A senior official at the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), however, denied any connection between ExpressLane and Aadhaar. “The OTS (Office of Technical Services), a branch within the CIA, has a biometric collection system that is provided to liaison services around the world — with the expectation for sharing of the biometric takes collected on the systems. “ExpressLane is installed and run with the cover of upgrading the biometric software by OTS agents that visit the liaison sites. Liaison officers overseeing this procedure will remain unsuspicious, as the data exfiltration disguises behind a Windows installation splash screen. The UIDAI official mentioned above pointed out that only the devices certified by STQC are used for Aadhaar authentication.

Source: Indian Express August 26, 2017 20:43 UTC