Heed feedback: A letter on why UIDAI needs to take management tips from EC

Indeed, UIDAI has a lot to learn from the EC

This refers to the filing of FIR by UIDAI against reporter and news house for reporting breach of security in Aadhaar system. While companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter, PayPal have “bug bounty programs” wherein they offer recognition and prize money for reporting security bugs, the UIDAI offers recognition for reporting security breaches by filing criminal case against the reporter. Apart from being an immature action by UIDAI, it also puts its prospects of being a strong sturdy system to a premature death. In absence of a closed loop feedback system, the system remains vulnerable to exploits. Such an act would