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India’s Supreme Court hears challenge to biometric authentication system
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 06:44 AM
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Two lawsuits being heard this week before India’s Supreme Court question a requirement imposed by the government that individuals should quote a biometrics-based authentication number when filing their tax returns.
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Digital native: Look before you (digitally) leap
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
May 28, 2017
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last modified
Jun 08, 2017 01:22 AM
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Researchers at Work,
Aadhaar
Creating a digital future is great, but there’s a serious need to secure the infrastructure first.
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RAW
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Are biometrics hack-proof?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 12, 2017
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
There are growing concerns over biometric security in India. We ask the experts if biometrics can really be hacked.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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An Urgent Need for the Right to Privacy
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Mar 16, 2016
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last modified
Mar 17, 2016 07:40 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
Along with a group of individuals and organisations from academia and civil society, we have drafted and are signatories to an open letter addressed to the Union government and urging the same to "urgently take steps to uphold the constitutional basis to the right to privacy and fulfil it’s constitutional and international obligations." Here we publish the text of the open letter. Please follow the link below to support it by joining the signatories.
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Blog
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Press Release, March 15, 2016: The New Bill Makes Aadhaar Compulsory!
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 16, 2016
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filed under:
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
We published and circulated the following press release on March 15, 2016, to highlight the fact that the Section 7 of the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 states that authentication of the person using her/his Aadhaar number can be made mandatory for the
purpose of disbursement of government subsidies, benefits, and services; and in case the person does not have an Aadhaar number, s/he will have to apply for Aadhaar enrolment.
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Blog
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Analysis of Aadhaar Act in the Context of A.P. Shah Committee Principles
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by
Vipul Kharbanda
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published
Mar 17, 2016
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last modified
Mar 17, 2016 07:43 PM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics,
Homepage
Whilst there are a number of controversies relating to the Aadhaar Act including the fact that it was introduced in a manner so as to circumvent the majority of the opposition in the upper house of the Parliament and that it was rushed through the Lok Sabha in a mere eight days, in this paper we shall discuss the substantial aspects of the Act in relation to privacy concerns which have been raised by a number of experts. In October 2012, the Group of Experts on Privacy constituted by the Planning Commission under the chairmanship of Justice AP Shah Committee submitted its report which listed nine principles of privacy which all legislations, especially those dealing with personal should adhere to. In this paper, we shall discuss how the Aadhaar Act fares vis-à-vis these nine principles.
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Blog
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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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Aadhaar Bill 2016 Evaluated against the National Privacy Principles
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by
Pooja Saxena and Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 21, 2016
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filed under:
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Infographic,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
In this infographic, we evaluate the privacy provisions of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 against the national privacy principles developed by the Group of Experts on Privacy led by the Former Chief Justice A.P. Shah in 2012. The infographic is based on Vipul Kharbanda’s article 'Analysis of Aadhaar Act in the Context of A.P. Shah Committee Principles,' and is designed by Pooja Saxena, with inputs from Amber Sinha.
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Internet Governance
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130 Million at Risk of Fraud After Massive Leak of Indian Biometric System Data
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 12:36 PM
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A series of potentially calamitous leaks in India leave as many as 130 million people at risk of fraud or worse after caches of biometric and other personal data became accessible online.
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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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