The Distinctive Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) claimed on Monday that the worldwide credit standing agency Moody’s Buyers Service has made broad allegations in opposition to Aadhaar with out offering any proof.
The UIDAI supplied a strong pushback to Moody’s Buyers Service, which argued that the Aadhaar system ceaselessly ends in service denials and that the reliability of biometric expertise, notably for handbook staff, is uncertain in scorching and humid climes.
“A certain investor service has, without citing any evidence or basis, made sweeping assertions against Aadhaar, the most trusted digital ID in the world. Over the last decade, over a billion Indians have expressed their trust in Aadhaar by using it to authenticate themselves over 100 billion times,” the UIDAI mentioned in a press release.
The distinctive id Aadhaar’s custodian mentioned that the report in query doesn’t cite both main or secondary information or analysis in help of the opinions offered in it.
“The investor service did not make any attempt to ascertain facts regarding the issues raised by it from the Authority. The sole reference cited in the report is in respect of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), by referring to its website. However, the report incorrectly cites the number of Aadhaars issued as 1.2 billion, although the website prominently gives the updated numbers,” the UIDAI mentioned.
It mentioned that the report ignores that biometric submission can also be doable via contactless means akin to face authentication and iris authentication.
“In addition, the option of mobile OTP is also available in many use cases. The report also avers that there are security and privacy vulnerabilities in a centralised Aadhaar system. The factual position in this regard has been repeatedly disclosed in response to Parliament questions, where Parliament has been categorically informed that till date no breach has been reported from the Aadhaar database,” the assertion mentioned.