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19 May 2017
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A 13-year-old's rape in TN highlights the major threat online sexual grooming poses to childrenPredatory paedophiles online pose a major threat to children who form 7% of internet users in India.
19 May 2017
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22 nieuwe leden voor Partnership on AIPartnership on AI, een non-profit organisatie ter bevordering van het algemeen begrip van kunstmatige intelligentie en de ontwikkeling van best practices, heeft 22 nieuwe leden aangekondigd.
19 May 2017
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22 companies join Partnership on AI, begin to study AI's impact on work and societyThe non-profit artificial intelligence organization added new groups into its fold, and announced initiatives on developing AI best practices and harnessing the technology for social good.
18 May 2017
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UIDAI asks Centre for Internet & Society to provide hacker detailsThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research organisation, Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), seeking details about a suspected hack attack on …
18 May 2017
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Provide hacker details, outfit that claimed data leak toldThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research organisation, Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), seeking details about a suspected hack attack on …
17 May 2017
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Plug data leak before imposing AadhaarAs the Central government continues to expand the scope and boundaries of the applicability of Aadhaar, the unique identification number, even before the Supreme Court’s verdict on its constitutional validity, reports suggesting that …
15 May 2017
12 May 2017
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Why Aadhaar leaks should worry you, and is biometrics really safe?What’s worrying is that the UIDAI seems to always be in denial mode over security concerns.
12 May 2017
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India is building a biometric database for 1.3 billion people — and enrollment is mandatoryInside the buzzing enrollment agency, young professionals wearing slim-fitting jeans and lanyards around their necks tapped away at keyboards and fiddled with fingerprint scanning devices as they helped build the biggest and most ambitious …
12 May 2017
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In The Biggest Data Leak, Info Of 13 Crore Aadhaar Card Holders Has Been Compromised And Is Available OnlineThe Modi government has been trying to make Aadhaar mandatory for everything from Income Tax return, buying a SIM card, bank transaction, train ticket, air travel, mid-day meal government subsidies etc.
12 May 2017
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Aadhaar's the largest biometric database globally but it is leaky by designIt the largest biometric database in the world and it is fraught with security issues.
12 May 2017
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Aadhaar: Are a billion identities at risk on India's biometric database"My fingerprints and iris are mine and my own. The state cannot take away my body," a lawyer told India's Supreme Court last week.
12 May 2017
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Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS reportAadhaar numbers and personal information of as many as 135 million Indians could have been leaked from four government portals due to lack of IT security practices, the Centre for Internet and Society has claimed.
5 May 2017
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135 million aadhaar details, 100 million bank accounts "leaked" from government websites: ResearchersThis was published by Counterview on May 5, 2017.
4 May 2017
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आधार नंबर, नाम, पता, बैंक अकाउंट और दूसरी संवेदनशील जानकारियां लीक: CIS रिपोर्टएक तरफ भारत सरकार लोगों से अपना आधार कार्ड बनवाने और उसे जरूरी सर्विसों के साथ जोड़ने की अपील कर रही है. दूसरी तरफ लगातार सरकारी वेबसाइट्स से लोगों की आधार से जुड़ी जानकारियां लीक हो रही हैं. सरकार ने आधार को लगभग सभी सर्विसों के लिए जरूरी …
4 May 2017
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With digitisation at the forefront, government departments need to be cautious about digital securityThe huge leak of Aadhar data from four websites belonging to a central ministry and the Andhra Pradesh government has been on the government radar for a while. The leak, caused by poor security protocols, had left around 130 million numbers …
4 May 2017
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Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sitesA BSNL official says engineers are still working on shutting down the 22 social media sites but so far had been unable to do so without freezing the Internet across Kashmir.
4 May 2017
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J&K social media ban: Use of 132-year-old Act can’t stand judicial scrutiny, say expertsJammu and Kashmir's social media ban: Legal experts are not convinced this is a viable order
4 May 2017
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Aadhaar data of 130 millions, bank account details leaked from govt websites: ReportJust how leaky is the Aadhaar data? A lot, says a study published by Centre for Internet and Society, a Bengaluru-based organisation (CIS). In a study published on May 1, two researchers from CIS found that data of over 130 million Aadhaar …
3 May 2017
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What privacy? 13 crore Aadhaar numbers accessible on government portalsAt least 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers are readily accessible on government portals, a report claims.
3 May 2017
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Vidushi Marda selected for Internet of Rights FellowshipArticle 19 had put out a call for applications for its Internet of Rights Fellowship in February 2017. Vidushi has been selected to be part of the 2017-2018 cohort.
3 May 2017
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India’s Supreme Court hears challenge to biometric authentication systemTwo lawsuits being heard this week before India’s Supreme Court question a requirement imposed by the government that individuals should quote a biometrics-based authentication number when filing their tax returns.
3 May 2017
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Govt may have made 135 million Aadhaar numbers public: CIS reportCIS report says Aadhaar numbers leaked through government databases could be 100-135 million and bank accounts numbers leaked about 100 million.
3 May 2017
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En Inde, le biométrique version très grand publicInitiée en 2010, l’Aadhaar est désormais la plus grande base de données d’empreintes et d’iris au monde. Carte d’identité destinée aux 1,25 milliard d’Indiens, elle sert aussi de moyen de paiement. Mais la sécurité du système et son …
3 May 2017
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Biggest blast on Aadhaar leak so far: govt sites leaked data of 13 crore peopleIn 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 …
3 May 2017
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Around 13 crore Aadhaar numbers easily available on government portals, says reportA report by The Centre for Internet and Society claimed that around 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers were easily accessible on four government portals built to oversee welfare schemes. The document, released on …
3 May 2017
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Aadhaar data of over 13 crore people exposed: New reportAjay Bhushan Pandey, CEO of UIDAI, the nodal body for Aadhaar, said, “There is no data leak from UIDAI.”
3 May 2017
3 May 2017
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135 MEELLION Indian government payment card details leakedLegislation coming to beef up Aadhaar card privacy, security.
3 May 2017
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130 Million at Risk of Fraud After Massive Leak of Indian Biometric System DataA series of potentially calamitous leaks in India leave as many as 130 million people at risk of fraud or worse after caches of biometric and other personal data became accessible online.