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Right to Food Campaign, Ranchi Convention, 2016
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Sep 26, 2016
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last modified
Mar 16, 2019 04:40 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Data Systems,
Internet Governance,
Surveillance,
Aadhaar,
Welfare Governance,
Biometrics,
Big Data for Development,
UID
The Right to Food Campaign held its 2016 Convention in Ranchi during September 23-25, 2016. While three years have elapsed since the passage of the National Food Security Act, despite improvements in the Public Distribution System (PDS), large implementation gaps remain. This is what the Convention focused on, and gathered researchers and campaigners from across the country to share experiences and case studies on effectiveness and exclusions from the PDS. Sumandro Chattapadhyay took part in a session of the Convention to discuss how UID-linked welfare delivery is being rolled out across key programmes like provision of pension and rationed distribution of essential commodities, and their impact on people's right to welfare services.
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News & Media
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Salient Points in the Aadhaar Bill and Concerns
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by
Amber Sinha and Elonnai Hickok
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published
Mar 21, 2016
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
Since the release of the Aadhaar Bill, the Centre for Internet and Society has been writing a number of posts analyzing the Bill and calling out problematic areas and the implications of the same. This post is meant to contribute to this growing body of writing and call out our major concerns with the Bill.
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Internet Governance
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Security experts say need to secure Aadhaar ecosystem, warn about third party leaks
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by
Admin
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published
Mar 26, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The public reckoning of data leaks in India’s national ID database, Aadhaar is still on hold while reports of data leakage through third-parties keep coming.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Seminar on Understanding Financial Technology, Cashless India, and Forced Digitalisation (Delhi, January 24)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jan 23, 2017
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last modified
Jan 23, 2017 01:17 PM
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filed under:
Unified Payments Interface,
Financial Technology,
Digital ID,
Big Data,
Digital Economy,
UID,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Financial Inclusion,
Biometrics,
Digital Payment
The Centre for Financial Accountability is organising a seminar on "Understanding Financial Technology, Cashless India, and Forced Digitalisation" on Tuesday, January 24, at YWCA, Ashoka Road, New Delhi. Sumandro Chattapadhyay will participate in the seminar and speak on the emerging architecture of FinTech in India, as being developed and deployed by UIDAI and NPCI.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Seven reasons why Parliament should debate the Aadhaar bill (and not pass it in a rush)
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 24, 2016
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Critics say the Aadhaar Bill does not address concerns over privacy, even as government is rushing the Bill without adequate parliamentary scrutiny.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Sharad Sharma Apologises for Trolling Aadhaar Critics; Unmasking Ispirit's Controversial Trolling Program
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 26, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Last weekend I was at Aditi Mittal’s standup comedy show in Mumbai where she made a cheeky remark that stayed with me – “Do you guys know what India’s soft power is today? It is trolling!”
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Should Aadhaar be mandatory?
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Dec 18, 2017
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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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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Social Activist Alleges Threat By Police Officer Over Possession of Aadhaar
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by
Admin
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published
Jul 20, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Social activist Shabnam Hashmi recorded a policeman telling her those without address proof and Aadhaar could be “eliminated”.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Spreading unhappiness equally around
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jul 31, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The section of civil society opposed to Aadhaar is unhappy because the UIDAI and all other state agencies that wish to can process data non-consensually.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Studying the Emerging Database State in India: Notes for Critical Data Studies (Accepted Abstract)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Aug 02, 2015
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last modified
Nov 13, 2015 05:54 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Data Systems,
Research,
Featured,
Aadhaar,
Researchers at Work,
E-Governance
"Critical Data Studies (CDS) is a growing field of research that focuses on the unique theoretical, ethical, and epistemological challenges posed by 'Big Data.' Rather than treat Big Data as a scientifically empirical, and therefore largely neutral phenomena, CDS advocates the view that data should be seen as always-already constituted within wider data assemblages." The Big Data and Society journal has provisionally accepted a paper abstract of mine for its upcoming special issue on Critical Data Studies.
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