Topic
Aadhaar
224 items.
10 Mar 2016
Blog post
Aadhaar Bill fails to incorporate suggestions by the Standing CommitteeIn 2011, a standing committee report led by Yashwant Sinha had been scathing in its indictments of the Aadhaar BIll introduced by the UPA government. Five years later, the NDA government has introduced a new bill which is a rehash of the …
9 Mar 2016
Blog post
Aadhaar Bill 2016 & NIAI Bill 2010 - Comparing the TextsThis is a quick comparison of the texts of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 and the National Identification Authority of India Bill 2010. The new sections in the former are highlighed, and the deleted sections (that were part of the latter) are struck …
9 Mar 2016
Blog post
A comparison of the 2016 Aadhaar Bill, and the 2010 NIDAI BillThis blog post does a clause-by-clause comparison of the provisions of National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010 and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
7 Mar 2016
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Aadhaar: Still Too Many ProblemsWhile one wishes to welcome govt’s attempt to bring Aadhaar within a legislative framework, the fact is there are too many problems that still remain unaddressed for one to be optimistic.
6 Mar 2016
Blog post
Flaws in the UIDAI ProcessThe accuracy of biometric identification depends on the chance of a false positive: the probability that the identifiers of two persons will match. Individuals whose identifiers match might be termed duplicands. When very many people are to …
27 Feb 2016
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Comments by the Centre for Internet and Society on the Report of the Committee on Medium Term Path on Financial InclusionApart from item-specific suggestions, CIS would like to make one broad comment with regard to the suggestions dealing with linking of Aadhaar numbers with bank accounts. Aadhaar is increasingly being used by the government in various …
3 Jan 2016
Blog post
Reply to RTI Application under RTI Act of 2005 from Vanya RakeshUnique Identification Authority of India replied to the RTI application filed by Vanya Rakesh.
18 Oct 2015
News
Supreme Court provides partial relief for AadhaarIn a small but significant win for the government, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the use of the Aadhaar number for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, pensions …
2 Aug 2015
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Studying the Emerging Database State in India: Notes for Critical Data Studies (Accepted Abstract)"Critical Data Studies (CDS) is a growing field of research that focuses on the unique theoretical, ethical, and epistemological challenges posed by 'Big Data.' Rather than treat Big Data as a scientifically empirical, and therefore largely …
21 Jul 2015
Blog post
Aadhaar Number vs the Social Security NumberThis blog calls out the differences between the Aadhaar Number and the Social Security Number
17 Mar 2015
News
Live Chat: Aadhaar: An identity crisis?The Aadhaar card is not compulsory for citizens and "no person should be denied any benefits or ‘suffer’ for not having the Aadhaar cards issued by Unique Identification Authority of India," the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
14 Nov 2014
Blog post
Privacy vs. Transparency: An Attempt at Resolving the DichotomyThe right to privacy has been articulated in international law and in some national laws. In a few countries where the constitution does not explicitly guarantee such a right, courts have read the right to privacy into other rights (e.g., …
19 Sep 2014
Blog post
UID and NPR: Towards Common GroundThe UID (Unique Identification) and NPR (National Population Register) are both government identity schemes that aggregate personal data, including biometric data for the provision of an identification factor, and aim to link them with the …
19 Sep 2014
Blog post
Biometrics: An ‘Angootha Chaap’ nation?This blog post throws light on the inconsistencies in biometric collection under the UID and NPR Schemes.