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Blog Entry Data Flow in the Unique Identification Scheme of India
by Vidushi Marda — published Sep 03, 2015 — filed under: ,
This note analyses the data flow within the UID scheme and aims at highlighting vulnerabilities at each stage. The data flow within the UID Scheme can be best understood by first delineating the organizations involved in enrolling residents for Aadhaar. The UIDAI partners with various Registrars usually a department of the central or state Government, and some private sector agencies like LIC etc– through a Memorandum of Understanding for assisting with the enrollment process of the UID project.
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Data for Development: Mapping key considerations for policy and practice in India
by Admin — published Apr 25, 2019 — filed under: ,
On 24 April 2019 Arindrajit Basu delivered a talk at an event titled at Data for Development:Mapping key considerations for policy and practice in India at Azim Premchand University.
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Blog Entry Data Infrastructures and Inequities: Why Does Reproductive Health Surveillance in India Need Our Urgent Attention?
by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — published Feb 14, 2019 — last modified Dec 30, 2019 04:44 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
In order to bring out certain conceptual and procedural problems with health monitoring in the Indian context, this article by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon posits health monitoring as surveillance and not merely as a “data problem.” Casting a critical feminist lens, the historicity of surveillance practices unveils the gendered power differentials wedded into taken-for-granted “benign” monitoring processes. The unpacking of the Mother and Child Tracking System and the National Health Stack reveals the neo-liberal aspirations of the Indian state.
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Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights' Symposium Report
by Admin — published Mar 20, 2019 — last modified Apr 05, 2019 02:24 AM — filed under: ,
The Technology Law Forum at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) has published the Report on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights' Symposium.
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Data Privacy Day 2014
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 29, 2014 — last modified Feb 04, 2014 05:34 AM — filed under: ,
January 28 is annually celebrated as Data Privacy Day (DPD). Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organized the annual meeting J N Tata Hall, Bldg 1, Infosys Campus, Infosys Ltd., Electronics City, Bangalore. Elonnai Hickok was a panelist.
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Data Privacy Day 2016
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 29, 2016 — filed under: ,
The Bangalore chapter of Data Privacy Day was organized by Data Security Council of India on January 28, 2016 at Electronic City in Bangalore. Sunil Abraham was a panelist.
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Data Privacy Forum
by Admin — published Mar 01, 2018 — filed under: ,
Amber Sinha took part in the Data Privacy Forum organized by the Asian Business Law Institute on February 7, 2018. The forum was held at the Supreme Court of Singapore.
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Data Privacy: Footprints on the Web
by Admin — published Jun 25, 2018 — filed under: ,
Technology has made data protection a hot button issue. Now, a group of eminent citizens, mostly lawyers, have formulated a draft privacy bill, a legal framework that protects the individual’s right to privacy, but it faces legal jurisdiction issues
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Data Protection and Privacy in India: The (Fundamental) Right Way
by Admin — published Nov 27, 2017 — filed under: ,
Amber Sinha attended a roundtable conference on data protection and privacy on October 30, 2017 at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The close-door event was organised by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations.
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Data protection experts slam state for sending mass SMSes
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 27, 2012 — filed under: ,
Experts in the field of data protection, privacy law and media have criticised the West Bengal government's mass SMS sent to individuals, companies and media houses through private mobile networks last Friday. Lara Choksey reports this in an article published in the Statesman on March 25, 2012.
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