News Nashik residents question the linking of Aadhaar with Voter ID Over half of respondents are against linking Aadhar with Voter ID amid opposition to this proposed move by the government Vallari SanzgiriNovember 29, 2022
News How A Politically-Linked NGO ‘Covertly’ Collected Voters’ Personal Data: The News Minute’s Report In the guise of 'educating' people on the EC's Garuda and Voter Helpline apps, the NGO instead collected politically valuable info Akshit ChawlaNovember 17, 2022
News What makes researchers concerned about misinformation on YouTube? Researchers have flagged what they call 'blind spots' in YouTube's systems to tackle misinformation ahead of U.S. midterms MitakshNovember 7, 2022
News Did previous Andhra Pradesh government steal large amounts of citizen data from state servers? An Andhra Pradesh govt panel claims that a large volume of data was transmitted from state servers to external servers Sarvesh MathiOctober 13, 2022
News You will be able to link voter ID with your Aadhar number starting August 1. Here’s what you need to know. The Indian government has notified the linkage of Aadhar with Voter ID but opposition and civil society flag privacy and free elections as major... MitakshJune 20, 2022
News Biometric verification of voters in Bihar’s panchayat polls was mandatory. Here’s how that went down Matching voters' fingerprints with Aadhaar data is legally questionable but that hasn't stopped other states from taking a cue. Anushka JainMarch 24, 2022
News Government should put an end to Facebook’s interference in Indian elections, Congress President says after reports accused platform of favouring BJP Something similar happened in the last US presidential election when Trump got FB ads at lower rates than his opponent. Sarvesh MathiMarch 17, 2022
News Experts question legality, lack of safeguards if ECI implements a video analytics system at poll booths Serious concerns flow from the analytics-based profiling and monitoring of voters being considered by the Election Commission. Anushka JainFebruary 25, 2022
News Interview: TCIL Chairman talks about video analytics system to profile voters at poll booths Technological interventions in India's voting process have been on the rise since 2020, despite serious concerns. Anushka JainFebruary 25, 2022
News Election Commission wants a system that analyses voter behaviour at poll booths: Report The report suggests that these systems could be introduced for the 2024 LS polls, sparking a range of concerns. Anushka JainFebruary 17, 2022