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Privacy Perspectives on the 2012 -2013 Goa Beach Shack Policy: by Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 25, 2012 — last modified Oct 25, 2012 10:23 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
CCTVs in India are increasingly being employed by private organizations and the government in India as a way to increase security and prevent/ deter crime from taking place. When the government mandates the use of CCTV’s for this purpose, it often does so by means of a blunt policy mandate, requiring the installation of CCTV systems, but without any further clarification as to who should oversee the use of the cameras, what bodies should have access to the records, how access should be granted or obtained, and how long the recordings should be retained.
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Bolstering right to remain private: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 29, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Justice AP Shah panel has done to well to lay down an enforceable roadmap that can strengthen privacy laws in the country. It’s now for the legislature to take the issue to a logical conclusion.
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Biggest blast on Aadhaar leak so far: govt sites leaked data of 13 crore people: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — 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.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
130 Million Aadhaar Numbers Were Made Public, Says New Report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:32 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The research report looks at four major government portals whose poor information security practices have exposed personal data including bank account details.
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Govt may have made 135 million Aadhaar numbers public: CIS report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
CIS report says Aadhaar numbers leaked through government databases could be 100-135 million and bank accounts numbers leaked about 100 million.
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Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Aadhaar numbers and personal information of as many as 135 million Indians could have been leaked from four government portals due to lack of IT security practices, the Centre for Internet and Society has claimed.
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Aadhaar: Are a billion identities at risk on India's biometric database: by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:38 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
"My fingerprints and iris are mine and my own. The state cannot take away my body," a lawyer told India's Supreme Court last week.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Meeting on Proactive Disclosure and Personal Data (Delhi, May 13, 5:30 pm): by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published May 13, 2017 — last modified May 13, 2017 04:32 AM — filed under: Privacy, Open Data, Open Government Data, Internet Governance, Public Accountability
CIS is organising an informal discussion on topics related to proactive disclosure and personal data thrown up by the recently published report by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali titled "Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof)". Please join us at 5:30 pm today, May 13, at the CIS office.
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Indian Government says it is still drafting privacy law, but doesn’t give timelines: by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2017 — last modified May 15, 2017 02:10 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
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Plug data leak before imposing Aadhaar: by Prasad Krishna — published May 17, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
As the Central government continues to expand the scope and boundaries of the applicability of Aadhaar, the unique identification number, even before the Supreme Court’s verdict on its constitutional validity, reports suggesting that millions of Aadhaar numbers may have been leaked deliberately or inadvertently are a matter of grave concern.
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