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Transparent Government, via Webcams in India
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 20, 2011 last modified Jul 21, 2011 05:41 AM — filed under:
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India — Little Brother is watching you. That is the premise for the webcam that a top government official here has installed in his office, as an anticorruption experiment. Goings-on in his chamber are viewable to the public, 24/7.
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A Tweet and a poke from the CEO
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 03, 2011 last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:30 AM — filed under:
The official grapevine has moved online, and Twitter is the new water-cooler.
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UID: A Debate on Fundamental rights
by Radha Rao published Apr 19, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:33 PM — filed under:
UID: A debate on the Fundamental Rights - was jointly organized by the Citizen Action Forum, People's Union for Civil Liberties - Karnataka, Alternative Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society on April 16th at IAT, Queens Road, Bangalore - An article in the Prajavani news paper - April 17th.
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UID info can be misused
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 29, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under:
Public organisations, NGOs and concerned citizens feel UID may become an easy database for anti-social elements.
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UID is an invasion of privacy: Experts
by Radha Rao published Apr 19, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:33 PM — filed under:
The Nandan Nilekani headed Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) came in for much criricism at the first of a series of debates on the issue organised in the city on Friday - Deccan Chronicle, April 17th.
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UID elicits mixed response
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 01, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 06:32 AM — filed under:
Which is the root cause for pilferage of welfare funds in India: fake identity or corruption?
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How the UID project can be a cause for concern
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 13, 2010 last modified Apr 09, 2018 12:59 PM — filed under:
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), headed by Nandan Nilekani, is the UPA government's most ambitious project, where one billion Indians are branded with a unique identity number.
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UID coverage in Udayavani
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 28, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:13 AM — filed under:
A press conference was held at the Press Club in Bangalore on 26 July, 2010. It was co-organised by Citizen's Action Forum, Alternate Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society. Mathew Thomas and Vinay Baindur were the speakers. Leading Kannada newspaper Udayavani covered this event.
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UID: The World’s Largest Biometric Database
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 23, 2011 — filed under:
At the start of his presentation, Sunil Abraham pointed to two aerial drawings of cybercafes: one where each computer was part of a private booth, and one where the computers were in the open so the screens would be visible to any one. Which layout would be more friendly to women, and why, Abraham wanted to know. Some participants selected the first option, liking the idea of the privacy, while others liked the second option so that the cybercafe owner would be able to monitor users’ activities.
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Would it be a unique identity crisis ?
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 03, 2011 last modified Apr 01, 2011 05:10 PM — filed under:
The UID project will centralise a humongous amount of data but the fear is that it might fall into the wrong hands.
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