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Aadhaar is actually surveillance tech: Sunil Abraham: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 16, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
On March 12, the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016, paving the way for giving legal status to Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique identification number generated after collecting biometric and other details of an Indian resident.
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Aadhaar data of over 89 lakh MNREGA workers in Andhra Pradesh leaked online: by Admin — published Apr 27, 2018 — last modified May 05, 2018 08:43 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Independent security researcher Kodali Srinivas tweeted screenshots of Aadhaar data of 89,38,138 MNREGA workers available on the Andhra Pradesh Benefit Disbursement Portal.
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An Open Letter to the Finance Committee: SCOSTA Standards: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jan 06, 2011 — last modified Dec 20, 2013 03:58 AM — filed under: Privacy
The UID Bill has been placed to the Finance Committee for review and approval. Through a series of open letters to the Finance Committee, civil society is asking the committee to take into consideration and change certain aspects of the Bill and the project. The below note compares the SCOSTA standard with the Aadhaar biometric standard, and explains why we believe the SCOSTA standard should replace the Aadhaar biometric standard for the authentication process in the UID scheme.
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Provide hacker details, outfit that claimed data leak told: by Prasad Krishna — published May 18, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:14 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
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.
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Aadhaar Case: Beyond Privacy, An Issue of Bodily Integrity: by Amber Sinha and Aradhya Sethia — published May 03, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The insertion of Section 139AA in the Income Tax Act has been challenged and is being heard by a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court.
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Intelligence agencies will not have open access to Aadhaar data: UIDAI chief: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 21, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Intelligence agencies will not have free access to Aadhaar data, a top government official said on Thursday, looking to assuage fears of abuse of personal information.
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And now, Aadhaar-enabled smartphones for easy verification and money transfer: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 12, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
As reported earlier, the Indian government has planned to make Aadhaar-enabled smartphones , with which users would be able to self-authenticate and let businesses and banks verify the identity of their clients. This would also help in the government's aim of a cashless society.
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UIDAI goes after org that disclosed government departments were releasing Aadhaar data: by Nikhil Pahwa — published May 20, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 10:46 AM — filed under: UIDAI, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
If there was ever a case of shoot the messenger, it is this.
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India’s biometric ID scans make sci-fi a reality: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2017 — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
I have been thinking about my fingerprints and the secrets that may lie within my eyes — and whether I want to share them with the Indian government. I may not however have a choice.
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Privacy is not a unidimensional concept: by Amber Sinha — published Aug 07, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Aadhaar, Data Protection, Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all citizens in India to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good. The ruling of this nine-judge bench will have far-reaching impact on the extent and scope of rights available to us all.
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