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Tag: Aadhaar

The Supreme Court of India. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Government proposes controversial changes to Aadhaar Act

by Saurav Datta January 3, 2019February 18, 2020

The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the lower house of parliament to propose amendments to the Aadhaar Act. The bill was tabled after the Supreme Court verdict on September 27, 2018 which said that Aadhaar, a digital identification project, can only be used for the implementation of welfare schemes and state subsidies. […]

A Hindu holy man at a kiosk showcasing the ArdhKumbh Fair in New Delhi. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, World

India breaks into top 100 of UN’s e-governance ranking

by Angarika Gogoi October 3, 2018February 18, 2020
An Aadhaar government identification card. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Supreme Court knocks out private sector from India’s digital identity program

by Saikat Datta October 2, 2018February 18, 2020
The Supreme Court of India ruled by a majority of 4-1 that the controversial Aadhaar digital identification project is constitutionally valid. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

India’s Supreme Court upholds digital identity program with a dissenting note

by Saikat Datta September 26, 2018February 18, 2020
A visitor gives a thumb impression to withdraw money from his bank account with his Aadhaar or Unique Identification (UID) card during an event held to promote digital payment in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP / Noah Seelam
Posted inEuropean Union, India, South Asia, World

India’s data protection draft ignores key next-generation rights

by Nayantara Ranganathan August 9, 2018August 9, 2018
A citizen's biometric data is collected for his Aadhaar card. Photo: Wikipedia Commons
Posted inEuropean Union, India, South Asia, World

Indian authority challenged over monitoring social media

by Saurav Datta August 7, 2018February 18, 2020
A visitor gives a thumb impression to withdraw money from his bank account with his Aadhaar or Unique Identification (UID) card during an event held to promote digital payment in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP / Noah Seelam
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s digital identity platform obfuscates privacy concerns again

by Anand Venkatanarayanan June 21, 2018
A citizen's biometric data is collected for his Aadhaar card. Photo: Wikipedia Commons
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

India’s ambitious digital ID project faces new security nightmare

by Saikat Datta May 1, 2018February 18, 2020
A visitor gives a thumb impression to withdraw money from his bank account with his Aadhaar or Unique Identification (UID) card during an event held to promote digital payment in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP / Noah Seelam
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

India’s grand data system: a greater disaster than Facebook?

by Shashi Tharoor April 21, 2018February 18, 2020
There are concerns about intelligence agencies in India hiring spyware from foreign firms such as Hacking Team, and that personal details acquired by some states could be used for unscrupulous purposes. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, Italy, South Asia, World

Before Cambridge Analytica there was ‘Hacking Team’ in India

by Srinivas Kodali March 27, 2018February 18, 2020
A visitor gives a thumb impression to withdraw money from his bank account with his Aadhaar or Unique Identification (UID) card during an event held to promote digital payment in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP / Noah Seelam
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia, World

Aadhaar obstacle depriving widows of pensions in Uttar Pradesh

by Saurabh Sharma and Ved Prakash Tiwari March 22, 2018February 18, 2020
A citizen's biometric data is collected for his Aadhaar card. Photo: Wikipedia Commons
Posted inAustralia, India, Oceania, South Asia, World

India’s data protection law needs graded enforcement mechanism

by Amber Sinha February 15, 2018
An Aadhaar government identification card. Photo: iStock
Posted inEuropean Union, India, New Zealand, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, World

Robust economic argument for a sound Indian data protection law

by Amber Sinha February 14, 2018
Aadhaar logo. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

User consent is the key to data protection in India

by Amber Sinha February 13, 2018
Aadhaar logo. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Aadhaar and India’s unique identity crisis

by Raja Murthy February 8, 2018
A citizen's biometric data is collected for his Aadhaar card. Photo: Wikipedia Commons
Posted inGermany, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

19 reasons why India’s biometrics project ought to be scrapped

by Shivam Vij January 11, 2018February 18, 2020
Jignesh Mevani, centre, an elected lawmaker who hails from the Dalit community, leaves after attending a rally in Delhi on January 9, which organizers said was held to demand the release of Chandrashekher Azad, founder of the pro-Dalit Bhim Army. Photo: Reuters/ Adnan Abidi
Posted inIndia, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Gujarat’s Mevani leads a new youth charge against Modi’s BJP

by Vishakha Saxena January 11, 2018February 18, 2020
The Supreme Court has ruled that any transfer of citizens' data from the Aadhaar program gto private companies is unconstitutional. Photo: AFP
Posted inGermany, India, South Asia, World

Indian Govt postpones linking bank accounts to digital ID

by Saikat Datta December 13, 2017February 18, 2020
Aadhaar logo. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

How the world’s largest public distribution system is robbed

by Vineet John Samuel November 30, 2017
Aadhaar logo. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s Unique Identification Card adventure excludes millions

by Vineet John Samuel November 21, 2017November 21, 2017

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