Full Access to India’s National Biometric Database Reportedly Sold Over WhatsApp for About $8
Aadhaar, India’s massive biometric database, is facing new allegations of compromise after local journalists reported paying the equivalent of $8 in Indian rupees for full administrative access. With nearly 1.2 billion assigned numbers, the Aadhaar program, launched in 2009, is the largest national database of people in the world. The unique 12-digit codes assigned to…
