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Can the Aadhaar Act 2016 be Classified as a Money Bill?: by Pooja Saxena — published Apr 24, 2016 — last modified Apr 25, 2016 01:48 PM — filed under: UID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital India, Aadhaar
In this infographic, we show if the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, can be classified as a money bill. The infographic is designed by Pooja Saxena, based on information compiled by Amber Sinha and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
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Aadhaar by Numbers: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 21, 2016 — last modified Sep 11, 2016 04:36 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Sunil Abraham will be addressing a public seminar at an event organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in New Delhi on Friday, April 29, 2016.
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"Will the Magic Number Deliver?" - Roundtable on Aadhaar at CSLG, JNU, April 26: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Apr 20, 2016 — last modified Apr 20, 2016 10:49 AM — filed under: UID, Privacy, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics
The Centre for the Study of Law and Governance (CSLG), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), will organise a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, April 26, to discuss the Aadhaar project and Act. Along with Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Prasanna S, Apar Gupta, and Chirashree Dasgupta, Sumandro Chattapadhyay will be one of the discussants. It will take place in the CSLG Conference Room at 6 pm.
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PMO’s no to smart cards, insists on Aadhaar: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 20, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The government has decided to stop issuing new smart cards to beneficiaries of government schemes as Aadhaar is now backed by a law.
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The Last Chance for a Welfare State Doesn’t Rest in the Aadhaar System: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Apr 19, 2016 — last modified Apr 19, 2016 01:18 PM — filed under: UID, Data Systems, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics
Boosting welfare is the message, which is how Aadhaar is being presented in India. The Aadhaar system as a medium, however, is one that enables tracking, surveillance, and data monetisation. This piece by Sumandro Chattapadhyay was published in The Wire on April 19, 2016.
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Why is the UIDAI cracking down on individuals that hoard Aadhaar data?: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 17, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Private firms' offer to print Aadhaar details on plastic card a breach of law.
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Aadhaar Act and its Non-compliance with Data Protection Law in India: by Vanya Rakesh — published Apr 14, 2016 — last modified Apr 18, 2016 11:43 AM — filed under: UID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics
This post compares the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, with India's data protection regime as articulated in the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011.
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FAQ on the Aadhaar Project and the Bill: by Elonnai Hickok, Vanya Rakesh, and Vipul Kharbanda — published Apr 13, 2016 — last modified Apr 13, 2016 02:06 PM — filed under: UID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Featured, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics, Homepage
This FAQ attempts to address the key questions regarding the Aadhaar/UIDAI project and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 (henceforth, Bill). This is neither a comprehensive list of questions, nor does it contain fully developed answers. We will continue to add questions to this list, and edit/expand the answers, based on our ongoing research. We will be grateful to receive your comments, criticisms, evidences, edits, suggestions for new answers, and any other responses. These can either be shared as comments in the document hosted on Google Drive, or via tweets sent to the information policy team at @CIS_InfoPolicy.
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India's biometric database crosses billion-member mark: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 07, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
India's biometric database notched up one billion members on Monday, as the government sought to allay concerns about privacy breaches in the world's biggest such scheme.
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The Panama Papers and the question of privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 06, 2016 — last modified Apr 24, 2016 02:03 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This statement was originally published on privacyinternational.org on 4 April 2016.
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