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The Uncertain Future of India's Plan to Biometrically Identify Everyone: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 28, 2014 — last modified Sep 08, 2014 05:31 AM — filed under: Biometrics, UID, Internet Governance
Last Sunday an 11-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh, a state in southeast India, hung himself from a ceiling fan as his family slept.
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No party's got a clear stand, Aadhaar's fate hangs in balance: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 13, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 06:01 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance, Privacy
A non-UPA government for sure will review the multi-crore UID programme, but none of the parties have yet talked about scrapping it.
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UIDAI Practices and the Information Technology Act, Section 43A and Subsequent Rules: by Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 25, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 07:00 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance, Privacy
UIDAI practices and section 43A of the IT Act are analyzed in this post.
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Despite apex court order, IOC proceeds with Aadhaar-linked DBT: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 06, 2014 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:50 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance, Privacy
Once DBT starts, there is no other method to avail of subsidy: IOC official.
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Biometrics or Bust? Implications of the UID for Participation and Inclusion: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 06, 2014 — last modified Jan 06, 2014 08:56 AM — filed under: UID, Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
Malavika Jayaram will give a talk on biometrics and the implications of UID for participation and inclusion at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore on January 10, 2014 at 6.00 p.m.
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MongoDB startup hired by Aadhaar got funds from CIA VC arm: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 13, 2013 — last modified Dec 13, 2013 11:53 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance
Two weeks ago, Max Schireson, chief executive of MongoDB, a New York-based technology startup, was in New Delhi to sew up a very important contract for his company — with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
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Cyberscholars Working Group at MIT: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 09, 2013 — last modified Jan 09, 2014 06:41 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance
Malavika Jayaram is giving a talk on Biometrics or Bust - India’s Identity Crisis at this event organised by Berkman Center for Internet & Society on December 12 at 6.00 p.m.
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Card transactions with Aadhaar validation need more time: experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 05, 2013 — last modified Dec 26, 2013 06:25 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance
Cost and supply implications are seen by experts as the main hurdles in implementing the RBI directive.
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