Re: Legal and technical reasons for biometric breech
Suresh Ramasubramanian <[email protected]> Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:58:33 +0530
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Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3598365519_2109626684 Content-type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Very well written.=C2=A0 The issue is also that there=E2=80=99s very little access co= ntrol to backdoors providing bulk admin access to the Aadhaar db, everything= short of the core biometrics thank God for small mercies =20 It isn=E2=80=99t just misuse by the custodians.=C2=A0 It is the issue of various cust= odians getting unfettered access and then having that access compromised by = external third parties who then have that same unfettered access to Aadhaar = data. =20 =20 From: India-gii <india-gii-bounces+suresh=3Dhserus.net-IAPFreCvJWP2/[email protected]> o= n behalf of Andy Oram <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, 9 January 2018 at 5:24 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [india-gii] Legal and technical reasons for biometric breech =20 I haven't seen discussion of that scandal on this list--maybe I missed some= email. Anyway, I thought this article a useful, concise description of the = various facets of the problem: =20 https://scroll.in/article/833230/explainer-aadhaar-is-vulnerable-to-identit= y-theft-because-of-its-design-and-the-way-it-is-used Andy Oram | Editor O'Reilly Media, Inc. | 617-499-7479 | oreilly.com =20 _______________________________________________ India-gii mailing list Indi= a-gii-IAPFreCvJWP2/[email protected] https://lists.india-gii.org/mailman/listinfo/india= -gii=20 --B_3598365519_2109626684 Content-type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsof= t-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m= =3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org= /TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; char= set=3Dutf-8"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)= "><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style><![endif]--><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0 {mso-style-name:msonormal; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} span.EmailStyle19 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-IN link=3Dblue vlink=3Dp= urple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso= -fareast-language:EN-US'>Very well written.=C2=A0 The issue is also that there=E2=80= =99s very little access control to backdoors providing bulk admin access to th= e Aadhaar db, everything short of the core biometrics thank God for small me= rcies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-fa= reast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span l= ang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It isn=E2=80=99t just misuse by the c= ustodians.=C2=A0 It is the issue of various custodians getting unfettered access= and then having that access compromised by external third parties who then = have that same unfettered access to Aadhaar data.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p cl= ass=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> = ;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-fareast-lan= guage:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:= solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span s= tyle=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style=3D'font-size:= 12.0pt;color:black'>India-gii <india-gii-bounces+suresh=3Dhserus.net@lists.= india-gii.org> on behalf of Andy Oram <[email protected]><br><b>Dat= e: </b>Tuesday, 9 January 2018 at 5:24 PM<br><b>To: </b><india-gii@india-= gii.org><br><b>Subject: </b>[india-gii] Legal and technical reasons for b= iometric breech<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><a name=3D"_MailOriginalBody">I= haven't seen discussion of that scandal on this list--maybe I missed some e= mail. Anyway, I thought this article a useful, concise description of the va= rious facets of the problem:<o:p></o:p></a></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal= ><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></= div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><= a href=3D"https://scroll.in/article/833230/explainer-aadhaar-is-vulnerable-to-= identity-theft-because-of-its-design-and-the-way-it-is-used"><span style=3D'ms= o-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>https://scroll.in/article/833230/explainer-aad= haar-is-vulnerable-to-identity-theft-because-of-its-design-and-the-way-it-is= -used</span><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span st= yle=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMso= Normal><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><br clear=3Dall><o:p></o:p= ></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span= style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style=3D'font-size:9.5pt;color:#= 666666'>Andy Oram | Editor<br>O'Reilly Media, Inc. |  = ;</span></span><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a href=3D"= tel:617-499-7479" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBod= y'><span style=3D'font-size:9.5pt;color:#1155CC'>617-499-7479</span></span><sp= an style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style=3D'mso-bookma= rk:_MailOriginalBody'><span style=3D'font-size:9.5pt;color:#666666'> | &n= bsp;</span></span><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a hre= f=3D"http://oreilly.com/" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOrigi= nalBody'><span style=3D'font-size:9.5pt;color:#1155CC'>oreilly.com</span></spa= n><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style=3D'mso-b= ookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style=3D'margin= :0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><sp= an style=3D'color:blue'><img border=3D0 width=3D90 height=3D40 style=3D'width:.9375in;= height:.4166in' id=3D"_x0000_i1025" src=3D"cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt=3D"Image removed b= y sender. oreilly_email_logo.png"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class= =3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_MailOrigi= nalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></d= iv></div></div></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Mai= lOriginalBody'>_______________________________________________ India-gii mai= ling list India-gii-IAPFreCvJWP2/[email protected] https://lists.india-gii.org/mailman/= listinfo/india-gii </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html> --B_3598365519_2109626684-- --===============5737102407511787219== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX18KSW5kaWEtZ2lp IG1haWxpbmcgbGlzdApJbmRpYS1naWlAbGlzdHMuaW5kaWEtZ2lpLm9yZwpodHRwczovL2xpc3Rz LmluZGlhLWdpaS5vcmcvbWFpbG1hbi9saXN0aW5mby9pbmRpYS1naWkK --===============5737102407511787219==--