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April 2018 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 30, 2018 — last modified May 20, 2018 02:57 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
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ID programme faces first challenge over privacy, data: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:20 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The government is looking to the ID programme to help ensure that various welfare programmes reach the poor
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‘If an Indian party acted like Cambridge Analytica, it will not be guilty under current laws’: by Admin — published Mar 24, 2018 — last modified Apr 05, 2018 04:24 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, says Indians are vulnerable in the absence of a data protection law.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Govt releases white paper on data protection framework: by Admin — published Nov 28, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
Public comments are welcome till 31 December on the data protection white paper, which is aimed at securing digital transactions and addressing privacy issues.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
‘If an Indian party acted like Cambridge Analytica, it will not be guilty under current laws’: by Admin — published Mar 25, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, says Indians are vulnerable in the absence of a data protection law.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Data Infrastructures and Inequities: Why Does Reproductive Health Surveillance in India Need Our Urgent Attention?: by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — published Feb 14, 2019 — last modified Dec 30, 2019 04:44 PM — filed under: Big Data, Data Systems, Privacy, Researchers at Work, Internet Governance, Research, BD4D, Healthcare, Surveillance, Big Data for Development
In order to bring out certain conceptual and procedural problems with health monitoring in the Indian context, this article by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon posits health monitoring as surveillance and not merely as a “data problem.” Casting a critical feminist lens, the historicity of surveillance practices unveils the gendered power differentials wedded into taken-for-granted “benign” monitoring processes. The unpacking of the Mother and Child Tracking System and the National Health Stack reveals the neo-liberal aspirations of the Indian state.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India is falling down the facial recognition rabbit hole: by Prem Sylvester and Karan Saini — published Jul 25, 2019 — filed under: Cyber Security, Facial Recognition
Its use as an effective law enforcement tool is overstated, while the underlying technology is deeply flawed.
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Financial Inclusion and the UID: by elonnai hickok — published Aug 22, 2011 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 10:36 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Since 2009, when Nandan Nilekani began to envision and implement the Unique Identification Project, the UID authority has promoted the UID/Aadhaar scheme as a tool of development for India - arguing that an identity will assist in bringing benefits to the poor, promote financial inclusion in India, and allow for economic and social development. In this blog entry I will focus on the challenges and possibilities of the UID number providing the residents of India a viable method of access to financial services across the country.
Located in Internet Governance
A note of dissent on cash transfers and UID: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2012 — last modified Dec 31, 2012 03:15 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The following is the text of a note released by 208 scholars, activists and concerned citizens on the United Progressive Alliance government’s plan to introduce cash transfers linked to the Aadhaar (UID) numbers of beneficiaries:
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Informational Privacy in India: by Admin — published Dec 01, 2018
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