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FAQ on the Aadhaar Project and the Bill
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by
Elonnai Hickok, Vanya Rakesh, and Vipul Kharbanda
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published
Apr 13, 2016
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last modified
Apr 13, 2016 02:06 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics,
Homepage
This FAQ attempts to address the key questions regarding the Aadhaar/UIDAI project and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 (henceforth, Bill). This is neither a comprehensive list of questions, nor does it contain fully developed answers. We will continue to add questions to this list, and edit/expand the answers, based on our ongoing research. We will be grateful to receive your comments, criticisms, evidences, edits, suggestions for new answers, and any other responses. These can either be shared as comments in the document hosted on Google Drive, or via tweets sent to the information policy team at @CIS_InfoPolicy.
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'Attempts to censor the web ill-advised'
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 17, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Amid concerted government attempts to censor the internet and the recent blocking of file-sharing websites due to a court order based on a petition by producers of a Tamil film, speakers at a discussion on Saturday felt that there was a fear of freedom of expression among those affected by it, primarily the powerful.
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News & Media
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India's struggle for online freedom
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
"65 years since your independence," a new battle for freedom is under way in India — according to a YouTube video uploaded by an Indian member of Anonymous, the global "hacktivist" movement.
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India: The New Front Line in the Global Struggle for Internet Freedom
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
The government tussles with Internet freedom activists in the world's largest democracy.
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News & Media
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Recruitment Tracker: 21 students placed out of the 49 who sat for recruitment in Christ University’s School of Law, Class of 2012
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Class of 2012 at the School of Law, Christ University saw 21 students placed out of the 49 who sat for recruitment. The graduating class has a batch strength of 77 students. The batch saw 8 pre-placement offers, 4 students being accepted for LLM’s abroad and 3 students opting for litigation while 1 student opted to appear for the civil services examination.
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Google Hangout with Ashoka Fellow Sunil Abraham
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 20, 2012
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filed under:
Video,
Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham, an Ashoka Fellow from India, visited the DC Office and shared his work on public accountability, access, and learning at the intersection of internet and society.
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News & Media
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A beauty’s blog creates furore
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 11, 2012
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last modified
Apr 11, 2012 03:50 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
Her first Tamil poetry anthology Otraiyilaiyena (As a single leaf) saw three editions and the second one Ulagin Azhagiya Muthal Penn (The first beautiful woman in the world) invited mixed reactions like Iyal Poetry Award and a call for a ban by Hindu Makkal Katchi. Parathaiyarul Raani (Queen of sluts) her third collection was a reaction to all the moral policing.
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No more blocking of entire websites?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 26, 2012
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last modified
Jun 26, 2012 09:47 AM
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filed under:
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Madras HC has taken one step to ensure that entire websites are no longer blocked, but it doesn't mean that arbitrary takedowns will cease.
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Regulating Sexist Online Harassment: A Model of Online Harassment as a Form of Censorship
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
May 31, 2021
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
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Files
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Beyond Public Squares, Dumb Conduits, and Gatekeepers: The Need for a New Legal Metaphor for Social Media
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
May 31, 2021
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
In the past few years, social networking sites have come to play a central role in intermediating the public’s access to and deliberation of information critical to a thriving democracy. In stark contrast to early utopian visions which imagined that the internet would create a more informed public, facilitate citizen-led engagement, and democratize media, what we see now is the growing association of social media platforms with political polarization and the entrenchment of racism, homophobia, and xenophobia.
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