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Press Release, March 15, 2016: The New Bill Makes Aadhaar Compulsory!: by Amber Sinha — published Mar 16, 2016 — filed under: UID, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics
We published and circulated the following press release on March 15, 2016, to highlight the fact that the Section 7 of the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 states that authentication of the person using her/his Aadhaar number can be made mandatory for the purpose of disbursement of government subsidies, benefits, and services; and in case the person does not have an Aadhaar number, s/he will have to apply for Aadhaar enrolment.
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Should Aadhaar be mandatory?: by Amber Sinha — published Dec 18, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
This week, a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court will adjudicate on limited questions of stay orders in the Aadhaar case. After numerous attempts by the petitioners in the Aadhaar case, the court has agreed to hear this matter, just shy of the looming deadline of December 31 for the linking of Aadhaar numbers to avail government services and benefits.
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How the government gains when private companies use Aadhaar: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 24, 2016 — last modified Apr 01, 2016 03:58 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
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Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges, May 26-27, 2016: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published May 26, 2016 — last modified May 26, 2016 10:29 AM — filed under: UID, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Aadhaar, Biometrics
A workshop on “Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges” is being organised by the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and the Centre for Internet and Society, during May 26-27. It is also supported by the Centre for Communication Governance at NLU Delhi, Free Software Movement of India, Knowledge Commons, PEACE, and Center for Advancement of Public Understanding of Science & Technology. This is a legal and technical workshop to be attended by various key researchers and practitioners to discuss the current status of the implementation of the project, in the context of the passing of the Act and the various ongoing cases.
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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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13 crore Aadhaar numbers on four government websites compromised: Report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — last modified May 03, 2017 03:19 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The lack of information security practices in key government websites which hosts Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has left citizens of the country more vulnerable to identity theft and financial fraud, a research paper has argued.
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UIDAI servers or third parties, Aadhaar leaks are dangerous: Experts: by Admin — published Mar 27, 2018 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Even though the UIDAI has denied these reports, its arguments rest on shaky grounds, according to experts.
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India To Introduce Virtual ID For Aadhaar To Strengthen Privacy: by Admin — published Jan 17, 2018 — last modified Jan 17, 2018 12:11 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The government will introduce a virtual identification number for Aadhaar to help strengthen privacy following several instances of data leaks.
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Why We Should All Worry About The Mandatory Imposition Of Aadhaar: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 27, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
It appears that with each passing day, the government is linking an increasing number of benefits and government services to the 12-digit biometric-based Aadhaar number for Indians, despite growing concerns around its data privacy and security.
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Aadhaar Body Talked About Virtual ID 7 Years Ago, Put It Off: UIDAI Chief: by Admin — published Jan 16, 2018 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
"And at that time, it was felt that let us first give Aadhaar number, let us see how it plays out and then, at an appropriate time, this will be introduced," Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the chief executive officer of UIDAI, or the Unique Identification Authority of India said in an interview to NDTV this week. He called it an "extra layer of security" for the 119 crore people issued Aadhaar numbers.
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