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(Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information
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by
Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali
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published
May 01, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:29 AM
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filed under:
Digital ID,
Privacy,
NDSAP,
Data Protection,
Accountability,
Featured,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
Since its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar project has been shrouded in controversy due to various questions raised about privacy, technological issues, welfare exclusion, and security concerns. In this study, we document numerous instances of publicly available Aadhaar Numbers along with other personally identifiable information (PII) of individuals on government websites. This report highlights four government projects run by various government departments that have made sensitive personal financial information and Aadhaar numbers public on the project websites.
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Internet Governance
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2015 USTR Report: Old Wine in New Bottle
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
May 11, 2015
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last modified
Jun 16, 2015 10:24 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Homepage,
Limitations & Exceptions,
Access to Knowledge
Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) undertakes an elaborate exercise to castigate countries' domestic intellectual property (IP) law and policy. The criticisms and recommendations are presented in a document called the Special 301 Report. This year's edition puts India on the Priority Watch List for the twenty-sixth time in a row. Below, I rebut the report's prejudicial claims and demands, and argue that the report puts free speech, innovation and public interest in jeopardy.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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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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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Analysis of the Report of the Group of Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security and Implications for India
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by
Elonnai Hickok and Vipul Kharbanda
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published
Jul 30, 2016
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last modified
Aug 11, 2016 09:58 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This paper analyses the report of the Group of Experts and and India’s compliance with its recommendations based on existing laws and policies. Given the global nature of these challenges and the need for nations to holistically address such challenges from a human rights and security perspective, CIS believes that the Group of Experts and similar international forums are useful and important forums for India to actively engage with.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked URLs by Department of Telecommunications (IIPM Edition)
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Feb 16, 2013
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last modified
Feb 17, 2013 07:35 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Censorship,
Homepage
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in its order dated February 14, 2013 has issued directions to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block seventy eight URLs. The block order has been issued as a result of a court order. Snehashish Ghosh does a preliminary analysis of the list of websites blocked as per the DoT order.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
May 13, 2019
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last modified
May 13, 2019 09:06 AM
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filed under:
Digital ID,
Internet Governance,
Appropriate Use of Digital ID,
Featured,
Digital Identity,
Homepage
Omidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) , Kenya, and the CIS, India — on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity. As part of this Alliance, we at the CIS will look at the policy objectives of digital identity projects, how technological policy choices can be thought through to meet the objectives, and how legitimate uses of a digital identity framework may be evaluated.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Atmanirbhar Bharat Meets Digital India: An Evaluation of COVID-19 Relief for Migrants
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by
Ankan Barman
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published
Jun 03, 2021
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filed under:
RAW Publications,
Researchers at Work,
Covid19,
Featured,
Labour Futures,
Aadhaar,
Homepage
With the onset of the national lockdown on 24th March 2020 in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the fate of millions of migrant workers was left uncertain. In addition, lack of enumeration and registration of migrant workers became a major obstacle for all State Governments and the Central Government to channelize relief and welfare measures.
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RAW
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Availability and Accessibility of Government Information in Public Domain
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 09, 2014
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last modified
Dec 30, 2014 01:25 AM
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filed under:
Government Information,
Accessibility,
Featured,
Digitisation,
Homepage
The information provided on most Government websites such as Acts, notifications, rules, orders, minutes of meetings and consultations, etc. is usually in the form of electronic documents. However, these lack authenticity and accessibility and cannot be (text) searched., This policy brief identifies the problem areas with the current work flow being used to publish documents and proposes suitable modifications to make them easy to locate, authentic and accessible.
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Accessibility
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Blog
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Banking and Accessibility in India: A Report by CIS
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Aug 12, 2013
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last modified
Aug 13, 2013 04:00 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Accessibility
The report gives an analysis of banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India. Besides a detailed look at the legal provisions and guidelines on banking and technology, the report also provides a view on different disabilities in relation to banking and accessibility in India and contains case studies and guidelines from countries such as New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America, Canada and the Netherlands. The report sums up the analysis with suggestions and recommendations to improve banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India.
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Accessibility
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Blog
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Big Data and Positive Social Change in the Developing World: A White Paper for Practitioners and Researchers
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Oct 01, 2014
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filed under:
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Openness,
Homepage
I was a part of a working group writing a white paper on big data and social change, over the last six months. This white paper was produced by a group of activists, researchers and data experts who met at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Centre to discuss the question of whether, and how, big data is becoming a resource for positive social change in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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Internet Governance
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Blog
