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India's National ID Project Brings Pain to Those it Aims to Help
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by
Admin
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published
May 12, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Poor management, corruption and fraud are threatening to derail the world’s largest national identity project.
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India's plan to offer citizens digital lockers poses a privacy threat, say experts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 19, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 06:32 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Indian government launched a test version of a service called the digital locker last month that allows citizens to store scanned versions of important documents online, something that experts say poses a serious threat to people’s privacy.
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India's Rs 400-crore Central Monitoring System to snoop on all communication
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 10, 2013
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last modified
Jun 05, 2013 10:39 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Latest reports confirm that the government's longstanding aim of initiating the Central Monitoring System in the country is materialising now.
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India's struggle for online freedom
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
"65 years since your independence," a new battle for freedom is under way in India — according to a YouTube video uploaded by an Indian member of Anonymous, the global "hacktivist" movement.
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India’s Big Bet on Identity
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 07, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The world’s largest biometric authentication system reaches its first major milestone, but lots of challenges remain, writes Joshua J. Romero in ieeespectrum. Sunil Abraham was quoted in this story which was featured in March 2012 edition.
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India’s biometric ID scans make sci-fi a reality
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 28, 2017
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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.
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India’s Central Monitoring System: Security can’t come at cost of privacy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 15, 2013
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filed under:
SAFEGUARDS,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
During a Google hangout session in June this year, Milind Deora, minister of state for communications and information technology, addressed concerns related to the central monitoring system (CMS).
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India’s Data Protection Regime Must Be Built Through an Inclusive and Truly Co-Regulatory Approach
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Dec 01, 2017
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last modified
Jan 01, 2018 04:18 PM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
We must move India past its existing consultative processes for rule-making, which often prompts stakeholders to take adversarial and extremely one-sided positions.
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India’s Digital ID Rollout Collides With Rickety Reality
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 17, 2017
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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.
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News & Media
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India’s largest bank SBI leaked account data on millions of customers
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by
Admin
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published
Feb 01, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
India’s largest bank has secured an unprotected server that allowed anyone to access financial information on millions of its customers, like bank balances and recent transactions.
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