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#India- UID Inclusion project that excludes the poor #Aadhaar #biometrics

USHA RAMANATHAN  , The Statesman There are claims, and ambitions, that surround the UID project. The claims first. The UID, it is claimed, will be an identity that will bring down the barriers that prevent the poor from accessing benefits… Continue Reading →

#India – Identity crisis slows Aadhaar rollout #UID #biometrics

  Ajanta Chakraborty, TNN | Jun 15, 2013, 03.55 AM IST           Many residents, after waiting in long queues for biometric identification, have ended up with mistaken identities as their National Resident Identity Card (NRIC) –… Continue Reading →

Army’s Fingerprint and Iris Databases Head for the Cloud #Biometrics #UID #Aadhaar

BY SPENCER ACKERMAN,   A soldier scans an Afghan’s eye for placement in the U.S. military’s large wartime biometrics databases, March 2012.Photo: U.S. Army   The next time U.S. soldiers snap a picture of your eye or scan your face, they’re… Continue Reading →

#India- Who owns our identity? #UID #Aadhaar #Biometrics

Author: Latha Jishnu, Down to Earth Posted on: 31 May, 2013 Between Nilekani’s UID and National Population Register’s KYR+is a huge mess and a looming nightmare Illustration: Anirban Bora   Yattan Bibi, scrubber of floors and cleaner of dishes (other people’s), has… Continue Reading →

Privacy for the other five billion #Aadhaar #UID #Biometrics

Privacy International 29 May 2013 A US Army soldier takes a biometric scan of an Afghan police officer before paying his monthly salary, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, October 2012 REUTERS/Erik De Castro The following piece originally appeared on Slate. It was written by… Continue Reading →

#India – Cyber & Data Security ,Civil Liberties Implications of #Aadhaar , #Biometric Collection #UID

      http://perry4law.org   In India there are many projects that are being implemented without any legal framework and parliamentary oversight. In fact, these projects are clear violation of the constitutional protections and fundamental rights conferred by Indian Constitution.Surprisingly, these projects have… Continue Reading →

#India – Cyber & Data Security ,Civil Liberties Implications of #Aadhaar , #Biometric Collection #UID

      http://perry4law.org   In India there are many projects that are being implemented without any legal framework and parliamentary oversight. In fact, these projects are clear violation of the constitutional protections and fundamental rights conferred by Indian Constitution.Surprisingly, these projects have… Continue Reading →

Dispelling the haze of #Aadhaar #UID #biometrics #mustread

  AADHAAR PROJECT USHA RAMANATHAN     That the lawmakers of the country have found themselves in a haze of incomprehension about the UID project, which is being promoted as a “game changer”, is deeply unsettling. VIJAY VERMA/PTI  United Progressive… Continue Reading →

Punjab & Haryana High Court finds application of UID /Aadhaar legally questionable #biometrics

  Punjab & Haryana High Court finds application of Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar legally questionable   Executive order for Biometric UID ‘Cards’ withdrawn     UPA’s Budget 2013 is promotion of Aadhaar is unconstitutional   High Court finds application of UID/Aadhaar illegal like… Continue Reading →

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