Data leak suspected through poll survey forms

MANGALURU: With Mangaluru citizens receiving assembly ballot survey bureaucracy to their postal deal with, there's a robust suspicion among them that there can have been an information breach from their KYC given to quite a lot of agencies.

A ballot survey form a voter in Mangaluru gained from a Delhi-based agency on Tuesday seeks opinion together with the name of the candidate who may win from their constituency. Interestingly, the ballot survey form gained thru post has the deal with of the recipient with all details that he has submitted as KYC to quite a lot of agencies.


The business answer envelope, which requires no postage stamp, contains a ballot survey form that still asks which celebration candidate the recipient would vote. In addition, the survey additionally seeks to know which brand of cell phone, four-wheeler, two-wheeler, computer, broadband/ internet and tv set the recipient uses and his age, stated Nikhil Kolpe, a journalist.


“My neighbour gained a ballot survey form thru post. I wonder how a Delhi-based corporate were given get right of entry to to the main points of a person in a village of Dakshina Kannada district. The quilt he gained thru post has the deal with with the name of his father and door number too. Though voting by way of a person is regarded as a secret, the ballot survey asks in writing to which celebration the recipient would vote in the election,” Nikhil stated, adding that it is a violation of rules.


The ballot survey additionally provides prizes together with mobile phones, wrist watches and motivation books for individuals who are expecting the victory of candidates exactly, he stated. “The ballot survey agency has no longer discussed any details with the exception of a post box number. They may sell the information they obtain during the survey to any political events or establishments. The recipient had given his Aadhaar card copies to procure ration card, voter ID, bank account, using license and for SIM card. The query remains as to who passed over the main points of the recipient to the ballot survey agency working from Dehli,” he added.


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