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Now, Aadhaar details displayed in Mizoram too
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 27, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Contrary to the Centre’s assurances, government websites are revealing digital details of the poor, leaving them vulnerable to financial frauds and identity theft.
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Is Your Aadhar Biometrics Safe? Firms Accused Of Storing Biometrics And Using Them Illegally
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 27, 2017
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Fears of Aadhar biometric security have been compounded as the government is sprinting towards the next phase of ‘cashless India’ and digitization
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Can the Judiciary Upturn the Lok Sabha Speaker’s Decision on Aadhaar?
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Feb 27, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
When ruling on the petition filed by Jairam Ramesh challenging passing the Aadhaar Act as a money Bill, the court has differing precedents to look at.
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Blog
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Nasscom chief saying full data protection isn’t possible should wake us from our digital slumber
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 17, 2017
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filed under:
WhatsApp,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Considering India is rapidly moving towards a digital economy, the hurdles not withstanding, data and identity security are topics which have to be taken very seriously. Since the demonetisation, a large part of the population who would never bother with digital transactions has suddenly come online. But there is no such thing as complete security of personal data, according to Nasscom chief R Chandrashekhar.
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Why We Should All Worry About The Mandatory Imposition Of Aadhaar
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 27, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
It appears that with each passing day, the government is linking an increasing number of benefits and government services to the 12-digit biometric-based Aadhaar number for Indians, despite growing concerns around its data privacy and security.
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How Aadhaar compromises privacy? And how to fix it?
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Mar 31, 2017
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last modified
Apr 01, 2017 07:00 AM
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Aadhaar is mass surveillance technology. Unlike targeted surveillance which is a good thing, and essential for national security and public order – mass surveillance undermines security. And while biometrics is appropriate for targeted surveillance by the state – it is wholly inappropriate for everyday transactions between the state and law abiding citizens.
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Analysis of Key Provisions of the Aadhaar Act Regulations
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 31, 2017
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last modified
Apr 03, 2017 02:05 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
UIDAI,
Biometrics,
Aadhaar
In exercise of their powers under of the powers conferred by Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, (Aadhaar Act) the UIDAI has come out with a set of five regulations in late 2016 last year. In this policy brief, we look at the five regulations, their key provisions and highlight point out the unresolved, issues, unaddressed, and created issues as result of these regulations.
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The Aadhaar of all things
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 03, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
From a severely critical stand against Aadhaar in 2014, the Modi-led BJP in power has made a sharp U-turn to bulldoze its way into having every Indian scanned, tagged and labelled. A timeline of the country’s chequered date with the unique identification project.
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Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report
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by
Srinivs Kodali and Amber Sinha
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published
May 02, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:28 AM
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filed under:
Call for Comments,
Digital Access,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Data Protection,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Information Security,
Openness,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
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Biggest blast on Aadhaar leak so far: govt sites leaked data of 13 crore people
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In yet another shocking report of personal data breach in India, it has emerged that Aadhaar data of 13 crore people was put out on websites of four major government projects in the country. The leaked data include bank account details of over one crore people linked to Aadhar numbers under the direct benefit scheme. Over eight crore people lost their private data on the national job guarantee scheme website alone.
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