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Aadhaar-enabled smartphones will ease money transfer: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
With its plans to make smartphones Aadhaar-enabled, the government hopes to provide users a means to do self-authentication and let businesses and banks verify the identity of their clients through their smartphones, a move that could potentially lead the way to a cashless society.
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Aadhaar: A widening net: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 22, 2017 — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
As India makes Aadhaar compulsory for a range of services, concerns about potential data breaches remain more than six years after the govt started building the world’s largest biometric identification system.
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Aadhaar: Are a billion identities at risk on India's biometric database: by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:38 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
"My fingerprints and iris are mine and my own. The state cannot take away my body," a lawyer told India's Supreme Court last week.
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Aadhaar: Govt will not compromise on national security: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The government is confident that the Aadhaar Bill will be passed.
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Aadhaar: Ushering in a Commercialized Era of Surveillance in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 07, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Since last year, Indian citizens have been required to submit their photograph, iris and fingerprint scans in order to access legal entitlements, benefits, compensation, scholarships, and even nutrition programs. Submitting biometric information is needed for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers, the training and aid of disabled people, and anti-retroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS patients. Soon police in the Alwar district of Rajasthan will be able to register criminals, and track missing persons through an app that integrates biometric information with the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS).
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Aadhaar’s moment of truth: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 05, 2011 — last modified Jul 05, 2011 07:16 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
It’s time for the unique identity project to answer tough questions it has dodged so far, writes MA Arun in the Deccan Herald.
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Aakriti: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 15, 2012 10:50 AM
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Aaron Swartz Memorial Hacknight: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 17, 2013 — last modified Jan 17, 2013 05:18 AM — filed under: Openness, Event
On Saturday, January 19, 2013, HasGeek and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) are organizing a hacknight to understand Aaron’s work and contribute to his projects. The event starts from 2.00 p.m. onwards and ends at 8.00 a.m., the next day morning.
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Aayush Rathi: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 22, 2019 03:17 PM
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વિકિપીડિયા ગુજરાતી માં પણ છે: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 28, 2012 — last modified Dec 07, 2012 10:36 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
We've recently been featured in the Gujarati magazine on technology: Cybersafar. The below article was written by Harsh Kothari.
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