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Open Letter to the Finance Committe: Biometrics: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 16, 2011 — last modified Feb 17, 2011 01:12 PM — filed under: Privacy
This note points out the weaknesses inherent in biometrics and the pitfalls in using them. It recommends procedural safeguards that should be adopted by the UID in order to make the use of biometrics more secure and inclusive.
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Open Letter to the Finance Committee: Finance and Security: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 10, 2011 — last modified Feb 17, 2011 11:57 AM — filed under: Privacy
This note explores the three connections between finance and security and demonstrates the cost implications of operating a centrally designed identity management system as proposed by the UID. In doing so, it shows how the monitoring, storing, and securing of transactional data in a centralized database fall short of meeting the project's objectives of authentication, and thus is an additional cost. Further, it is argued that the blanket monitoring of the transaction database is not an effective method of detecting fraud, and is an expensive component of the project.
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Open Letter to the Finance Committee: Operational Design: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 16, 2011 — last modified Feb 17, 2011 10:02 AM — filed under: Privacy
The objective of the UID project is to provide identity infrastructure that is not susceptible to fraud or error. This note highlights parts of the operational design of the project, which are flawed. We plead that each point be taken into consideration and that the design be suitably revised.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Open Letter to the Finance Committee: UID Budget: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 16, 2011 — last modified Feb 17, 2011 11:18 AM — filed under: Privacy
This note presents the aspects of the UID project, which have not been considered or incorporated into the UID’s budget. The costs include re-enrollment, loss in human time, and the cost of the audit function.
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Open Letter to the Finance Committee: UID and Transactions: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 17, 2011 — last modified Feb 24, 2011 01:35 PM — filed under: Privacy
Since official documentation from the UIDAI is very limited, we assume that data pertaining to transactions would comprise of the Aadhaar number, identifier of the authenticating device, date-time stamp, and approval/rejection/error code. Recording and maintaining of data pertaining to transactions is very important because it increases transparency and accountability through an audit trail. However, storage of such sensitive data creates many privacy risks, because more often than not metadata gives you as much intelligence as raw data.
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Open Secrets: by Nishant Shah — published Nov 01, 2013 — last modified Nov 30, 2013 08:21 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
We need to think of privacy in different ways — not only as something that happens between people, but between you and corporations.
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OPINION | Data is New Oil and Human Mind the New Battlefield. India Must Wake Up Now: by Admin — published Nov 26, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data, Privacy
In information warfare, the battlespace is the human mind. This is where the privacy of an individual intersects with national security. Fighting this battle will require a new paradigm in thought and action.
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Opposition questions govt move to make Aadhaar must: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed that the Aadhaar system was becoming an instrument of social exclusion rather than one of identity.
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Outrage As Privileged IITians Use Tech To Spy On Sweepers: by Rachna Khaira — published Dec 15, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Some members of the housekeeping staff at IIT Ropar were put under round the clock surveillance during working hours for many days in February this year without their consent. IIT Ropar Director Prof S K Das has ordered a probe into the incident.
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Oyo Hotels’ Real-Time Digital Record Database Sparks Privacy Fears: by Admin — published Jan 18, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Oyo Hotels’ pilot to maintain a real-time digital database of guests and plan to share it with law-enforcement agencies has triggered privacy concerns.
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