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23 Mar 2017
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State of Digital Rights in India (Delhi, March 24)The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi and the Internet Freedom Foundation, in association with Access Now, are hosting a discussion on The State of Digital Rights in India on March 24, 2017 (Friday) from …
22 Mar 2017
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Privacy concerns multiply for Aadhaar, India’s national biometric identity registryThe largest and most sophisticated biometric identity system of any country in the world, India’s Aadhaar, is sparking new fears that the personal data it stores on more than 1.1 billion people could be vulnerable to exploitation.
21 Mar 2017
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No ID, no benefits: thousands could lose lifeline under India’s biometric schemeControversial Aadhaar card restricts fundamental rights, argue critics, limiting access to free school meals and exposing 1 billion people to privacy risks.
17 Mar 2017
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Nasscom chief saying full data protection isn’t possible should wake us from our digital slumberConsidering India is rapidly moving towards a digital economy, the hurdles not withstanding, data and identity security are topics which have to be taken very seriously. Since the demonetisation, a large part of the population who would …
17 Mar 2017
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EVMs: How transparent is the Indian election process?Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have become a bone of contention after the results of the Assembly elections in five states were declared last Saturday and the BSP president Mayawati alleged tampering. The Congress party and the Aam Aadmi …
14 Mar 2017
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The 12-digit conundrumEven as the Centre plans to link as many as 500 schemes to Aadhaar, concerns over data safety are rising. Richa Mishra reports.
27 Feb 2017
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Is Your Aadhar Biometrics Safe? Firms Accused Of Storing Biometrics And Using Them IllegallyFears of Aadhar biometric security have been compounded as the government is sprinting towards the next phase of ‘cashless India’ and digitization
27 Feb 2017
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India To Let Private Companies Access Citizens’ Biometric DataIndia, home to the world’s largest national biometric registry, plans to begin sharing citizens’ data with the country’s private companies and startups.
27 Feb 2017
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Can the Judiciary Upturn the Lok Sabha Speaker’s Decision on Aadhaar?When ruling on the petition filed by Jairam Ramesh challenging passing the Aadhaar Act as a money Bill, the court has differing precedents to look at.
21 Feb 2017
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Privacy Gaps in India's Digital India ProjectThis paper seeks to assess the privacy protections under 15 e-governance schemes: Soil Health Card, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS), Project Panchdeep, U-Dise, Electronic Health Records, NHRM Smart Card, MyGov, …
16 Feb 2017
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No Genie At Your FingertipsAadhaar biometrics will now enable cashless shopping sans card and smartphone. A look at the hopes and fears.
16 Feb 2017
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Digital illusionsThe Watal Committee’s report presents the government with an impossible road map to a cashless nirvana.
14 Feb 2017
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India's Aadhaar with biometric details of its billion citizens is making experts uncomfortable"Indians in general have yet to understand the meaning and essence of privacy," says Member of Parliament, Tathagata Satpathy.
12 Feb 2017
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Ranking Digital Rights in IndiaThis report is a study of five Indian telecommunication companies (Tata Communications Ltd., Reliance Communications Limited, Aircel Limited, Vodafone India Private Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited) and three Indian online service …
12 Feb 2017
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Indian public concerned about fingerprint payment schemeThe Guardian is reporting that a prominent think tank has found that the prospect of using fingerprint authentication for everyday payments is raising privacy concerns among the Indian public.
10 Feb 2017
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Vidhi Doshi - Fingerprint Payments Prompt Privacy Fears in India (The Guardian)This article by Vidhi Doshi on the use of Aadhaar-based payments by private companies in India was published by The Guardian on February 09, 2017. Sumandro Chattapadhyay is quoted in the article.
9 Feb 2017
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Securing Digital Payments: Imperatives for a Growing EcosystemA round-table conference was organised by ORF and Koan Advisory on “Securing Digital Payments: Imperatives for a Growing Ecosystem”, at “The Claridges”, APJ Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi, between 11.30 - 13.30 on February 3, 2017. Udbhav …
7 Feb 2017
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Giving out your fingerprint for Aadhar payments is as bad as telling the seller your banking passwordPRS India recently released a report card enlisting the status of all the major policy announcements made by the President on India in his address to the Parliament on 23 February 2016. The policies cover all the major sectors including …
7 Feb 2017
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Crowdsourced innovation for government projects and services is easier said than doneLate January. The buzz was palpable at the MLR Convention Centre in South Bengaluru. Developers were streaming into 50p, a conference organised by HasGeek, which has curated technology forums since 2011. But this wasn't just one of the six …
7 Feb 2017
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Comparison of General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection DirectiveRecently, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) was passed. It shall replace the present Data Protection Directive (DPD 95/46/EC), which is a step that is likely to impact the workings of many organizations. This …
2 Feb 2017
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India WhatsApp Privacy Fight May Affect MultinationalsThe Indian Supreme Court’s review of Facebook Inc.'s and WhatsApp Inc.'s data security practices may lack teeth but also presages a desire for a stronger privacy regime and oversight of multinationals, internet and privacy specialists told …
27 Jan 2017
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Privacy after Big Data - Workshop ReportThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Sarai programme, CSDS, organised a workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data: What Changes? What should Change?' on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in …
26 Jan 2017
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CPDP (Computers, Privacy and Data Protection) 2017Amber Sinha participated as a panelist in a panel on 'EU Adequacy Status for International Data Transfers' in Brussels, Belgium on January 26, 2017. The event was organized by Privacy International.
20 Jan 2017
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The Design & Technology behind India’s Surveillance ProgrammesThere has been an exponential growth in the pervasive presence of technology in the daily lives of an average Indian citizen over the past few years. While leading to manifold increase in convenience and connectivity, these technologies …
19 Jan 2017
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Sunil Abraham on Aadhaar's misuse during demonetisationSunil Abraham spoke to Economic Times on the misuse of Aadhaar during demonetisation.
18 Jan 2017
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Lost your phone? Here's how you can make your mobile theft-proofLosing a phone has become even more costly after the government's push for a cashless society.
17 Jan 2017
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The Dangers Of Aadhaar-Based Payments That No One Is Talking AboutLess than three months ago, India’s banking sector was hit by a data breach which compromised 32 lakh debit cards and led to fraudulent transactions worth Rs 1.3 crore.
17 Jan 2017
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Supreme Court issues notice to WhatsApp, Centre on data privacyAnalysts said India lacked data protection laws.
17 Jan 2017
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India’s Digital ID Rollout Collides With Rickety RealityIndia’s new digital identification system, years in the making and now being put into widespread use, has yet to deliver the new era of modern efficiency it promised for shop owner Om Prakash and customer Daya Chand.
16 Jan 2017
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The soon-to-be launched Aadhaar Pay will let you make purchases using your fingerprintPaying for your groceries and other goods by using your biometrics instead of an e-wallet, debit card or cash seems to be the next phase in the Centre’s ambitious push to shift the country to a “less cash” economy, as its mandarins term it.