Photo: MintNew Delhi: A report published by a geopolitics-focused news magazine portal, GreatGameIndia News (GGI News), on Thursday claimed, quoting a WikiLeaks report, that the company that provided devices to record biometric data for Aadhaar may have compromised the sensitive data. According to WikiLeaks, United States’ top intelligence agency, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is using tools devised by US-based technology provider Cross Match Technologies Inc. to cyber spy. It was one of the first suppliers of biometric devices for Aadhaar data collection. Aadhaar data is safely encrypted and is not accessible to any other agency,” the report quoted official sources as saying. On Friday, WikiLeaks had tweeted: “Has the CIA already stolen India’s #Aadhaar database?” linking to an article in GGI News article.

Source: Mint August 26, 2017 17:37 UTC