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Report on Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges: by Japreet Grewal, Vanya Rakesh, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, and Elonnai Hickock — published Aug 31, 2016 — last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:42 AM — filed under: Big Data, Data Systems, Privacy, Researchers at Work, Internet Governance, Aadhaar, Welfare Governance, Biometrics, Big Data for Development, UID
The Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University collaborated with the Centre for Internet and Society, and other individuals and organisations to organise a two day workshop on “Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges” at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, JNU on May 26 and 27, 2016. The objective of the workshop was to bring together experts from various fields, who have been rigorously following the developments in the Unique Identification (UID) Project and align their perspectives and develop a shared understanding of the status of the UID Project and its impact. Through this exercise, it was also sought to develop a plan of action to address the welfare exclusion issues that have arisen due to implementation of the UID Project.
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Request for Specifics: Rebuttal to UIDAI: by Hans Varghese Mathews — published Oct 16, 2016 — last modified Oct 30, 2016 03:06 PM — filed under: UID, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Responding to the Unique Identification Authority of India’s article that found “serious mathematical errors” in “Flaws in the UIDAI Process” (EPW 12 March 2016), the main mathematical argument used to arrive at the number of duplicates in the biometric database is explained.
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Right to Food Campaign, Ranchi Convention, 2016: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Sep 26, 2016 — last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:40 AM — filed under: Big Data, Data Systems, Internet Governance, Surveillance, Aadhaar, Welfare Governance, Biometrics, Big Data for Development, UID
The Right to Food Campaign held its 2016 Convention in Ranchi during September 23-25, 2016. While three years have elapsed since the passage of the National Food Security Act, despite improvements in the Public Distribution System (PDS), large implementation gaps remain. This is what the Convention focused on, and gathered researchers and campaigners from across the country to share experiences and case studies on effectiveness and exclusions from the PDS. Sumandro Chattapadhyay took part in a session of the Convention to discuss how UID-linked welfare delivery is being rolled out across key programmes like provision of pension and rationed distribution of essential commodities, and their impact on people's right to welfare services.
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Salient Points in the Aadhaar Bill and Concerns: by Amber Sinha and Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 21, 2016 — 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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Seminar on Understanding Financial Technology, Cashless India, and Forced Digitalisation (Delhi, January 24): by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jan 23, 2017 — last modified Jan 23, 2017 01:17 PM — 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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The Aadhaar Act is Not a Money Bill: by Amber Sinha — published Apr 25, 2016 — filed under: UID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital India, Aadhaar
While the authority of the Lok Sabha Speaker is final and binding, Jairam Ramesh’s writ petition may allow the Supreme Court to question an incorrect application of substantive principles. This article by Amber Sinha was published by The Wire on April 24, 2016.
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The Aadhaar Case: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Sep 05, 2014 — last modified Sep 05, 2014 09:12 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance, Privacy
In 2012 a writ petition was filed by Justice K.S. Puttaswamy in the Supreme Court of India challenging the policy of the government in making an Aadhaar card for every person in India and its later plans to link various government benefit schemes to the same.
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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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The New Aadhaar Bill in Plain English: by Amber Sinha, Vanya Rakesh and Vipul Kharbanda — published Mar 11, 2016 — last modified Mar 11, 2016 04:41 AM — filed under: UID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Aadhaar, Biometrics
We have put together a plain English version of the The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016.
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The Uncertain Future of India's Plan to Biometrically Identify Everyone: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 28, 2014 — last modified Sep 08, 2014 05:31 AM — filed under: Biometrics, UID, Internet Governance
Last Sunday an 11-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh, a state in southeast India, hung himself from a ceiling fan as his family slept.
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