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Request for Specifics: Rebuttal to UIDAI
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by
Hans Varghese Mathews
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published
Oct 16, 2016
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last modified
Oct 30, 2016 03:06 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Responding to the Unique Identification Authority of India’s article that found “serious mathematical errors” in “Flaws in the UIDAI Process” (EPW 12 March 2016), the main mathematical argument used to arrive at the number of duplicates in the biometric database is explained.
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Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms, and Human Rights - Workshop Report
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by
Vidushi Marda, Akash Deep Singh and Geethanjali Jujjavarapu
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published
Nov 14, 2016
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last modified
Nov 18, 2016 12:58 PM
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filed under:
Human Rights,
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Artificial Intelligence,
Internet Governance,
Machine Learning,
Featured,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Information Technology,
E-Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society held a one-day workshop on “Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms and Human Rights” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on the 1st of October, 2016. This report is a compilation of the the issues discussed, ideas exchanged and challenges recognized during the workshop. The objective of the workshop was to discuss aspects of big data technologies in terms of harms, opportunities and human rights. The discussion was designed around an extensive study of current and potential future uses of big data for governance in India, that CIS has undertaken over the last year with support from the MacArthur Foundation.
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Aadhar: Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Jul 23, 2017
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last modified
Aug 23, 2017 01:50 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all Indian citizens to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good.
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Privacy vs. Transparency: An Attempt at Resolving the Dichotomy
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Nov 14, 2014
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last modified
Mar 08, 2015 06:26 AM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Featured,
Video,
Aadhaar,
Openness,
Open Access
The 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., the right to life, the right to equal treatment under law and also the right to freedom of speech and expression).
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Deadline For Linking Bank Accounts With Aadhaar To Be Extended To 31 March
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 16, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The government does away with the existing deadline of 31 December for linking of bank accounts with Aadhaar and PAN
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News & Media
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Checks and balances needed for mass surveillance of citizens, say experts
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 16, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A number of measures are required to protect law-abiding citizens from mass surveillance and misuse of their personal data, according to top technology and legal experts.
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News & Media
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Fixing Aadhaar: Security developers' task is to trim chances of data breach
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jan 10, 2018
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last modified
Jan 10, 2018 04:47 PM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The task before a security developer is not only to reduce the probability of identity breach but to eliminate certain occurrences.
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Is your personal information under lock and key?
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by
Admin
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published
Jan 16, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Customers, be more careful about how you log in and log off!
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News & Media
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Bengaluru gives data safety tips to panel
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by
Admin
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published
Jan 16, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A crucial consultation ahead of the framing of the country's data protection laws witnessed animated discussions here on Saturday.
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UIDAI's Virtual ID, limited KYC does little to protect Aadhaar data already collected, say critics
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by
Admin
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published
Jan 16, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Aadhaar-issuing body, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), had barely started patting itself on the back for introducing the Virtual ID concept, what CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey called "one of biggest recent innovations in this field", when detractors came crawling out of the woodwork, all guns blazing.
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