Category UID
Mr Shyam Divan spoke on “Coercion, Consent and our Constitution: The Aadhar Enigma” as a part of the NALSAR Lecture Series on Constitutionalism Divan believes that citizens of this country should be given a choice as to what they… Continue Reading →
By David Gilbert Seven years ago nearly 400 million people in India did not exist in the eyes of the government. They were “ghosts” who had no identity and no way of getting one, says Sahil Kini, one of the architects… Continue Reading →
By David Gilbert Criminals managed to circumvent the “robust” security of India’s biometric database to issue over 8 million fake identity cards — which Indian citizens use for everything from opening bank accounts to getting married. Police in the northern Indian state of… Continue Reading →
Jean Drèze jean drèze The very foundation of Aadhaar must be reconsidered in the light of the privacy judgment Predictably enough, the recent Supreme Court order affirming that privacy is a fundamental right sent Aadhaar’s public-relations machine into damage control… Continue Reading →
A new ruling could jeopardize India’s controversial collection of citizens’ fingerprints, photographs, and iris scans. Women in the Indian state of Rajasthan enroll in Aadhaar in 2013.Mansi Thapliyal / Reuters NAMRATA KOLACHALAM In 2009, with little attention from abroad, the… Continue Reading →
by- Anand Venkatanarayanan Overview The application eco-system built around Aadhaar is vulnerable to malware. In this article we will describe this vulnerability in detail and how the conflicting requirements between utility, security, delegation and profit making, created the perfect environment for… Continue Reading →
Mehrishi said fingerprints and biometrics were being captured and this had happened with 40 per cent of the population who owned smartphones. He replied in the affirmative when he was asked if it would be 100 per cent if every… Continue Reading →
A.S.R.P. Mukesh Ranchi, Sept. 1: An engineering student in Jharkhand, with the help of a banking agent, linked his Aadhaar number with the savings account of a college to embezzle more than Rs 11 lakh in 30 days, exposing a serious… Continue Reading →
I The verdict has altered unrecognisably the idea of state power. It is against this altered standard that the court will test the privacy violations of the UID project. By USHA RAMANATHAN THE NINE-JUDGE BENCH OF THE SUPREME Court has… Continue Reading →
HIGHLIGHTS The earlier deadline for mandatory Aadhaar to avail social benefits was September 30 The Centre extended the deadline after petitioners sought an early hearing on pleas challenging Aadhaar’s validity The SC agreed to list these petitions for hearing for… Continue Reading →