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featured: (Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information

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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Blog: Cybersecurity Compilation: Indian Context Jun 18, 2017; Comments from the Centre for Internet and Society on Renewal of .NET Registry Agreement May 31, 2017; Aadhaar Case: Beyond Privacy, An Issue of Bodily Integrity May 03, 2017; Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report May 02, 2017; (Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information May 01, 2017

Events: Meeting on Proactive Disclosure and Personal Data (Delhi, May 13, 5:30 pm); Communication Design and Visualising Information; Amutha Arunachalam - Stand Shielded of Digital Rights (Delhi, May 05, 4 pm); Dr. Madan M. Oberoi - Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigations (Delhi, April 07); Essentials of building internet tools for inclusion

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