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Privacy
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20 Apr 2016
News
PMO’s no to smart cards, insists on AadhaarThe government has decided to stop issuing new smart cards to beneficiaries of government schemes as Aadhaar is now backed by a law.
19 Apr 2016
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The Last Chance for a Welfare State Doesn’t Rest in the Aadhaar SystemBoosting 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, surveillance, and data monetisation. This piece by Sumandro Chattapadhyay was …
17 Apr 2016
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Why is the UIDAI cracking down on individuals that hoard Aadhaar data?Private firms' offer to print Aadhaar details on plastic card a breach of law.
14 Apr 2016
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Aadhaar Act and its Non-compliance with Data Protection Law in IndiaThis post compares the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, with India's data protection regime as articulated in the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, …
13 Apr 2016
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FAQ on the Aadhaar Project and the BillThis FAQ attempts to address the key questions regarding the Aadhaar/UIDAI project and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 (henceforth, Bill). This is neither a comprehensive …
7 Apr 2016
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India's biometric database crosses billion-member markIndia's biometric database notched up one billion members on Monday, as the government sought to allay concerns about privacy breaches in the world's biggest such scheme.
6 Apr 2016
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The Panama Papers and the question of privacyThis statement was originally published on privacyinternational.org on 4 April 2016.
5 Apr 2016
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Surveillance ProjectThe Aadhaar project’s technological design and architecture is an unmitigated disaster and no amount of legal fixes in the Act will make it any better.
31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016
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RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016RightsCon is the world’s leading event convened around the issues of the internet and human rights. The annual conference convenes business leaders, visionaries, technologists, legal experts, civil society members, activists, and government …
24 Mar 2016
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Seven reasons why Parliament should debate the Aadhaar bill (and not pass it in a rush)Critics say the Aadhaar Bill does not address concerns over privacy, even as government is rushing the Bill without adequate parliamentary scrutiny.
24 Mar 2016
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Making Aadhaar Mandatory: Gamechanger For Governance?Why a programme that both the Congress and the BJP have hailed as transformational has divided Parliament this week? The Aadhaar Bill which was passed this week aims at facilitating government benefits and subsidies to citizens said Finance …
24 Mar 2016
23 Mar 2016
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In India, Biometric Data Storage Sparks Demands for Privacy LawsIn India, calls for strict privacy laws are growing after this week's passage of a measure that allows federal agencies access to biometric data of the nation's citizens, the world's largest such repository.
23 Mar 2016
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Debate: Five Aadhaar Myths that Don’t Stand Up to ScrutinyWe need to reboot the Aadhaar debate by asking why we want to create a centralised biometric database of Indian residents in the first place.
22 Mar 2016
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India Still Trying To Turn Optional Aadhaar Identification Number Into A Mandatory National Identity Systemfrom the sliding-down-the-slippery-slope-to-disaster dept
22 Mar 2016
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Aadhaar: Govt will not compromise on national securityThe government is confident that the Aadhaar Bill will be passed.
21 Mar 2016
Blog post
Vulnerabilities in the UIDAI Implementation Not Addressed by the Aadhaar Bill, 2016In this infographic, we document the various issues in the Aadhaar enrolment process implemented by the UIDAI, and highlight the vulnerabilities that the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 does not address. The infographic is based on Vidushi Marda’s …
21 Mar 2016
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The National Privacy PrinciplesIn this infographic, we try to break down the National Privacy Principles developed by the Group of Experts on Privacy led by the Former Chief Justice A.P. Shah in 2012.
21 Mar 2016
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Salient Points in the Aadhaar Bill and ConcernsSince the release of the Aadhaar Bill, the Centre for Internet and Society has been writing a number of posts analyzing the Bill and calling out problematic areas and the implications of the same. This post is meant to contribute to this …
21 Mar 2016
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Aadhaar Bill 2016 Evaluated against the National Privacy PrinciplesIn this infographic, we evaluate the privacy provisions of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 against the national privacy principles developed by the Group of Experts on Privacy led by the Former Chief Justice A.P. Shah in 2012. The infographic is …
18 Mar 2016
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Sexual Harassment at ICANNPadmini Baruah represented the Centre for Internet & Society at ICANN in the month of March 2016. In a submission to ICANN she is calling upon the ICANN board for implementing a system for investigating cases related to sexual harassments.
17 Mar 2016
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Privacy Concerns Overshadow Monetary Benefits of Aadhaar SchemeSince its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar system has been shrouded in controversy over issues of privacy, security and viability. It has been implemented without a legislative mandate and has resulted in a PIL in the Supreme Court, which …
17 Mar 2016
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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 granular consent, and for seeking recourse in the case of denial of service. The …
17 Mar 2016
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India's billion-member biometric database raises privacy fearsIndia's parliament is set to pass legislation that gives federal agencies access to the world's biggest biometric database in the interests of national security, raising fears the privacy of a billion people could be compromised.
17 Mar 2016
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Forget privacy, Aadhaar Bill gives too much power to the executiveThe government promotes the Aadhaar programme because it believes the 12-digit unique identification number will let them track every penny spent from the exchequer. But money is not all that the Aadhaar number can track.
17 Mar 2016
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Analysis of Aadhaar Act in the Context of A.P. Shah Committee PrinciplesWhilst there are a number of controversies relating to the Aadhaar Act including the fact that it was introduced in a manner so as to circumvent the majority of the opposition in the upper house of the Parliament and that it was rushed …
17 Mar 2016
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A scheme in India to help the poor raises privacy concernsIndia’s legislators are on Wednesday debating a law that would allow the government to collect biometric and demographic information from people in return for distributing to them government benefits and subsidies.
16 Mar 2016
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Will Only Legal Backing For Aadhaar Suffice?Aadhaar is set to become mandatory, but the opponents of the scheme are not amused. Concerns about privacy of the Aadhaar number and the authenticity of the biometric data being collected have been expressed by people right from the …
16 Mar 2016
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Press Release, March 15, 2016: The New Bill Makes Aadhaar Compulsory!We published and circulated the following press release on March 15, 2016, to highlight the fact that the Section 7 of the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 states that authentication of the person using her/his Aadhaar number can be made mandatory for …