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Beware of Aadhaar: A warning on India’s biometric identity model on International Human Rights Day
On the eve of International Human Rights Day, 50 +, several organisations and individuals have launched a “Beware of Aadhaar” Campaign: The signatories have flagged the issue that Aadhaar is “not a model to emulate but it raises serious concerns about surveillance, exclusion and rights violations on the ground. This statement, “Beware of Aadhar” offers a concise critique of India’s digital ID experiment and why exporting it is dangerous
MHA authorises Registrar General to authenticate Aadhar for birth and death registration
This will enable the Registrar's office to authenticate Aadhar cards of those registering the death and birth
Identifying fake Aadhaar, a plot to bring in CAA-NRC?
A letter recently issued by the Union government to eight states, asks them to identify illegal Aadhar card holders in only specific areas
Aadhaar number mandatory to get govt benefits, subsidies: UIDAI
Latest circular says that over 99 percent of adults in the country have been issued an Aadhaar number
What does the UIDAI’s flip-flop on Aadhaar mean?
First it issued an advisory against sharing photocopies of Aadhaar with unauthorized agents and then withdrew it citing “possibility of misinterpretation”
Cabinet clears draft bill on linking Aadhaar with Voter ID
Avoids contempt of court by making the process “voluntary” and only “for authentication purposes”
Aadhar not mandatory for birth, death registration: RGI
If Aadhaar is provided voluntarily, it must not be printed on any document or stored in any database of births and deaths in full form, says a circular cited in the RTI response
UIDAI sends notices to 127 people asking to prove citizenship
Facing backlash, it issues a press release saying it did so on complaints of the State police who suspected the people to be illegal immigrants
Anti-Aadhaar to Pro-Aadhaar? Mamata approves proposal to link Aadhaar with ration cards
She took the move after her government convinced her that it would save Rs. 500 crore annually under the PDS
‘Check Aadhaar card to keep out Non-Hindus’: Bajrang Dal to Garba organisers
Asked Garba and Dandiya organisers in Hyderabad to make...
Jharkhand: Aadhaar Continues to Deny Grain Entitlements to Poor, Cancellation of Ration Cards Adding to Woes
Aadhaar-based biometric authentication failures continue to deprive the poor...