In a shocking investigation report conducted by 'Tribune' exposed that paying Rs 500 can get access to Aadhaar database of over one billion and for an additional Rs 300 how one can print Aadhaar card of anyone.
Meanwhile, Sanjay Jindal, additional Director-General, UIDAI Regional Centre, Chandigarh accepted that it was a lapse. This is something that several technology experts, journalists and activists have been warning for a long time.
In the hurry to make Aadhaar mandatory, the central government might have allowed shady vendors to exploit this data for their own gains, contrary to their claims from UIDAI that it only provide reply in yes or no.
