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The Uncertain Future of India's Plan to Biometrically Identify Everyone
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 28, 2014 last modified Sep 08, 2014 05:31 AM — filed under: , ,
Last Sunday an 11-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh, a state in southeast India, hung himself from a ceiling fan as his family slept.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
No party's got a clear stand, Aadhaar's fate hangs in balance
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 13, 2014 last modified May 05, 2014 06:01 AM — filed under: , ,
A non-UPA government for sure will review the multi-crore UID programme, but none of the parties have yet talked about scrapping it.
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Blog Entry UIDAI Practices and the Information Technology Act, Section 43A and Subsequent Rules
by Elonnai Hickok published Feb 25, 2014 last modified Mar 06, 2014 07:00 AM — filed under: , ,
UIDAI practices and section 43A of the IT Act are analyzed in this post.
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Despite apex court order, IOC proceeds with Aadhaar-linked DBT
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 06, 2014 last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:50 AM — filed under: , ,
Once DBT starts, there is no other method to avail of subsidy: IOC official.
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Biometrics or Bust? Implications of the UID for Participation and Inclusion
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 06, 2014 last modified Jan 06, 2014 08:56 AM — filed under: , , ,
Malavika Jayaram will give a talk on biometrics and the implications of UID for participation and inclusion at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore on January 10, 2014 at 6.00 p.m.
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MongoDB startup hired by Aadhaar got funds from CIA VC arm
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 13, 2013 last modified Dec 13, 2013 11:53 AM — filed under: ,
Two weeks ago, Max Schireson, chief executive of MongoDB, a New York-based technology startup, was in New Delhi to sew up a very important contract for his company — with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
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Cyberscholars Working Group at MIT
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 09, 2013 last modified Jan 09, 2014 06:41 AM — filed under: ,
Malavika Jayaram is giving a talk on Biometrics or Bust - India’s Identity Crisis at this event organised by Berkman Center for Internet & Society on December 12 at 6.00 p.m.
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Card transactions with Aadhaar validation need more time: experts
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 05, 2013 last modified Dec 26, 2013 06:25 AM — filed under: ,
Cost and supply implications are seen by experts as the main hurdles in implementing the RBI directive.
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