday June 22, 2019 @03:01PM
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A huge criticism of Aadhar is that with Aadhar, a court order isn’t necessary. The Aadhar act allows any lookup authorized by mid level bureaucrats.
Also, given that a lot of Aadhar data has leaked (even the biometrics have leaked in some states[2]) and given the lack of privacy legislation in India, it’s trivial for private entities, including scammers, to know your bank accounts.
Wide availability of bank account info has enabled a number of social engineering attacks[1].
Separately UPI remains vulnerable to SIM cloning as the phone number is crucial to UPI identity.
Also, given that a lot of Aadhar data has leaked (even the biometrics have leaked in some states[2]) and given the lack of privacy legislation in India, it’s trivial for private entities, including scammers, to know your bank accounts.
Wide availability of bank account info has enabled a number of social engineering attacks[1].
Separately UPI remains vulnerable to SIM cloning as the phone number is crucial to UPI identity.
[1] https://www.google.com/search?&hl=en&q=upi+fraud+in+india
[2] https://medium.com/karana/gujarat-biometric-leak-and-registe...