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India’s Digital ID Rollout Collides With Rickety Reality: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 17, 2017 — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
India’s new digital identification system, years in the making and now being put into widespread use, has yet to deliver the new era of modern efficiency it promised for shop owner Om Prakash and customer Daya Chand.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Flaws in the UIDAI Process: by Hans Varghese Mathews — published Mar 06, 2016 — last modified Mar 06, 2016 10:40 AM — filed under: UID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Featured, Aadhaar, Homepage
The accuracy of biometric identification depends on the chance of a false positive: the probability that the identifiers of two persons will match. Individuals whose identifiers match might be termed duplicands. When very many people are to be identified success can be measured by the (low) proportion of duplicands. The Government of India is engaged upon biometrically identifying the entire population of India. An experiment performed at an early stage of the programme has allowed us to estimate the chance of a false positive: and from that to estimate the proportion of duplicands. For the current population of 1.2 billion the expected proportion of duplicands is 1/121, a ratio which is far too high.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A comparison of the 2016 Aadhaar Bill, and the 2010 NIDAI Bill: by Vanya Rakesh — published Mar 09, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, UID
This blog post does a clause-by-clause comparison of the provisions of National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010 and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
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The 12-digit conundrum: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 14, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Even as the Centre plans to link as many as 500 schemes to Aadhaar, concerns over data safety are rising. Richa Mishra reports.
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No ID, no benefits: thousands could lose lifeline under India’s biometric scheme: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 21, 2017 — last modified Mar 22, 2017 02:27 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Controversial Aadhaar card restricts fundamental rights, argue critics, limiting access to free school meals and exposing 1 billion people to privacy risks.
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Privacy concerns multiply for Aadhaar, India’s national biometric identity registry: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2017 — last modified Mar 22, 2017 02:38 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The largest and most sophisticated biometric identity system of any country in the world, India’s Aadhaar, is sparking new fears that the personal data it stores on more than 1.1 billion people could be vulnerable to exploitation.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India’s biometric ID scans make sci-fi a reality: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2017 — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
I have been thinking about my fingerprints and the secrets that may lie within my eyes — and whether I want to share them with the Indian government. I may not however have a choice.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
क्‍या आधार पर जल्दबाज़ी में है सरकार?: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Amber Sinha took part in a discussion on Aadhaar aired by NDTV on March 27, 2017.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
No such rule, but many vaccination centres are insisting on Aadhaar as proof: by Sreedevi Jayarajan — published Jun 26, 2021 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance
Radhika Radhakrishnan saw three words swimming before her as she inched closer to the hospital lobby.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Advanced biometric technologies and new market entries tackle fraud, chase digital ID billions: by Chris Burt — published Jun 28, 2021 — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, UIDAI, Biometrics, Aadhaar
Amid forecasts of rapid growth and huge market potential, digital ID platforms launches by Techsign and Ping Identity, new services, features and even an investment fund have been launched.
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