News More than 2 lakh verified with Aadhaar-based facial recognition for vaccination, RTI reveals Since the pilot has now crossed 60,000 facial authentications, will the government stick to its guns and roll it out across India? Anushka JainOctober 14, 2021
News Exclusive: India’s child rights body sent 7 content takedown requests since IT Rules kicked in In response to an RTI, the NCPCR revealed details of the multiple takedown requests including one that involves Rahul Gandhi. Anushka JainOctober 13, 2021
News Rethinking consent and privacy in biometric data collection – #PrivacyNama2021 Consent is seen as a manifestation of control over one's body, but what does it mean in conversations around data governance? Anushka JainOctober 13, 2021
News What impedes the effective regulation of biometric technology in India? #PrivacyNama2021 An online discussion on bodies and data protection turned to biometric tech regulation, specifically what works and what doesn't. Anushka JainOctober 12, 2021
News What people are saying about the Facebook whistleblower’s damning testimony to Congress Whistleblower Frances Haugen's hearing at the US Senate had everyone buzzing with Facebook trying hard to discredit her. Anushka JainOctober 9, 2021
News Delhi cabinet approves plan to issue eHealth cards, health IDs to residents Delhi's plans to roll out its own unique IDs may actually be part of a larger push for the digitisation of health records in... Anushka JainOctober 6, 2021
News Kochi-Lakshadweep subsea cable to be laid by NEC despite Indian telecom bodies crying foul The KLI project meant to deliver 200 Gbps of bandwidth to the islands, faced allegations that its tender conditions were unfair. Anushka JainOctober 5, 2021
News How Facebook deals with hate speech is being misrepresented, whistleblower reveals The former employee said that she found the situation in Facebook to be 'substantially worse' than in other organisations. Anushka JainOctober 5, 2021
News Mobile internet services blocked in Lakhimpur Kheri, UP but official order still not public The restriction of internet services in the district comes in the wake of violence that broke out during a farmers' protest. Anushka JainOctober 4, 2021
News Madurai cops want weapons dealers to collect Aadhaar, personal information of buyers The police told knife and sickle sellers to record the Aadhaar details in registers, a risky proposition to make for unique IDs. Anushka JainOctober 1, 2021