Criminal proceedings have been initiated against the ‘The Tribune’ journalist for gaining unauthorized access to the Aadhaar database. On January 5, a complaint was received from Patnaik and the FIR was registered the same day, they said. The police was informed by the UIDAI official that the correspondent of The Tribune, posing as a buyer, had purchased the details. The FIR mentions the names of the journalist and the people the reporter reached out to purchase the Aadhaar data, but they have not been shown as accused, the police said. Criminal proceedings, however, have been initiated against the The Tribune journalist as it was an act of unauthorized access.

Source: Mint January 07, 2018 14:48 UTC