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India’s Digital ID Rollout Collides With Rickety Reality
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 17, 2017
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
India’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.
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Supreme Court issues notice to WhatsApp, Centre on data privacy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 17, 2017
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Analysts said India lacked data protection laws.
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News & Media
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The Dangers Of Aadhaar-Based Payments That No One Is Talking About
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 17, 2017
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last modified
Jan 17, 2017 02:39 PM
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filed under:
Digital Payment,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital Money,
Digital India,
Aadhaar
Less 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.
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The soon-to-be launched Aadhaar Pay will let you make purchases using your fingerprint
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 16, 2017
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filed under:
Demonetisation,
Digital Payment,
Digital Governance,
Digital Economy,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital Money,
Video,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
Paying 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.
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Global Governance Futures 2027 - Session 3, New Delhi
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jan 15, 2017
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filed under:
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Data Governance,
E-Governance,
Digital Rights
The Global Governance Futures program (GGF) initiated by Global Public Policy Institute and supported by Robert Bosch Stiftung brings together young professionals to look ahead ten years and recommend ways to address global challenges. Sumandro Chattapadhyay will join Ankhi Das (Facebook) and Arun Mohan Sukumar (Observer Research Foundation) on Tuesday, January 17, to discuss the "data governance" scenarios developed by the GGF 2027 Fellows.
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Comments on the Report of the Committee on Digital Payments (December 2016)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Amber Sinha
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published
Jan 12, 2017
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last modified
Jan 12, 2017 12:32 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Digital ID,
Big Data,
Digital Economy,
Digital Access,
Privacy,
Digital Security,
Data Revolution,
Digital Payment,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Data Protection,
Demonetisation,
Homepage,
Featured,
Aadhaar
The Committee on Digital Payments constituted by the Ministry of Finance and chaired by Ratan P. Watal, Principal Advisor, NITI Aayog, submitted its report on the "Medium Term Recommendations to Strengthen Digital Payments Ecosystem" on December 09, 2016. The report was made public on December 27, and comments were sought from the general public. Here are the comments submitted by the Centre for Internet and Society.
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Blog
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Rankathon on Digital Rights (Delhi, January 08)
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Dec 29, 2016
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last modified
Dec 29, 2016 07:10 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital Rights
Please join us on Sunday, January 08, at the CIS office in Hauz Khas, Delhi, for a rankathon to visualise, and contribute to the findings of the Ranking Digital Rights study, and critique the underlying methodology. The event will begin at 10:00 in the morning and participants can focus on one or more of three kinds of tasks: 1) visualising the CIS and Ranking Digital Rights data, 2) evaluating additional companies using the RDR methodology, and 3) evaluating the RDR methodology and its suitability for independent use.
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Events
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Discussion on Ranking Digital Rights in India (Delhi, January 07)
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Dec 29, 2016
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last modified
Dec 29, 2016 07:07 AM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Ranking Digital Rights,
Digital Rights
Towards developing an understanding of how Indian ICT companies are recognising and upholding digital rights of their users, and to raise public awareness about the same, the Center for Internet and Society (CIS), with the support of Privacy International, has studied 8 Indian ICT companies, using the same methodology as the 2015 Corporate Accountability Index, to gain greater insight into company practices and initiate public dialogues. Please join us on Saturday, January 07, at the India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi, for a presentation of our findings followed by an open structured discussion on the methodology and implications of the study.
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Incident Response Requirements in Indian Law
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by
Vipul Kharbanda
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published
Dec 28, 2016
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last modified
Dec 28, 2016 01:19 AM
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Cyber incidents have serious consequences for societies, nations, and those who are victimised by them. The theft, exploitation, exposure or otherwise damage of private, financial, or other sensitive personal or commercial data and cyber attacks that damage computer systems are capable of causing lasting harm.
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Blog
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How private companies are using Aadhaar to try to deliver better services (but there's a catch)
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 23, 2016
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last modified
Dec 23, 2016 02:04 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
They are gathering more information on you.
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