<p> The newly established UIDAI would be hosting information of all residents of the country on a private data centre, which NIC believes raises concern about privacy and security, official sources said.<br /><br /> In a letter dated November 6 NIC writes, "It has been proposed to hire the data centre services for PoC (proof-of-concept) and prototype on rental basis. It is presumed that the data related to UID will be hosted in a government Data Centre. If not, the issues related to privacy and security with respect to UID data may require to be taken into consideration."<br /><br /> UIDAI replied that hosting the data on a private network "does not necessarily lead to violation of privacy and security.</p>
<p> The newly established UIDAI would be hosting information of all residents of the country on a private data centre, which NIC believes raises concern about privacy and security, official sources said.<br /><br /> In a letter dated November 6 NIC writes, "It has been proposed to hire the data centre services for PoC (proof-of-concept) and prototype on rental basis. It is presumed that the data related to UID will be hosted in a government Data Centre. If not, the issues related to privacy and security with respect to UID data may require to be taken into consideration."<br /><br /> UIDAI replied that hosting the data on a private network "does not necessarily lead to violation of privacy and security.</p>