Aadhaar data behind 10-ft thick wall: ASG

The Centre assured the top court on Wednesday that all data collected from millions of people under the Aadhaar scheme was safe and contained in a storage facility that was barricaded behind a fortified wall. Continuing its submissions in the ongoing matter challenging the constitutional validity of aadhar, the centre put the right to eat on a higher ground that the right to privacy.

Addressing concerns over data breach, the Centre said that data collected under Aadhaar was secure since it was kept in a building that has 10 ft thick walls.

Representing the Centre, Attorney General KK Venugopal also quoted former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the Supreme Court to put forth its arguments supporting Aadhaar.

He added  that the Aadhaar programme was not a “fly-by-night effort to score some brownie points” and urged the apex court to spare a few minutes and allow the CEO of UIDAI to present a power point presentation to quell all apprehensions behind the unique 12-digit biometric identification scheme

The top law officer was defending the scheme before a five-judge constitution bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.