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Making Aadhaar Mandatory: Gamechanger For Governance?: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 24, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Why a programme that both the Congress and the BJP have hailed as transformational has divided Parliament this week? The Aadhaar Bill which was passed this week aims at facilitating government benefits and subsidies to citizens said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
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How the government gains when private companies use Aadhaar: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 24, 2016 — last modified Apr 01, 2016 03:58 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
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Seven reasons why Parliament should debate the Aadhaar bill (and not pass it in a rush): by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 24, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Critics say the Aadhaar Bill does not address concerns over privacy, even as government is rushing the Bill without adequate parliamentary scrutiny.
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Debate: Five Aadhaar Myths that Don’t Stand Up to Scrutiny: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 23, 2016 — last modified Apr 01, 2016 03:48 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
We need to reboot the Aadhaar debate by asking why we want to create a centralised biometric database of Indian residents in the first place.
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In India, Biometric Data Storage Sparks Demands for Privacy Laws: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 23, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
In India, calls for strict privacy laws are growing after this week's passage of a measure that allows federal agencies access to biometric data of the nation's citizens, the world's largest such repository.
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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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India Still Trying To Turn Optional Aadhaar Identification Number Into A Mandatory National Identity System: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2016 — last modified Mar 24, 2016 06:34 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
from the sliding-down-the-slippery-slope-to-disaster dept
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Aadhaar Bill 2016 Evaluated against the National Privacy Principles: by Pooja Saxena and Amber Sinha — published Mar 21, 2016 — filed under: UID, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Infographic, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics
In this infographic, we evaluate the privacy provisions of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 against the national privacy principles developed by the Group of Experts on Privacy led by the Former Chief Justice A.P. Shah in 2012. The infographic is based on Vipul Kharbanda’s article 'Analysis of Aadhaar Act in the Context of A.P. Shah Committee Principles,' and is designed by Pooja Saxena, with inputs from Amber Sinha.
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Vulnerabilities in the UIDAI Implementation Not Addressed by the Aadhaar Bill, 2016: by Pooja Saxena and Amber Sinha — published Mar 21, 2016 — last modified Mar 21, 2016 08:33 AM — filed under: UID, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Infographic, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics
In this infographic, we document the various issues in the Aadhaar enrolment process implemented by the UIDAI, and highlight the vulnerabilities that the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 does not address. The infographic is based on Vidushi Marda’s article 'Data Flow in the Unique Identification Scheme of India,' and is designed by Pooja Saxena, with inputs from Amber Sinha.
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Salient Points in the Aadhaar Bill and Concerns: by Amber Sinha and Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 21, 2016 — filed under: UID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Aadhaar, Biometrics
Since the release of the Aadhaar Bill, the Centre for Internet and Society has been writing a number of posts analyzing the Bill and calling out problematic areas and the implications of the same. This post is meant to contribute to this growing body of writing and call out our major concerns with the Bill.
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