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Card transactions with Aadhaar validation need more time: experts
Cost and supply implications are seen by experts as the main hurdles in implementing the RBI directive. by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 26, 2013 06:25 AM — Filed under: ,
UIDAI and Welfare Services: Exclusion and Countermeasures (Bangalore, August 27)
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) invites you to a one day workshop, on Saturday, August 27, 2016, to discuss, raise awareness of, and devise ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Aug 22, 2016 01:25 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Report on Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges
The Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University collaborated with the Centre for Internet and Society, and ... by Japreet Grewal, Vanya Rakesh, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, and Elonnai Hickock last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:42 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
No party's got a clear stand, Aadhaar's fate hangs in balance
A non-UPA government for sure will review the multi-crore UID programme, but none of the parties have yet talked about scrapping it. by Prasad Krishna last modified May 05, 2014 06:01 AM — Filed under: , ,
Biometrics or Bust? Implications of the UID for Participation and Inclusion
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 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 06, 2014 08:56 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Cyberscholars Working Group at MIT
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 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 09, 2014 06:41 AM — Filed under: ,
Despite apex court order, IOC proceeds with Aadhaar-linked DBT
Once DBT starts, there is no other method to avail of subsidy: IOC official. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:50 AM — Filed under: , ,
The Aadhaar Case
In 2012 a writ petition was filed by Justice K.S. Puttaswamy in the Supreme Court of India challenging the policy of the government in making an Aadhaar card ... by Vipul Kharbanda last modified Sep 05, 2014 09:12 AM — Filed under: , ,
UID: A Data Subject's Registration Tale
A person who registered for UIDAI shares their experience of registering for the UID Number, on the condition of anonymity. by Mukta Batra last modified Sep 11, 2014 09:05 AM — Filed under: , ,
Biometrics: An ‘Angootha Chaap’ nation?
This blog post throws light on the inconsistencies in biometric collection under the UID and NPR Schemes. by Mukta Batra last modified Sep 19, 2014 06:12 AM — Filed under: , , ,
UID and NPR: Towards Common Ground
The UID (Unique Identification) and NPR (National Population Register) are both government identity schemes that aggregate personal data, including biometric ... by Mukta Batra last modified Oct 15, 2014 01:06 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Pratap Vikram Singh - Why Aadhaar is Baseless?
This article by Pratap Vikram Singh, Governance Now, discusses the problems emerging out of the UIDAI project due to its lack of mechanisms for informed and ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 02, 2016 05:31 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
FAQ on the Aadhaar Project and the Bill
This FAQ attempts to address the key questions regarding the Aadhaar/UIDAI project and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, ... by Elonnai Hickok, Vanya Rakesh, and Vipul Kharbanda last modified Apr 13, 2016 02:06 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
MongoDB startup hired by Aadhaar got funds from CIA VC arm
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 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 13, 2013 11:53 AM — Filed under: ,
Aadhaar Act and its Non-compliance with Data Protection Law in India
This post compares the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, with India's data protection regime as articulated in the Information Technology (Reasonable ... by Vanya Rakesh last modified Apr 18, 2016 11:43 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
The Last Chance for a Welfare State Doesn’t Rest in the Aadhaar System
Boosting welfare is the message, which is how Aadhaar is being presented in India. The Aadhaar system as a medium, however, is one that enables tracking, ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Apr 19, 2016 01:18 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges, May 26-27, 2016
A workshop on “Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges” is being organised by the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified May 26, 2016 10:29 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Data for Governance, Governance of Data, and Data Anxieties
The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) organised a panel discussion on 'The Data Explosion – How the Internet of Things will Affect Media Freedom ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Jul 03, 2016 05:59 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,