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India's Aadhaar with biometric details of its billion citizens is making experts uncomfortable
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 14, 2017 — filed under: , ,
"Indians in general have yet to understand the meaning and essence of privacy," says Member of Parliament, Tathagata Satpathy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Will Aadhaar Act Address India’s Dire Need For a Privacy Law?
by Nehaa Chaudhari published Mar 31, 2016 last modified Apr 05, 2016 04:01 PM — filed under: , ,
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India's biometric database crosses billion-member mark
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 07, 2016 — filed under: , ,
India'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.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry FAQ on the Aadhaar Project and the Bill
by Elonnai Hickok, Vanya Rakesh, and Vipul Kharbanda published Apr 13, 2016 last modified Apr 13, 2016 02:06 PM — filed under: , , , , , , ,
This 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 list of questions, nor does it contain fully developed answers. We will continue to add questions to this list, and edit/expand the answers, based on our ongoing research. We will be grateful to receive your comments, criticisms, evidences, edits, suggestions for new answers, and any other responses. These can either be shared as comments in the document hosted on Google Drive, or via tweets sent to the information policy team at @CIS_InfoPolicy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India's National ID Project Brings Pain to Those it Aims to Help
by Admin published May 12, 2018 — filed under: , ,
Poor management, corruption and fraud are threatening to derail the world’s largest national identity project.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
From 1 March, only registered devices to be used to authenticate Aadhaar
by Admin published Feb 24, 2018 — filed under: , ,
UIDAI directive to Aadhaar authentication agencies aims to avoid putting citizens’ biometric data at risk
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Aadhaar unique IDs in India: a qualified success?
by Admin published Mar 17, 2018 — filed under: , ,
Anshuman Jaswal form Kapronasia shares insights into the security and privacy concerns related to Aadhaar, which are often overlooked
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Aadhaar safety
by Admin published Mar 26, 2018 — filed under: , ,
We get experts to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Security experts say need to secure Aadhaar ecosystem, warn about third party leaks
by Admin published Mar 26, 2018 — filed under: , ,
The public reckoning of data leaks in India’s national ID database, Aadhaar is still on hold while reports of data leakage through third-parties keep coming.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
UIDAI servers or third parties, Aadhaar leaks are dangerous: Experts
by Admin published Mar 27, 2018 — filed under: , ,
Even though the UIDAI has denied these reports, its arguments rest on shaky grounds, according to experts.
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