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Misuse Of Intelligence: Right To Dissent

By S.G.Vombatkere 27 January, 2012 Countercurrents.org The national and state intelligence agencies have advised the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that “ some rights organisations ” that decry state violence are purposefully or at least effectively taking sides with Maoists… Continue Reading →

True lies of biometric technology in Aadhaar enrolment

January 27, 2012 Let’s ask the professors UIDAI cited in its latest report: Do you agree with UIDAI’s assessment of Aadhaar? Do you share their confidence in the project? Did UIDAI ask you in advance, before using your name for… Continue Reading →

Major loopholes in UID system mean unverified documents could slip through net

The UPA government’s prestigious initiative to provide a unique identification number to every Indian resident was meant to be robust enough to eliminate duplicate and fake identities in government and private databases. It has, however, come to light that the… Continue Reading →

Truth vs Hype: Who is afraid of Unique ID?

  The Nandan Nilekani led- Unique ID project has enrolled more than 100 million Indians. They say this will give them not just an identity, but take India closer to a social revolution. And for a while, largely because of… Continue Reading →

UIDAI invades privacy, endangers security

In a letter to the prime minister, Union home minister P Chidambaram is reported to have demanded that the Planning Commission be instructed to bring a note to the Cabinet on the status of the Unique Identification Authority of India… Continue Reading →

Enrolment saga – Usha Ramanathan

The incentive of inclusion appears not to be sufficient to get people to enrol for the UID, so the strategy has shifted to the threat of exclusion. THE Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has ambitious targets to meet. The… Continue Reading →

Creation of UIDAI number cards halted in Jharkhand

Monday, January 16, 2012, 14:25 Ranchi: The creation of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) numbers has been halted in Jharkhand‘s urban areas as the state has crossed the limit set for the current financial year. “The creation of UIDAI… Continue Reading →

We Don’t Trust UID with Our Data: India Inc

16th Jan 2012 Shweta Rao The government is likely to sort out differences between the home ministry and Planning Commission over data collection for UID cards this week. The Nandan Nilekani-led UID project has been touted as the world’s largest,… Continue Reading →

False Promises- Dr Mohan Rao

The claim that the Unique Identification project will facilitate the delivery of basic health services is dishonest AMONG the many reasons cited for India to proceed with the Unique Identification (UID) project – that it will facilitate delivery of basic… Continue Reading →

How reliable is UID? – R. Ramachandran

THE Unique Identification (UID) project, the national project of the Government of India, aims to give a unique 12-digit number – called Aadhaar – to every citizen of the country, a random number that is generated and linked to a… Continue Reading →

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