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Blog Entry Design and Uses of Digital Identities - Research Plan
by Amber Sinha and Pooja Saxena — published Aug 08, 2019 — last modified Aug 17, 2019 07:58 AM — filed under: , , , ,
In our research project about uses and design of digital identity systems, we ask two core questions: a) What are appropriate uses of ID?, and b) How should we think about the technological design of ID? Towards the first research question, we have worked on first principles and will further develop definitions, legal tests and applications of these principles. Towards the second research question, we have first identified a set of existing and planned digital identity systems that represent a paradigm of how such a system can be envisioned and implemented, and will look to identify key design choices which are causing divergence in paradigm.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Holding ID Issuers Accountable, What Works?
by Shruti Trikanad and Amber Sinha — published Aug 08, 2019 — last modified Aug 08, 2019 10:23 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The Appropriate Use of Digital Identity
by Amber Sinha — published Aug 08, 2019 — last modified Aug 08, 2019 10:24 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Comments to the ID4D Practitioners’ Guide
by Yesha Tshering Paul, Prakriti Singh, and Amber Sinha — published Aug 08, 2019 — last modified Aug 08, 2019 10:25 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Digital ID Forum 2019
by Admin — published Jul 03, 2019 — last modified Aug 07, 2019 02:09 PM — filed under: , , , ,
Sunil Abraham was one of the panelists at this event at Chulalongkorn University on July 3, 2019.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Picking ‘Wholes’ - Thinking in Systems Workshop
by Saumyaa Naidu — published May 29, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 02:35 PM — filed under: , ,
A System's Thinking masterclass was conducted by Dinesh Korjan on 27th and 28th May in the CIS Delhi office.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity
by Amber Sinha — published May 13, 2019 — last modified May 13, 2019 09:06 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Omidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) , Kenya, and the CIS, India — on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity. As part of this Alliance, we at the CIS will look at the policy objectives of digital identity projects, how technological policy choices can be thought through to meet the objectives, and how legitimate uses of a digital identity framework may be evaluated.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Programme Officer - Digital Identity
by Amber Sinha — published Mar 29, 2019 — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is seeking applications for the position of Programme Officer, to be associated with a two year long research project on digital identity. We may hire up to three Programme Officers as part of this project. The position is full time and will be based in the Delhi office of CIS.
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Blog Entry (Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information
by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali — published May 01, 2017 — last modified Mar 13, 2019 12:29 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
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.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Seminar on Understanding Financial Technology, Cashless India, and Forced Digitalisation (Delhi, January 24)
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jan 23, 2017 — last modified Jan 23, 2017 01:17 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
The Centre for Financial Accountability is organising a seminar on "Understanding Financial Technology, Cashless India, and Forced Digitalisation" on Tuesday, January 24, at YWCA, Ashoka Road, New Delhi. Sumandro Chattapadhyay will participate in the seminar and speak on the emerging architecture of FinTech in India, as being developed and deployed by UIDAI and NPCI.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
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