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You're moving goal posts. Aadhar being necessary for tax filing !== Aadhar is mandatory for operating a bank account, claims which you made in previous posts.
by inapis 7y ago
You're moving goal posts.
Aadhar being necessary for tax filing !== Aadhar is mandatory for operating a bank account, claims which you made in previous posts.
Yes, going backwards government can indeed find your bank accounts because you might quote them on tax forms but having Aadhar is NOT necessary for operating a bank account. I have multiple accounts, none of which have been closed or service being denied for lack of an aadhar number.
>Re Aadhar -- HN readers should note that IndiaStack (indiastack.org, very popular with VCs operating in India) relies a lot on Aadhar, so a lot of people in Indian Startups have a financial interest in not seeing the downsides of Aadhar.
This is exaggerated. People can lead perfectly functional lives without quoting Aadhar to anybody except the taxman. You're pushing it.
- miohtama 7y agoAlso I am pretty sure government can find all of your bank accounts without Aadhar, using a court order.
- signal11 7y agoA huge criticism of Aadhar is that with Aadhar, a court order isn’t necessary. The Aadhar act allows any lookup authorized by mid level bureaucrats. Also, given that a lot of Aadhar data has leaked (even the biometrics have leaked in some states[2]) and given the lack of privacy legislation in India, it’s trivial for private entities, including scammers, to know your bank accounts. Wide availability of bank account info has enabled a number of social engineering attacks[1]. Separately UPI remains vulnerable to SIM cloning as the phone number is crucial to UPI identity. [1] https://www.google.com/search?&hl=en&q=upi+fraud+in+india https://www.google.com/search?&hl=en&q=upi+fraud+in+india [2] https://medium.com/karana/gujarat-biometric-leak-and-registered-devices-a4ea9940b770 https://medium.com/karana/gujarat-biometric-leak-and-registe...
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