Read the article. The issue here is -a massive number of, thousands- corrupt officials and politicians, not a programming error.
The corruption comes with full service. Not just information leak, but information falsification, introducing fake people into the system, false aadhaar cards (and therefore passports), the works. And if you buy 5x access (ie. $50) it comes even more full service: install software on official computers (presumably for remote control), so that unlimited access is available.
And of course, we know that the reverse exists as well : refusal of service for legitimate purposes unless bribes are provided.
Meanwhile banks give anyone with your passport access to your bank account. Which sounds reasonable until you read ... A new epidemic is spreading across India. Find a "rich" person, figure out where they bank, get an ID card in their name (from the real government, I might add), and phone in a bank transfer or just get a new bank card issued from the bank. Of course, the government will be taking full responsibility I'm sure.
But surprisingly, none of this is a serious concern to the government, which insists on simply lying about the problems. They promise to investigate though, they promise.
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Read the article. The issue here is -a massive number of, thousands- corrupt officials and politicians, not a programming error.
The corruption comes with full service. Not just information leak, but information falsification, introducing fake people into the system, false aadhaar cards (and therefore passports), the works. And if you buy 5x access (ie. $50) it comes even more full service: install software on official computers (presumably for remote control), so that unlimited access is available.
And of course, we know that the reverse exists as well : refusal of service for legitimate purposes unless bribes are provided.
Meanwhile banks give anyone with your passport access to your bank account. Which sounds reasonable until you read ... A new epidemic is spreading across India. Find a "rich" person, figure out where they bank, get an ID card in their name (from the real government, I might add), and phone in a bank transfer or just get a new bank card issued from the bank. Of course, the government will be taking full responsibility I'm sure.
But surprisingly, none of this is a serious concern to the government, which insists on simply lying about the problems. They promise to investigate though, they promise.
I think governments act quickly when their constituents start complaining hard, and by that I mean exactly the rich.
If you target just middle-class people, no biggie...