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Aadhaar Details Of 13.5 Crore People Available On Government Sites
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 02, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 11:00 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Up to 13.5 crore Aadhaar numbers can be easily accessed through government portals and nearly three-fourths of these are linked to bank accounts, said non-profit research organisation the Centre For Internet & Society (CIS).
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News & Media
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Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report
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by
Srinivs Kodali and Amber Sinha
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published
May 02, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:28 AM
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filed under:
Call for Comments,
Digital Access,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Data Protection,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Information Security,
Openness,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
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(Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information
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by
Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali
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published
May 01, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:29 AM
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filed under:
Digital ID,
Privacy,
NDSAP,
Data Protection,
Accountability,
Featured,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
Since its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar project has been shrouded in controversy due to various questions raised about privacy, technological issues, welfare exclusion, and security concerns. In this study, we document numerous instances of publicly available Aadhaar Numbers along with other personally identifiable information (PII) of individuals on government websites. This report highlights four government projects run by various government departments that have made sensitive personal financial information and Aadhaar numbers public on the project websites.
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Analysis: Data Protection in India - Getting It Right
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 28, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Indian Government Plans Ambitious Data Protection Legislation Rollout by October
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News & Media
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Now, Aadhaar details displayed in Mizoram too
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 27, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Contrary to the Centre’s assurances, government websites are revealing digital details of the poor, leaving them vulnerable to financial frauds and identity theft.
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News & Media
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Stop the Haphazard Internet Shutdown Says MP Jay Panda
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 27, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance
In just one year India lost $968M due to Internet shutdowns; “Cops may not be the right decision makers when it comes to imposing what is a digital curfew,” added an entrepreneur journalist.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 27 Meetings
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 27, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Udbhav Tiwari represented the Centre for Internet & Society in a series of meetings held at University of Waikato and Novotel in Hamilton, New Zealand between April 18 and 25, 2017.
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News & Media
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India bans social media in Kashmir for one month
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 27, 2017
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have banned 22 social media sites including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter in an effort to calm tensions in the disputed region.
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News & Media
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Internet Shutdowns in 2016
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by
Japreet Grewal
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published
Apr 27, 2017
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last modified
Apr 28, 2017 01:50 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
An internet shutdown is an intentional disruption of internet or electronic communications, rendering them inaccessible or effectively unusable, for a specific population or within a location, often to exert control over the flow of information.
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Blog
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Aadhaar: A widening net
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 22, 2017
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
As India makes Aadhaar compulsory for a range of services, concerns about potential data breaches remain more than six years after the govt started building the world’s largest biometric identification system.
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News & Media
