New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has rebuffed Moody’s Investors Service’s opinions on Aadhaar, calling them “baseless” and “without citing any evidence or basis.”
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“Aadhaar is the most trusted digital ID in the world,” the ministry said in a statement. “Over the last decade, over a billion Indians have expressed their trust in Aadhaar by using it to authenticate themselves over 100 billion times. To ignore such an unprecedented vote of confidence in an identity system is to imply that the users do not understand what is in their own interest.”
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Aadhaar is a unique identity number that is issued to all Indian residents. It is a 12-digit number that is linked to a person’s biometric data, such as their fingerprints and iris scans. Aadhaar is used for a variety of purposes, including government services, banking, and telecommunications.
The ministry’s statement comes in response to a recent Moody’s report that raised concerns about Aadhaar’s security and privacy. The report said that Aadhaar is “vulnerable to misuse” and that the Indian government has not done enough to protect its users’ data.
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