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UID has no legal sanctity, says lawyer-activist
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 03, 2013 last modified Mar 11, 2013 06:08 AM — filed under: ,
‘Iris scanning adopted for the UID project is flawed as the iris keeps changing’
Located in News & Media
UID info can be misused
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 29, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under:
Public organisations, NGOs and concerned citizens feel UID may become an easy database for anti-social elements.
Located in News & Media
UID Meeting in Bangalore – A Report
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 07, 2010 last modified Jan 04, 2011 08:14 AM — filed under:
On 23 November 2010 a public meeting was held for the UID in Bangalore. The speakers included B.K Chandrashekar, former Chairman of the Karnataka Legislature Council, Mr. Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary to Government of e-commerce, Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, Jude D’Souza, Technology Specialist and Mathew Thomas, Retired Army Officer.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
File UID New Grid
by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 25, 2011 06:10 AM
new grid summary
Located in Internet Governance / Publications
File UID Poster 1
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 24, 2013
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
File UID Poster 2
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 24, 2013
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
UID project draws flak from civil rights activists
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 29, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under:
The unique identification project is drawing a flak from civil rights activists.
Located in News & Media
UID: Are your biometric I-cards stacked against you?
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 26, 2012 last modified Jun 26, 2012 09:33 AM — filed under:
Imagine a rural family of five. Mom. Dad. Two kids. And Grandma. Assume too that they are below the poverty line. The day is coming when this family will have to give its biometrics out to myriad agencies.
Located in News & Media
UID: The World’s Largest Biometric Database
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 23, 2011 — filed under:
At the start of his presentation, Sunil Abraham pointed to two aerial drawings of cybercafes: one where each computer was part of a private booth, and one where the computers were in the open so the screens would be visible to any one. Which layout would be more friendly to women, and why, Abraham wanted to know. Some participants selected the first option, liking the idea of the privacy, while others liked the second option so that the cybercafe owner would be able to monitor users’ activities.
Located in News & Media
UIDAI asks Centre for Internet & Society to provide hacker details
by Prasad Krishna published May 18, 2017 last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:21 PM — filed under: , ,
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research organisation, Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), seeking details about a suspected hack attack on government websites that led to the leak of information about 13 crore users.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media