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UID info can be misused
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 29, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM
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Internet Governance
Public organisations, NGOs and concerned citizens feel UID may become an easy database for anti-social elements.
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UID Meeting in Bangalore – A Report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 07, 2010
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last modified
Jan 04, 2011 08:14 AM
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Privacy
On 23 November 2010 a public meeting was held for the UID in Bangalore. The speakers included B.K Chandrashekar, former Chairman of the Karnataka Legislature Council, Mr. Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary to Government of e-commerce, Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, Jude D’Souza, Technology Specialist and Mathew Thomas, Retired Army Officer.
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Privacy
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UID New Grid
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jul 25, 2011 06:10 AM
new grid summary
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Publications
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UID Poster 1
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 24, 2013
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Blog
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UID Poster 2
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 24, 2013
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Blog
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UID project draws flak from civil rights activists
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 29, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM
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Internet Governance
The unique identification project is drawing a flak from civil rights activists.
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UID: Are your biometric I-cards stacked against you?
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 26, 2012
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last modified
Jun 26, 2012 09:33 AM
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Internet Governance
Imagine a rural family of five. Mom. Dad. Two kids. And Grandma. Assume too that they are below the poverty line. The day is coming when this family will have to give its biometrics out to myriad agencies.
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UID: The World’s Largest Biometric Database
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 23, 2011
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filed under:
Internet Governance
At the start of his presentation, Sunil Abraham pointed to two aerial drawings of cybercafes: one where each computer was part of a private booth, and one where the computers were in the open so the screens would be visible to any one. Which layout would be more friendly to women, and why, Abraham wanted to know. Some participants selected the first option, liking the idea of the privacy, while others liked the second option so that the cybercafe owner would be able to monitor users’ activities.
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UIDAI asks Centre for Internet & Society to provide hacker details
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 18, 2017
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last modified
Jun 07, 2017 12:21 PM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The 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 government websites that led to the leak of information about 13 crore users.
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UIDAI declining multiple requests by police to share Indian citizens’ biometrics
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 06, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, has declined multiple requests from all law enforcement agencies, including the Delhi Police, for biometrics of citizens for criminal investigations, according to a report by The Indian Express.
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