UIDAI dismisses security breach claims as irresponsible

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has termed French security researcher Elliot Alderson’s claims questioning the Aadhaar system as irresponsible. The researcher had claimed he gained access to details of 20,000 Aadhaar cards by simply searching on the internet.

The UIDAI sent out 11 tweets, regarding safety and security of the Aadhaar system. One of these said people were advised not to confuse with such reports, which were far from the truth and intended to spread misinformation.

Alderson on March 10 tweeted, “I will play a game tonight: How many #Aadhaar cards I can found in 3 hours? Note: All the cards must be available publicly.”

“In less than 3 hours, I found more than 20,000 Aadhaar cards available publicly on the web. Repeat after me: #Aadhaar is secure, #Aadhaar is secure...,” one of the tweets by Alderson said.

The UIDAI said Aadhaar was like any other identity document and therefore, never to be treated as a confidential document.