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Will FASTag raise privacy concerns?
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Shreya Nandi and Prathma Sharma
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published
Oct 18, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
FASTag, an electronic device that enables direct, cashless toll payment, has been touted as the Aadhaar for vehicles as it would help the government track movement of automobiles. But the move can also stoke fresh concerns on privacy.
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Will Only Legal Backing For Aadhaar Suffice?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 16, 2016
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Aadhaar is set to become mandatory, but the opponents of the scheme are not amused. Concerns about privacy of the Aadhaar number and the authenticity of the biometric data being collected have been expressed by people right from the beginning. But the government has not done much to address these issues.
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WISER Lecture : Sumandro Chattapadhyay on Deregulation by Code
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 29, 2017
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filed under:
Digital Money,
Digital India,
Internet Governance
University of the Witwatersrand organized a talk by Sumandro Chattapadhyay on Derugulation by Code on March 8, 2017 in Johannesburg.
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With digitisation at the forefront, government departments need to be cautious about digital security
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 04, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 08:33 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The huge leak of Aadhar data from four websites belonging to a central ministry and the Andhra Pradesh government has been on the government radar for a while. The leak, caused by poor security protocols, had left around 130 million numbers and their allied information, like bank and post office account details, open to access for several months. As the last website finally plugged loophole, violation echoed in Supreme Court.
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Workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data' (Delhi, November 12)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Nov 02, 2016
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last modified
Nov 12, 2016 10:14 AM
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filed under:
Data Systems,
Digital Governance,
Privacy,
Data Revolution,
Surveillance,
Big Data,
Digital India,
Internet Governance,
Big Data for Development,
Digital Rights
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Sarai programme, CSDS, invite you to a workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data: What Changes? What should Change?' on Saturday, November 12. This workshop aims to build a dialogue around some of the key government-led big data initiatives in India and elsewhere that are contributing significant new challenges and concerns to the ongoing debates on the right to privacy. It is an open event. Please register to participate.
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Workshop on Democratic Accountability in the Digital Age (Delhi, November 14-15)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Oct 31, 2016
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last modified
Dec 15, 2016 09:27 AM
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filed under:
Digital ID,
Digital Governance,
Privacy,
UID,
Internet Governance,
Accountability,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Welfare Governance,
E-Governance,
Digital Rights
IT for Change, along with Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI), is organising a two day workshop on ‘Democratic Accountability in the Digital Age’. The workshop will focus on evolving a comprehensive policy approach to data based governance and digital democracy, grounded in a rights and social justice framework. It will be held at the United Service Institution of India, Delhi, during November 14-15, 2016. The CIS team to participate in the workshop includes Sumandro Chattapadhyay (speaker), Amber Sinha (speaker), Vanya Rakesh (participant), and Himadri Chatterjee (participant).
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Workshop Report - UIDAI and Welfare Services: Exclusion and Countermeasures
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by
Vanya Rakesh
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published
Dec 14, 2016
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last modified
Mar 16, 2019 04:34 AM
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filed under:
Digital Payment,
Data Systems,
Researchers at Work,
UID,
Internet Governance,
Surveillance,
Big Data,
Aadhaar,
Welfare Governance,
Big Data for Development,
Digital ID
This report presents summarised notes from a workshop organised by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) on Saturday, August 27, 2016, to discuss, raise awareness of, and devise countermeasures to exclusion due to implementation of UID-based verification for and distribution of welfare services.
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Blog
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Would it be a unique identity crisis ?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 03, 2011
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last modified
Apr 01, 2011 05:10 PM
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Internet Governance
The UID project will centralise a humongous amount of data but the fear is that it might fall into the wrong hands.
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Your private data may be online, courtesy govt
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 29, 2013
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Some depts have posted bank account & income details on net for transparency; experts cry privacy breach.
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‘UID is being forced’
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 29, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 12:20 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
CIS feels that the UID project is forced on the citizens.
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