India: Is Aadhar's widening digital reach risking identities ?

India: Is Aadhar's widening  digital reach risking identities ?

The Aadhar Card, issued by the Govt of India. Photo: Bloomberg

Shivam Shankar Singh woke last month to an e-mail from an Indian government department. It had a name, address, mobile phone number and bank account with a code for money transfers and investments made in a dairy farm. None of the details were his.

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