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UID: Are your biometric I-cards stacked against you?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 26, 2012
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last modified
Jun 26, 2012 09:33 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Imagine a rural family of five. Mom. Dad. Two kids. And Grandma. Assume too that they are below the poverty line. The day is coming when this family will have to give its biometrics out to myriad agencies.
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News & Media
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March 2017 Newsletter
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 31, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 12:47 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Researchers at Work
Welcome to March 2017 newsletter of the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS).
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About Us
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Newsletters
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Get an Aadhaar card if you don't have one
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 04, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Aadhaar number has been made compulsory for filing tax return. With both the government and private parties insisting on it for various activities despite the Supreme Court's assertion that is not mandatory, you need to get one at the earliest.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Right to be Forgotten: A Tale of Two Judgements
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Apr 07, 2017
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filed under:
Right to be Forgotten,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In the last few months, there have been contrasting judgments from two Indian high courts, Karnataka and Gujarat, on matters relating to the right to be forgotten. The two high courts heard pleas on issues to do the right of individuals to have either personal information redacted from the text of judgments available online or removal of such judgment from publically available sources.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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NGOs, individuals urge state CMs to curb Internet shutdown
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 07, 2017
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Freedom,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Amid rising instances of Internet curbs, a group of individuals and organisations have urged the chief ministers of 12 states to only restrict specific online content rather than resort to complete shutdown.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India’s National ID Program May Be Turning The Country Into A Surveillance State
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 07, 2017
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last modified
Apr 07, 2017 12:49 PM
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
For seven years, India’s government has been scanning the irises and fingerprints of its citizens into a massive database. The once voluntary program was intended to fix the country’s corrupt welfare schemes, but critics worry about its Orwellian overtones.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Privacy in the Age of Big Data
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Apr 11, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar,
Big Data,
Privacy
Personal data is freely accessible, shared and even sold, and those to whom this information belongs have little control over its flow.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Identities Research
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 12, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Caribou Digital organized an identity research event in Bengaluru at TERI on April 6, 2017. A total of 16 participants attended the event. Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash represented CIS at the event.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Opposition questions govt move to make Aadhaar must
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 12, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed that the Aadhaar system was becoming an instrument of social exclusion rather than one of identity.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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An Open Digital Global South: Risks and Rewards
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 12, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Digital Rights
Pranesh Prakash will be speaking at a conference to be organized by UC Davis Law School on May 25 and 26, 2017, in California, USA.
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News & Media
