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Aadhaar: Are a billion identities at risk on India's biometric database
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 12, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 06:38 AM
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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.
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Aadhaar: Govt will not compromise on national security
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 22, 2016
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Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The government is confident that the Aadhaar Bill will be passed.
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Aadhaar: Still Too Many Problems
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 07, 2016
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last modified
Apr 06, 2016 03:31 PM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
While one wishes to welcome govt’s attempt to bring Aadhaar within a legislative framework, the fact is there are too many problems that still remain unaddressed for one to be optimistic.
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Aadhaar: Ushering in a Commercialized Era of Surveillance in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 07, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Since last year, Indian citizens have been required to submit their photograph, iris and fingerprint scans in order to access legal entitlements, benefits, compensation, scholarships, and even nutrition programs. Submitting biometric information is needed for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers, the training and aid of disabled people, and anti-retroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS patients. Soon police in the Alwar district of Rajasthan will be able to register criminals, and track missing persons through an app that integrates biometric information with the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS).
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Aadhar: Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Jul 23, 2017
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last modified
Aug 23, 2017 01:50 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all Indian citizens to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good.
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Advanced biometric technologies and new market entries tackle fraud, chase digital ID billions
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by
Chris Burt
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published
Jun 28, 2021
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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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After Supreme Court Setback, Fintech Firms Await Clarity On Aadhaar
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by
Admin
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published
Oct 01, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The 12-digit Aadhaar number is now out of bounds for fintech companies in India.
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An Urgent Need for the Right to Privacy
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Mar 16, 2016
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last modified
Mar 17, 2016 07:40 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
Along with a group of individuals and organisations from academia and civil society, we have drafted and are signatories to an open letter addressed to the Union government and urging the same to "urgently take steps to uphold the constitutional basis to the right to privacy and fulfil it’s constitutional and international obligations." Here we publish the text of the open letter. Please follow the link below to support it by joining the signatories.
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Analysis of Aadhaar Act in the Context of A.P. Shah Committee Principles
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by
Vipul Kharbanda
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published
Mar 17, 2016
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last modified
Mar 17, 2016 07:43 PM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics,
Homepage
Whilst there are a number of controversies relating to the Aadhaar Act including the fact that it was introduced in a manner so as to circumvent the majority of the opposition in the upper house of the Parliament and that it was rushed through the Lok Sabha in a mere eight days, in this paper we shall discuss the substantial aspects of the Act in relation to privacy concerns which have been raised by a number of experts. In October 2012, the Group of Experts on Privacy constituted by the Planning Commission under the chairmanship of Justice AP Shah Committee submitted its report which listed nine principles of privacy which all legislations, especially those dealing with personal should adhere to. In this paper, we shall discuss how the Aadhaar Act fares vis-à-vis these nine principles.
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Analysis of Key Provisions of the Aadhaar Act Regulations
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 31, 2017
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last modified
Apr 03, 2017 02:05 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
UIDAI,
Biometrics,
Aadhaar
In exercise of their powers under of the powers conferred by Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, (Aadhaar Act) the UIDAI has come out with a set of five regulations in late 2016 last year. In this policy brief, we look at the five regulations, their key provisions and highlight point out the unresolved, issues, unaddressed, and created issues as result of these regulations.
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