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Calls for law change after Indians left in dark over data leaks
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Jul 20, 2017
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Fears Indian telecom upstart Reliance Jio suffered a major data breach, compromising the personal data of over 100 million customers, have prompted calls for India to adopt more robust laws to protect consumers.
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Social Activist Alleges Threat By Police Officer Over Possession of Aadhaar
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Jul 20, 2017
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Social activist Shabnam Hashmi recorded a policeman telling her those without address proof and Aadhaar could be “eliminated”.
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Aadhaar privacy: Key issues that all Aadhaar card holders should bear in mind
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Jul 20, 2017
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As the Supreme Court hears petitions whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right, there are some key aspects that Aadhar Card holders should bear in mind, especially, because the government has made Aadhaar mandatory for a number of schemes and official purposes, including the filing of income tax returns.
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Centre to form panel to 'encrypt' MGNREGA-DBT database and prevent leaks
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Prasad Krishna
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Jul 14, 2017
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Aadhaar,
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Around 5 crore bank accounts of active MGNREGA workers yet to be seeded with Aadhaar.
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Supreme Court sets up constitution bench to hear Aadhaar privacy issues
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Prasad Krishna
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Jul 14, 2017
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Jul 14, 2017 10:55 AM
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The Supreme Court ‘s five-judge constitution bench will also decide if the Aadhaar privacy issue should be heard by a larger bench.
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Reliance Jio data leaked on website : report
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Prasad Krishna
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Jul 10, 2017
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Reliance Jio customer data was leaked on independent website magicapk.com, including details such as names, mobile numbers and email IDs , said a report.
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IViR Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy
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Jul 07, 2017
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Aug 23, 2017 02:00 AM
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attended the 2016 IViR Summer Course on International Privacy Law as a beneficiary of the OSF Civil Society Scholarship in Amsterdam from July 3 to 7, 2017.
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UIDAI declining multiple requests by police to share Indian citizens’ biometrics
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Prasad Krishna
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Jul 06, 2017
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Aadhaar,
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, has declined multiple requests from all law enforcement agencies, including the Delhi Police, for biometrics of citizens for criminal investigations, according to a report by The Indian Express.
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Data Protection: Understanding the General Data Protection Regulation
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Aditi Chaturvedi
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Jul 04, 2017
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As recently as May 27, 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) (hereinafter referred to as GDPR) was adopted. The Data Protection Directive (1995/46/EC) (hereinafter referred to as DPD) will be replaced by this Regulation.
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DSCI Best Practices Meet
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 23, 2017
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Jul 07, 2017 01:39 AM
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Udbhav Tiwari represented CIS on a Panel titled "Reposing Trust in Citizen Identity Systems" at the DSCI Best Practices Meet held at the ITC Gardenia on June 22 and 23, 2017 in Bangalore.
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