Democracies survive on the delicate balance of power between the ruling class – the executive, generally known as the government – and the citizens. The … Aadhaar is being converted into the world’s biggest surveillance engineRead more
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Aadhaar or else
Recent events in Jharkhand shed some useful light on the damage done by compulsory biometric authentication in the Public Distribution System (PDS). This is increasingly … Aadhaar or elseRead more
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How trustworthy are the entries in the Aadhaar Database?
The UIDAI has maintained that the central repository (CIDR) which holds biometric data is safe and secure, even though there is overwhelming evidence that the … How trustworthy are the entries in the Aadhaar Database?Read more
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53,000 lose pension for lack of Aadhaar in Uttarakhand
TOI discovered that pensions of over 53,000 disabled, elderly and widows in Uttarakhand had been stopped since October 2016 as they had not submitted Aadhaar … 53,000 lose pension for lack of Aadhaar in UttarakhandRead more
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Does Aadhaar authentication work for the elderly?
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Three Gujarat websites including government portal made Aadhaar details public
Three official Gujarat websites have been found flouting Aadhaar Act and publicly disclosing Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries on their websites. Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, … Three Gujarat websites including government portal made Aadhaar details publicRead more