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The UK government is promoting its plan for a new digital identity scheme as a way to streamline services, prevent fraud and ensure that welfare benefits reach only those entitled to them. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, has argued that digital ID is central to modernising the welfare state and…

Keir Starmer is considering Aadhaar as model for UK, but detractors warn of ‘digital coercion’ and security breaches

Safety recommendations comprising an SMS/email/WhatsApp message with a tone of urgency should be dealt with extreme caution. This is true, especially in the case of any message from the bank. Always reach out directly to the bank and verify suspicious messages and emails before taking any action.

New age data theft: Notices displayed outside the two Sub-Registrar Offices a Mini Vidhana Soudha building in Mangaluru a some days ago asked people to lock their biometrics before going for registering their documents.

The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested nine Bangladeshi citizens who were living in India illegally. According to official, the arrested people were involved in making fake Aadhaar cards and they illegally transferred money from India to Bangladesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

Mysuru district declared drought-affected; MGNREGA works to increase for lake dev. to improve ground water table. Zilla Panchayat CEO K.M. Gayathri directs more jobs for economically backward, job cards for tribals, ID/Aadhaar cards. Discourage indiscriminate sinking of borewells, check quality of borewell water. Interacted with tribal children, checked SSLC exam…

Police arrested elderly Maoist couple, Donga Gangadhara Rao and Bhavani, from Indaram village in Mancherial district. Rao was a central committee member of CPI (Maoist) technical dept. and Bhavani was a divisional committee member. Couple had false identity and were tasked to strengthen Maoist urban network. Police seized fake Aadhaar…

Karnataka reports frauds using Aadhaar numbers & thumb impressions from public domain. Fraudsters used non-live authentication process to draw money from AePS. UIDAI wrote to States in Feb. to switch to live authentication from March 1. Banks warned customers of AePS frauds & asked to lock biometric data. UIDAI, NCPI…

To protect Aadhaar data, citizens can lock biometric info like fingerprints, iris scans, and facial recognition. This prevents unauthorised access to bank accounts and misuse of data. OTP sent to registered mobile number can be used to verify Aadhaar even when biometrics are locked.