An agency which helps Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) enroll citizens for Aadhaar has over enthusiastically shared the personal details of ace cricketer MS Dhoni on social media.
Union Law and Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who was informed about the breach by Dhoni’s wife Sakshi on Twitter, was prompt to promise action.
VLE of @CSCegov_ delivers #Aadhaar service to @msdhoni. Legendary cricketer’s #Digital hook (shot). pic.twitter.com/Xe62Ta63An
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) March 28, 2017
The agency’s Common Services Center (CSC) has posted a tweet yesterday through its handle @CSCegov saying “Ace cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his family get their Aadhaar updated at VLE Mariya Farooqui’s CSE at Ranchi, Jharkhand”.
@rsprasad @CSCegov_ is there any privacy left ??? Information of adhaar card including application is made public property!#disappointed
— Sakshi Singh 🇮🇳❤️ (@SaakshiSRawat) March 28, 2017
Prasad was tagged in the tweet. It included a photograph of the cricketer with a CSC representative and another of his personal details on what appeared to be the Aadhaar website.
@rsprasad Sir I m talking about the application which was tweeted along with picture by @CSCegov_ pic.twitter.com/EHYwzfzfKR
— Sakshi Singh 🇮🇳❤️ (@SaakshiSRawat) March 28, 2017
The tweet with the details was later deleted.
“Is there any privacy left? Information of Adhaar card, including application, is made public property,” Sakshi tweeted. Prasad, while thanking Sakshi for brining up the issue to his notice, said, “sharing personal information is illegal. Serious action will be taken against this”.
Feature image source: Reuters
