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Aadhaar: A widening net: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 22, 2017 — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
As India makes Aadhaar compulsory for a range of services, concerns about potential data breaches remain more than six years after the govt started building the world’s largest biometric identification system.
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Aadhaar: Are a billion identities at risk on India's biometric database: by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:38 AM — filed under: 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: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The government is confident that the Aadhaar Bill will be passed.
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Aadhaar: Still Too Many Problems: by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 07, 2016 — last modified Apr 06, 2016 03:31 PM — 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: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 07, 2017 — 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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Aadhaar’s moment of truth: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 05, 2011 — last modified Jul 05, 2011 07:16 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
It’s time for the unique identity project to answer tough questions it has dodged so far, writes MA Arun in the Deccan Herald.
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Aadhar: Privacy is not a unidimensional concept: by Amber Sinha — published Jul 23, 2017 — last modified Aug 23, 2017 01:50 AM — 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.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
ABLI Privacy Workshop: by Admin — published May 22, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 07:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On May 21 and 22, 2019, Elonnai Hickok, participated in the ABLI privacy workshop along with side events in Singapore.
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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After data leak row, Facebook imposes restrictions on user data access: by Admin — published Apr 07, 2018 — filed under: Facebook, Internet Governance, Privacy
MEIT issues notice to Facebook even as experts debate absolute impact on the second largest developer community.
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