The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said the act of filing an FIR against the correspondent of an English daily newspaper should not be viewed as UIDAI targeting the media or the whistle-blowers. <br/><br/><br/>In a statement, the authority said, it respects free speech including the freedom of Press and Media. It said, UIDAI takes every criminal violation seriously and it is for the act of unauthorized access, criminal proceedings have been initiated. <br/>' <br/>The authority said, UIDAI is duty bound to disclose all the details of the case and name everyone who is an active participant in the chain of the events leading to commission of the crime so that police can conduct proper investigation and bring the real culprit to justice. <br/><br/><br/>It said, it does not mean that all those who are named in the report are necessarily guilty or being targeted. The UIDAI reiterated that there has not been any Aadhaar data breach. It also dismissed the report of full Aadhaar details being made available on payment of 500 rupees and said it is clearly a case of misreporting being incorrect and misleading.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said the act of filing an FIR against an English daily newspaper should not be viewed as UIDAI targeting the media or the whistle-blowers. In a statement, the authority said, it respects free speech including the freedom of Press and Media. It said, UIDAI takes every criminal violation seriously and it is for the act of unauthorized access, criminal proceedings have been initiated. <br/>The authority said, UIDAI is duty bound to disclose all the details of the case and name everyone who is an active participant in the chain of the events leading to commission of the crime so that police can conduct proper investigation and bring the real culprit to justice. It said, it does not mean that all those who are named in the report are necessarily guilty or being targeted. The UIDAI reiterated that there has not been any Aadhaar data breach. It also dismissed the report of full Aadhaar details being made available on payment of 500 rupees and said it is clearly a case of misreporting being incorrect and misleading.