Can Biometric Authentication through Aadhar be Misused?

Lock Your Bio-metrics

"Can Bio-metric Authentication through Aadhar be Misused?" appears to be funny. If you ask me, I will tell U that till now, No two individuals can have same fingerprints or IRIS patterns and that's why many bio-metric systems are designed on the basis of unique IRIS patterns and Fingerprint patterns. But due to ongoing researches and modern technologies, there is every possibility that the IRIS and Fingerprint patterns could be clones and saved for future manipulations. As we already know that scientists have already cloned animals from the bone marrow of the existing animal. Cloned animals can have same iris, fingerprint patterns.

I would have never accepted this doubt or fear but when I visited the UIDAI website of Government of India, it provided the facility to Lock or Unlock the Bio-metrics to secure your Aadhar Authentication as per your need by locking or unlocking your bio-metrics. What does it mean? The common man will infer that during the period one's bio-metrics remain in open status then the same can be or could be manipulated.

The UIDAI started the Aadhar Bio-metric Locking System to lock and temporarily unlock the bio-metrics immediately before going through Aadhaar Based authentication process. UIDAI website further tells the residents that the facility is provided to Protect Privacy and Confidentiality of Residents Bio-metrics Data - which clearly implies that Bio-metric data can be misused or manipulated and it can be harmful as Aadhar authentication has been allowed as e-verification for many financial transactions.

What is the Impact of Locking Bio-metrics:

• The Individuals who lock their bio-metrics may not be able to use the authentication facility in case of dire need and therefore the UIDAI website cautions the Users of Locking System to use this facility with care to prevent denial of Authentication services.
• Locked Bio-metrics ensures the Aadhaar holder will not be able to use their Bio-metrics (fingerprints/iris) for authentications thus preventing potential misuse.

The UIDAI, by writing the words "Potential Misuses" has given a clear-cut signal that Bio-metrics can be manipulated and/or misused.

Moreover to avail the Locking/Unlocking Facility the individuals need to have Registered Mobile Number to avail the service of Locking and Locking. Without having registered Mobile Number, I fear no one will be able to draw the benefits of Aadhaar Based authentication. 

To the best of my knowledge, I have inferred that every Aadhaar Card holder desirous of using the Locking and/or Unlocking facility of bio-metrics must have the internet enabled mobile or smartphone on the go so that in case he or she wants to prove his or her identity through Aadhar based authentication, then he or she can unlock the bio-metrics for proving his or her identity anywhere anytime. Having an internet connection while on the go is a pre-requisite to avail the locking facility so that users can switch to open or locked status. Now it is a million dollars question if the Government of India can provide Free Internet Enabled Mobile Phones to at least those citizens who can not make both ends meet and are living below poverty line.

Have you ever earned from an online Hobby?

The title of the post may appear to be funny but it is true that you can earn through an online hobby. I am not talking about playing online rummy or online lottery games. It is all about your writing skills and common sense guided by an experienced blogger. As the curtain is going to fall on the year 2017 in just next 91 days when the hour and minute hands of the clock will overlap each other at midnight of 31st December 2017 to usher in New Year 2018 with bursting of crackers, twinkling lights and rockets going up in the sky, I thought it fit to write a post for the fresh and new bloggers who might be ready to join us in 2018 with an intention that they may earn through their online hobby of content writing and undertaking surveys. Most of the bloggers cheat and template the new bloggers by making them believe that they can earn thousands of $$ dollars through blogging and advertising either through AdSense or other advertising networks. But it is a mirage and distant dream as I was also lured by the so-called money making machines while sitting in the comfort of your bedroom. Frankly speaking, it is very very difficult to earn through online content writing as you need to market your content also. Hereby marketing I do not mean that you are to sell your online content through payment gateways. By the way, why the online audience should buy your content if they do not want to even read it. First of all, make your online content worth its value to be read by millions of people and that is possible only if you optimize your content to be displayed by major search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and Ask. To start with your online hobby I would like to share my performance since 2012 by honestly telling you my income and expenditure details during 2012-2017 and my investment in terms of hours of work during 2012-2017 and now I have ended up setting us by big commercial enterprise at CIBIL Consultants where I am making thousands of dollars per month to be distributed to my team members:

Expenditure:

Domain Registrations and Renewals	29,287-00 *See Popular Domains Below
Hosting Plans and Renewals 2012-2022	44,913-00
Developer Console from Google	1,578-00
Google Application for Business	Free Courtesy Google Inc
Google Ad-words Advertising	2,482-00
Facebook Advertising	12,624-00
Other Miscl Expense	9,116-00
GlobalTestMarket
Total 2012-2017 (5 years)	1,00,000-00

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Income:

Remuneration received from Global Test Market	12,356-00
Earning from IndiaStudyChannel where I have contributed More than 30 content articles	5,810-00
Income from Advertising through Google Adsense	19,288-00
Income from HubPages	1,988-00
Other Income from online Consultancy Hobby during 2012-2017	69,558-00
Total 2012-2017 (5 years)	1,09,000-00

Out of the total earned an income of Rs.9000-00, I have paid Rs.9000/- to the developer for helping me to make my upcoming Global Website, a successful venture. I plan to increase my earnings to Rs.50000/- in the year 2018 and not to pocket even a single pie as my online hobby keeps me busy and also meets with the internet expenditure to make it a "No Profit No Loss" venture.

The tricky, smart and experienced technocrat bloggers will put screenshots and images of cheques altered in Photoshop to make them look alike that they earned thousands of $$ dollars from AdSense or online content whereas Adsense clearly bans the publishing of AdSense accounts and sharing these accounts on the web. It is just to lure you to click their ads or advertisements just to find that the smart advertiser will ask for money in US $$ dollars to let you know the secret of earning thousands of dollars $$ online in the comfort of your bedroom. But I have published my balance sheet in the most transparent way so that you can also Learn to Earn, Online or Offline by Ethical Means.