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Govt to keep Aadhaar record for 7 years, activists worried: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 17, 2016 — filed under: Surveillance, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The government will keep for seven years a record of all the services and benefits availed using the Aadhaar number, say new rules, prompting fears that the database could be used for surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Request for Specifics: Rebuttal to UIDAI: by Hans Varghese Mathews — published Oct 16, 2016 — last modified Oct 30, 2016 03:06 PM — filed under: UID, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Responding to the Unique Identification Authority of India’s article that found “serious mathematical errors” in “Flaws in the UIDAI Process” (EPW 12 March 2016), the main mathematical argument used to arrive at the number of duplicates in the biometric database is explained.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Right to Food Campaign, Ranchi Convention, 2016: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Sep 26, 2016 — last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:40 AM — filed under: Big Data, Data Systems, Internet Governance, Surveillance, Aadhaar, Welfare Governance, Biometrics, Big Data for Development, UID
The Right to Food Campaign held its 2016 Convention in Ranchi during September 23-25, 2016. While three years have elapsed since the passage of the National Food Security Act, despite improvements in the Public Distribution System (PDS), large implementation gaps remain. This is what the Convention focused on, and gathered researchers and campaigners from across the country to share experiences and case studies on effectiveness and exclusions from the PDS. Sumandro Chattapadhyay took part in a session of the Convention to discuss how UID-linked welfare delivery is being rolled out across key programmes like provision of pension and rationed distribution of essential commodities, and their impact on people's right to welfare services.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Glaring Errors in UIDAI's Rebuttal: by Pranesh Prakash — published Sep 18, 2016 — last modified Sep 18, 2016 03:22 AM — filed under: UID, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
This response note by Pranesh Prakash questions Unique Identification Authority of India’s reply to Hans Verghese Mathews' article titled “Flaws in the UIDAI Process” (EPW, March 12, 2016), which found “serious mathematical errors” in the article.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India's Aadhaar mandate for smartphone makers may rile global firms: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 15, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
They are unlikely to oblige to request to make changes in their operating system and devices to ensure Aadhaar authentication is done securely on smartphones.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Report on Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges: by Japreet Grewal, Vanya Rakesh, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, and Elonnai Hickock — published Aug 31, 2016 — last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:42 AM — filed under: Big Data, Data Systems, Privacy, Researchers at Work, Internet Governance, Aadhaar, Welfare Governance, Biometrics, Big Data for Development, UID
The Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University collaborated with the Centre for Internet and Society, and other individuals and organisations to organise a two day workshop on “Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges” at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, JNU on May 26 and 27, 2016. The objective of the workshop was to bring together experts from various fields, who have been rigorously following the developments in the Unique Identification (UID) Project and align their perspectives and develop a shared understanding of the status of the UID Project and its impact. Through this exercise, it was also sought to develop a plan of action to address the welfare exclusion issues that have arisen due to implementation of the UID Project.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Extending Aadhaar to more areas is a hare-brained idea, it should be dropped: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 24, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
News reports that the mandatory use of Aadhaar could be extended to a host of new areas are extremely disturbing. According to these reports, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has identified 20 new areas for which Aadhaar can be made mandatory. This includes registration of companies and NGOs, insurance, competitive examinations and property and vehicle registration.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
UIDAI and Welfare Services: Exclusion and Countermeasures (Bangalore, August 27): by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Aug 22, 2016 — last modified Aug 22, 2016 01:25 PM — filed under: Exclusion, Digital Governance, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital India, Aadhaar, Welfare Governance, UID
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) invites you to a one day workshop, on Saturday, August 27, 2016, to discuss, raise awareness of, and devise countermeasures to exclusion due to implementation of UID-based verification for and distribution of welfare services. We look forward to making this a forum for knowledge exchange and a learning opportunity for our friends and colleagues.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
And now, Aadhaar-enabled smartphones for easy verification and money transfer: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 12, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
As reported earlier, the Indian government has planned to make Aadhaar-enabled smartphones , with which users would be able to self-authenticate and let businesses and banks verify the identity of their clients. This would also help in the government's aim of a cashless society.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Aadhaar-enabled smartphones will ease money transfer: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
With its plans to make smartphones Aadhaar-enabled, the government hopes to provide users a means to do self-authentication and let businesses and banks verify the identity of their clients through their smartphones, a move that could potentially lead the way to a cashless society.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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