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UIDAI Practices and the Information Technology Act, Section 43A and Subsequent Rules
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Feb 25, 2014
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last modified
Mar 06, 2014 07:00 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
UIDAI practices and section 43A of the IT Act are analyzed in this post.
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UIDAI puts posers to CIS over Aadhaar data leak claim
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2017
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filed under:
UIDAI,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has asked research firm Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) to explain its sensational claim that 13 crore Aadhaar numbers were "leaked" and provide details of servers where they are stored.
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UIDAI remains silent on #Aadhaarleaks of 13 crore users through government portals
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 02, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 11:06 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
As the arguments for making Aadhaar mandatory go on, is there any way to stem the leaks and identify who exactly has all this information.
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UIDAI says asked nobody to add the helpline number to contacts
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by
Admin
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published
Aug 13, 2018
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Internet Governance
UIDAI says the toll free number 1800-300-1947 in the contact list of Android phones is an ‘outdated and invalid number’
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UIDAI servers or third parties, Aadhaar leaks are dangerous: Experts
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by
Admin
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published
Mar 27, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Even though the UIDAI has denied these reports, its arguments rest on shaky grounds, according to experts.
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UIDAI's Virtual ID, limited KYC does little to protect Aadhaar data already collected, say critics
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by
Admin
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published
Jan 16, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Aadhaar-issuing body, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), had barely started patting itself on the back for introducing the Virtual ID concept, what CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey called "one of biggest recent innovations in this field", when detractors came crawling out of the woodwork, all guns blazing.
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UK DNA Database and the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons that India can Learn from Its Mistakes
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 06, 2012
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last modified
Sep 17, 2012 03:40 AM
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Event Type,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On September 24, 2012, the Centre for Internet & Society in collaboration with the Alternative Law Forum invites the public to a talk with international experts, Helen Wallace from GeneWatch, UK and Jeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics in the United States. The meeting will be held at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore from 5.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
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UK’s Interception of Communications Commissioner — A Model of Accountability
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by
Joe Sheehan
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published
Jul 24, 2014
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The United Kingdom maintains sophisticated electronic surveillance operations through a number of government agencies, ranging from military intelligence organizations to police departments to tax collection agencies. However, all of this surveillance is governed by one set of national laws outlining specifically what surveillance agencies can and cannot do.
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UN agrees to review agencies governing Internet
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 31, 2012
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filed under:
ITU,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Although India’s proposal has been criticized as an effort to control the Net, govt says this will ensure it has more say in policymaking.
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UN Human Rights Council urged to protect human rights online
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 19, 2014
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Human Rights Online,
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
UNHRC
63 civil society groups urged the UN Human Rights Council to address global challenges to freedom of expression, privacy and other human rights on the Internet. Centre for Internet & Society joined in the statement, delivered on behalf of the 63 groups by Article 19.
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