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Blog Entry Big Tech’s privacy promise to consumers could be good news — and also bad news
by Rajat Kathuria and Isha Suri — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Jan 18, 2023 11:25 PM — filed under: ,
Rajat Kathuria, Isha Suri write: Its use as a tool for market development must balance consumer protection, innovation, and competition.
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Blog Entry BigDog is Watching You! The Sci-fi Future of Animal and Insect Drones
by Maria Xynou — published Feb 25, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:38 PM — filed under: , ,
Do you think robotic aeroplanes monitoring us are scary enough? Wait until you read about DARPA´s new innovative and subtle way to keep us all under the microscope! This blog post presents a new reality of drones which is depicted in none other than animal and insect-like robots, equipped with cameras and other surveillance technologies.
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Biggest blast on Aadhaar leak so far: govt sites leaked data of 13 crore people
by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — filed under: , ,
In yet another shocking report of personal data breach in India, it has emerged that Aadhaar data of 13 crore people was put out on websites of four major government projects in the country. The leaked data include bank account details of over one crore people linked to Aadhar numbers under the direct benefit scheme. Over eight crore people lost their private data on the national job guarantee scheme website alone.
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Bill to create bank for DNA profiling of accused coming
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
Access to data only for victim’s or suspect’s relatives.
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Biometric Identification: Specified Error, Accuracy and Efficiency, Considered for the Operations of the UIDAI — A Talk by Hans Varghese Mathews
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 13, 2012 — last modified Sep 10, 2012 08:07 AM — filed under: ,
Hans Varghese Mathews gave a public lecture on biometric identification at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore on August 17, 2012 at 5.00 p.m.
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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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Biometrics or bust? India's Identity Crisis
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 01, 2013 — filed under: ,
Malavika Jayaram is speaking at an event organized by the Oxford Internet Institute on July 2, 2013. The talk will be held at Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, 1 St Giles Oxford OX1 3JS.
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Blog Entry Biometrics: An ‘Angootha Chaap’ nation?
by Mukta Batra — published Sep 19, 2014 — last modified Sep 19, 2014 06:12 AM — filed under: , , ,
This blog post throws light on the inconsistencies in biometric collection under the UID and NPR Schemes.
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Biometry Is Watching
by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM — filed under:
In its first steps, the UID drive encounters practical problems, raises ethical questions, reports Sugata Srinivasaraju in Outlook.
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BIS International Seminar on Internet of Things
by Admin — published Nov 25, 2017 — filed under: ,
To create awareness among Indian community and to provide a platform to all stakeholders to discuss the technology, challenges and the way forward with an emphasis on the role of standards, BIS organized a half day International seminar on Internet of Things on 15 November 2017 at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. Amber Sinha attended the event.
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