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Indian biometric ID plan faces court hurdle: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2013 — last modified Oct 03, 2013 10:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Supreme Court in India rules -- for now -- against plan to make biometric ID mandatory for receiving services.
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Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of Players: by Admin — published May 18, 2018 — last modified May 18, 2018 05:01 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered a trove of personal and sensitive data belonging to around 15,000 to 20,000 Indian applicants participating in cricket seasons 2015-2018.
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Indian Government says it is still drafting privacy law, but doesn’t give timelines: by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2017 — last modified May 15, 2017 02:10 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
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Indian ID crisis unveils Aadhaar doubts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 15, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Two separate organizations are capturing biometric data of over 1 billion Indians, creating fresh doubts in the government's justification to catalogue citizens.
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Indian Privacy Code: by Admin — published Jul 20, 2018
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Indian public concerned about fingerprint payment scheme: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 12, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Guardian is reporting that a prominent think tank has found that the prospect of using fingerprint authentication for everyday payments is raising privacy concerns among the Indian public.
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Indians Call For More Stringent Data Protection Laws: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 18, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
The government is India is facing calls to establish better cybersecurity laws to protect consumers’ data after fears have crept up that Reliance Jio, the telecom startup in India, suffered a major data leak.
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Infographic: The Impending Right to Privacy Judgment: by Amber Sinha and Pooja Saxena — published Aug 22, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The ruling will be important not just for the immediate Aadhaar case but also numerous other matters to do with state intrusions, decisional autonomy and informational privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): by Aditya Tejas — published May 17, 2017
A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar numbers with sensitive personal financial information (updated)
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Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information: by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali — published May 01, 2017
In this paper, we highlight four government projects run by various government departments with publicly available financial data and Aadhaar numbers.
Located in Internet Governance

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