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Live Chat: Aadhaar: An identity crisis?
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:54 AM — filed under: , ,
The Aadhaar card is not compulsory for citizens and "no person should be denied any benefits or ‘suffer’ for not having the Aadhaar cards issued by Unique Identification Authority of India," the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
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Blog Entry What Does Facebook's Transparency Report Tell Us About the Indian Government's Record on Free Expression & Privacy?
by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 05, 2015 05:08 AM — filed under: , , ,
Given India's online population, the number of user data requests made by the Indian government aren't very high, but the number of content restriction requests are not only high on an absolute number, but even on a per-user basis.
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Surveillance rises, privacy retreats
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2015 — last modified May 02, 2015 06:43 AM — filed under: ,
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have, at considerable personal cost, revealed how surveillance has eroded the private space in a world driven by digital technology.
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Surveillance: Privacy Vs Security
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 17, 2013 — last modified Aug 19, 2013 05:32 AM — filed under: , ,
The Foundation for Media Professionals is organizing a debate at the India International Centre, New Delhi on August 17, 2013. Shri Kapil Sibal will give the opening speech. Natgrid chief Raghu Raman is one of the debaters. Pranesh Prakash is participating in this event as a panelist.
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Blog Entry Open Call for Comments: The Privacy Protection Bill 2013 drafted by the Centre for Internet and Society
by Bhairav Acharya — published Feb 25, 2014 — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society is announcing an Open Call for Comments to the CIS Privacy Protection Bill 2013.
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Mandatory Aadhaar card for govt scholarships violates SC order
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 30, 2016 — filed under: , ,
There seems to be no end to the government’s legal troubles.
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Why experts are worried about Aadhaar-based authentication
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 07, 2016 — filed under: , ,
As private companies are increasingly using Aadhaar data, is the privacy and security of personal data really at risk? What do those defending Aadhaar have to say?
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry New Approaches to Information Privacy – Revisiting the Purpose Limitation Principle
by Amber Sinha — published Jul 13, 2016 — last modified Nov 09, 2016 01:54 PM — filed under: , ,
Article on Aadhaar throwing light on privacy and data protection.
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Aadhaar-enabled smartphones will ease money transfer
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2016 — filed under: , ,
With its plans to make smartphones Aadhaar-enabled, the government hopes to provide users a means to do self-authentication and let businesses and banks verify the identity of their clients through their smartphones, a move that could potentially lead the way to a cashless society.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Analysis of the Report of the Group of Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security and Implications for India
by Elonnai Hickok and Vipul Kharbanda — published Jul 30, 2016 — last modified Aug 11, 2016 09:58 AM — filed under: , , ,
This paper analyses the report of the Group of Experts and and India’s compliance with its recommendations based on existing laws and policies. Given the global nature of these challenges and the need for nations to holistically address such challenges from a human rights and security perspective, CIS believes that the Group of Experts and similar international forums are useful and important forums for India to actively engage with.
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