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Glyn Moody<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a> Wants Wide Business Use Of Its Huge <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aadhaar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biometric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biometric</a> Database, Now With Facial Recognition - <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/11/india-wants-wide-business-use-of-its-huge-aadhaar-biometric-database-now-with-facial-recognition/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/11/india-wants-wide-business-use-of-its-huge-aadhaar-biometric-database-now-with-facial-recognition/</a> my latest piece on this troubling project <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a>

FSMKThe recent move by the Government of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a> to expand <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aadhaar</a> authentication for businesses raises serious concerns about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a>. By allowing private entities to use Aadhaar for verification, the government is risking the misuse of sensitive biometric and demographic data, exposing millions to potential breaches and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a>.Read our detailed statement here <a href="https://fsmk.org/press/Statement-on-Allowing-Aadhaar-Authentication-by-Private-Entities/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fsmk.org/press/Statement-on-Allowing-Aadhaar-Authentication-by-Private-Entities/</a>

The New Oil<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a> expands <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aadhaar</a> authentication for businesses, raising <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> concerns<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/02/india-expands-aadhaar-authentication-for-businesses-raising-privacy-concerns/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/02/india-expands-aadhaar-authentication-for-businesses-raising-privacy-concerns/</a>

nileshGovt institutions in India (both state and central) keep coercing citizens to enrol for and then share their national biometric identifier <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> .The worst part is, since the Supreme court verdict, this sharing is supposed to be voluntary. But portals are built to make it mandatory and ultimately things get stuck in the courts which move glacially.<a href="https://www.medianama.com/2023/11/223-plea-collection-aadhaar-data-education-data-registry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.medianama.com/2023/11/223-plea-collection-aadhaar-data-education-data-registry/</a>😡

Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂Retired Justice KS Puttaswamy whose petition against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aadhaar</a> before the supreme court of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a> gave us "Right to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a>" as a fundamental constitutional right. He passed away today at the age of 98. He did what he can do.It is up to us to uphold this right and help everyone exercise the right. Thank you Sir.

nemoHow's life without an <a href="https://tatooine.club/tags/Aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aadhaar</a>? <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jackerhack" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jackerhack</a> tries to answer in this piece, talking about the coercion, stupidity and exclusion that has come to define Aadhaar for me as well.<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/life-without-aadhaar-3200235" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.deccanherald.com/india/life-without-aadhaar-3200235</a>

IndiaNewsWatchElection Commission ushers India to its electoral nadirThe current ECs are twisting the knife in the deeply wounded electoral process. They have taken a weak, inadequate system and murdered its soul. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan writes.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LokSabhaElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LokSabhaElection</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectionCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionCommission</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ECI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ECI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VotersList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VotersList</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EVMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EVMs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ModelCodeOfConduct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ModelCodeOfConduct</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectionCommissioners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionCommissioners</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/manipur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#manipur</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#india</a><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/eci-ushers-india-to-its-electoral-nadir-lok-sabha-election-2024-phases-citizens-vvpat/article68160645.ece" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/eci-ushers-india-to-its-electoral-nadir-lok-sabha-election-2024-phases-citizens-vvpat/article68160645.ece</a>

IndiaNewsWatchFrom Aadhaar to Digiyatra, How Japan Is Helping Build India’s Tech InfrastructureIt should not come as a surprise that the technology used to build Aadhaar and DigiYatra is being supplied by the same company that also provides technology to India’s policing agencies for surveillance and control. Srinivas Kodali writes.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UIDAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UIDAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigiYatra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigiYatra</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianRailways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndianRailways</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NEC</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JICA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JICA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FacialRecognition</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalInfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalInfrastructure</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authentication</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#india</a><a href="https://thewire.in/tech/from-aadhaar-to-digiyatra-how-japan-is-helping-build-indias-tech-infrastructure" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thewire.in/tech/from-aadhaar-to-digiyatra-how-japan-is-helping-build-indias-tech-infrastructure</a>

IndiaNewsWatchRejection of final EPF claims sees surge in 5 years, up from 13% to 34%EPFO rejections: Out of the three PF claim categories – final settlement, transfer and withdrawal – the rejection rate has sharply increased for the final settlement of PF claims over the last five years.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPF</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPFO</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PF</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFClaims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFClaims</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labour</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#india</a><a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rejection-of-final-epf-claims-sees-surge-in-5-yrs-up-from-13-to-34-9177874/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rejection-of-final-epf-claims-sees-surge-in-5-yrs-up-from-13-to-34-9177874/</a>

IndiaNewsWatchPeople rejected by Assam NRC continue to face Aadhaar hurdleThe biometrics of 26.57 lakh people who did not make it to the first two drafts of the updated National Register of Citizens were frozen.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/assam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#assam</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NRC</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UIDAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UIDAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#citizenship</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BJPStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BJPStates</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#india</a><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/people-rejected-by-assam-nrc-continue-to-face-aadhaar-hurdle/article67822080.ece" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/people-rejected-by-assam-nrc-continue-to-face-aadhaar-hurdle/article67822080.ece</a>

IndiaNewsWatch'Not Proof of Citizenship or Date of Birth': New Aadhaar Cards Carry More Prominent DisclaimersThe move, according to a report on The Hindu, is a clear signal to government departments and other organisations to not use it as proof of either.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#citizenship</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalID</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPFO</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UIDAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UIDAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalIndia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InformationMinistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InformationMinistry</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#india</a><a href="https://thewire.in/government/aadhaar-uidai-citizenship-date-of-birth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thewire.in/government/aadhaar-uidai-citizenship-date-of-birth</a>

IndiaNewsWatchInstead Of Making Life Easier For Pensioners, Widows, Transgenders, A J&K Govt Online Process Has Led To MiseryIn September 2022, the Jammu & Kashmir government began online verification to make welfare doles for pensioners, the differently abled, widows, and transgenders more efficient. Instead, reflecting similar glitches in other states, hundreds have been denied monthly income for seven to eight months due to lack of documents, system glitches and biometric mismatches, despite several trips to offices meant to help them.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kashmir</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JKGovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JKGovt</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pension</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WelfareSchemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WelfareSchemes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UIDAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UIDAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#india</a><a href="https://article-14.com/post/instead-of-making-life-easier-for-pensioners-widows-transgenders-a-j-k-govt-online-process-has-led-to-misery-6594d08d387be" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://article-14.com/post/instead-of-making-life-easier-for-pensioners-widows-transgenders-a-j-k-govt-online-process-has-led-to-misery-6594d08d387be</a>

IndiaNewsWatchAadhaar-linked pay becomes mandatory for MGNREGS workersThe Centre mandates payment of all MGNREGA wages through an Aadhaar-based system though 34.8% of registered workers and 12.7% of active workers are not eligible; 7.6 crore workers deleted since April 2022.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MGNREGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MGNREGA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ABPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ABPS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MGNREGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MGNREGS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wages</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labour</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UIDAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UIDAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unemployment</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LabourRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LabourRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#india</a><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-year-new-rule-for-mgnrega-workers/article67692863.ece" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-year-new-rule-for-mgnrega-workers/article67692863.ece</a>

Quincyfand den <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> / <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/eidas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eidas</a> - vortrag gestern einerseits erschreckend, wegen des ausmaßes, des mission creep und der globale dimension der pläne.andererseits ermutigend, weil auch gezeigt wurde, wie die zivilgesellschaft einfluss auf die prozesse nehmen kann.<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/fatalismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fatalismus</a> ist vollkommen fehl am platze und entscheidungen sind niemals alternativlos.

Anand Philipentirely voluntary <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aadhaar</a> but we will mandate collection of other data to link to voter data. from <a href="https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/15560-collection-of-aadhaar-data-from-the-electors-on-voluntary-basis-for-linking-and-authentication-of-electoral-rolls-data-operationalising-notifications-of-amendment-in-actrules-regarding/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/15560-collection-of-aadhaar-data-from-the-electors-on-voluntary-basis-for-linking-and-authentication-of-electoral-rolls-data-operationalising-notifications-of-amendment-in-actrules-regarding/</a>

IndiaNewsWatchAfter 26/11 Mumbai Attacks, India Has Weaponised Economic Transactions for Mass SurveillanceThe tragedy in India is that an external threat to security has seen the state weaponise all forms of governance systems against its own citizens, writes Srinivas Kodali.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MumbaiTerrorAttacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MumbaiTerrorAttacks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StateSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StateSurveillance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UPI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KYC</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UAPA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PMLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PMLA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DraconianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DraconianLaws</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#india</a><a href="https://thewire.in/rights/26-11-mumbai-attacks-india-weaponise-economic-transactions-mass-surveillance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thewire.in/rights/26-11-mumbai-attacks-india-weaponise-economic-transactions-mass-surveillance</a>

IndiaNewsWatchIs it Time to Call India a Digital Dystopia?It is time to renew efforts to de-mystify technology with the aim of surveillance reforms, before this Digital Dystopia becomes a permanent future, writes Srinivas Kodali.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalIndia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GST</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UPI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UIDAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UIDAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WelfareSchemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WelfareSchemes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StateSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StateSurveillance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PersonalData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PersonalData</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BJP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BJP</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#india</a><a href="https://thewire.in/uncategorised/is-it-time-to-call-india-a-digital-dystopia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thewire.in/uncategorised/is-it-time-to-call-india-a-digital-dystopia</a>

Ecologia Digital"In what is suspected to be the biggest <a href="https://mato.social/tags/dataleak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dataleak</a> case in the country [<a href="https://mato.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a>] so far, …a threat actor posted a thread on Breach Forums brokering access to 815 million “Indian Citizen <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aadhaar</a> & Passport” records. To put this victim group in perspective, India’s entire population is just over 1.486 billion people." Is <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aadhaar</a> a good <a href="https://mato.social/tags/publipolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publipolicy</a>? <a href="https://www.news18.com/india/indias-biggest-data-leak-so-far-covid-19-test-info-of-81-5cr-citizens-with-icmr-up-for-sale-exclusive-8637743.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.news18.com/india/indias-biggest-data-leak-so-far-covid-19-test-info-of-81-5cr-citizens-with-icmr-up-for-sale-exclusive-8637743.html</a>

IndiaNewsWatchIndians’ Personal Data Breached Yet Again, but No Sign That Gaps Will Be PluggedA US cybersecurity firm found that a threat actor had advertised the sale of close to 815 million Aadhaar records for a price of $80,000.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PersonalInformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PersonalInformation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PersonalData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PersonalData</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercrime</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UIDAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UIDAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#india</a><a href="https://thewire.in/tech/indians-personal-data-breached-yet-again-but-no-sign-that-gaps-will-be-plugged" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thewire.in/tech/indians-personal-data-breached-yet-again-but-no-sign-that-gaps-will-be-plugged</a>

IndiaNewsWatch1.2 crore MGNREGS workers will not be paid because they are not on Aadhaar-based wage systemThe fourth extension for mandatory payments under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme via Aadhaar Based Payments System ends on August 31. As the numbers stand, out of the total 26 crore job card holders, 41.1% are still not eligible for this mode of payment. The Ministry of Rural Development has ruled out any more extensions, arguing that among the active workers, only 18.3% are ineligible.<a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/many-nregs-workers-out-of-aadhaar-based-wage-system/article67249057.ece" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/many-nregs-workers-out-of-aadhaar-based-wage-system/article67249057.ece</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MGNREGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MGNREGS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ABPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ABPS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aadhaar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RuralDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralDevelopment</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wages</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labour</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NPCI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NPCI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UIDAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UIDAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/assam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#assam</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nagaland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nagaland</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#india</a>

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