Friday, December 9, 2011

Fwd: [Say No to UID] The war is not over, as the National Population...



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From: Anivar Aravind <notification+kr4marbae4mn@facebookmail.com>
Date: Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 1:23 PM
Subject: [Say No to UID] The war is not over, as the National Population...
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Anivar Aravind posted in Say No to UID.
The war is not over, as the National...
Anivar Aravind 1:23pm Dec 9
The war is not over, as the National Population Register, also designed to be a centralised database, intends to use biometric identification as one of its tools. Moreover, the purpose of the NPR itself is not clear, whereas the UIDAI (falsely, one might suspect) claimed to be solely for the purpose of ensuring finely nuanced deliveries of goods and services intended for the downtrodden and poverty-stricken. NPR is, in Nandan Nilekani's words, meant to serve the government.

But it feels good to know that, at long last, a major battle has been won.

https://www.privacyinternational.org/blog/indian-parliamentary-committee-trashes-uid-bill
Indian Parliamentary Committee Trashes UID Bill | Privacy International
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Last evening (in India, that is) we got some very good news. Earlier, an online news item in a major...

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