Personal data of one billion Indian citizens 'can be purchased for £6'
Report suggests software is also being sold online to generate fake government identity documents
The personal data of more than one billion Indians - including thumb prints and retina scans - can be bought online for less than £6, according to an investigation by Indian newspaper Tribune. The data...
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