Aadhaar Deactivations and the Genealogy of Cybernetics Gone Rogue in India
The recent developments with several individuals' Aadhaar being de-activated has created a flurry of concerned activity among the political class in India about the dangers of this system.
Unable to link his Aadhaar with govt ration scheme, 58-yr-old dies of starvation: Tea workers’ association
“Despite numerous Duare Sarkar camps, the couple did not receive benefits from the state Government schemes like Tapashili Bandhu or Lakshmi Bhandar,” he said.
Instead Of Making Life Easier For Pensioners, Widows, Transgenders, A J&K Govt Online Process Has Led To Misery
In 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.
Aadhaar-linked pay becomes mandatory for MGNREGS workers
The 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.
Impersonation, Threat Calls: A First-Person Account by a Woman Who Lost Rs 14.5 Lakh in Online Fraud
The 65-year-old doctor from Delhi, who was threatened to share her Aadhaar number by fraudsters, was told she was involved in a 'top-secret case of national security', which she knew nothing of.
The alleged Aadhar data breach, which is being seen as the biggest data breach in India’s history, raises serious questions about the security and reliability of India’s digital public infrastructure.
Jharkhand food security violation: Ration anomalies revealed at public hearing
Villagers were made to do biometrics (thumb impression) but given food grains in less amount than specified after the biometrics, says social activist.
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.
NPCI stepping in to stop AePS frauds, suggests ways to banks
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) wants companies offering Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) to bring in additional security measures to check rising incidents of fraud attacks on the network. In a notification issued to all banks and payment companies offering this service on October 26, NPCI wrote that just like mandatory security features on debit cards, banks need to introduce mandatory security norms for AePS transactions.
Committed to 'Purity of Electoral Rolls': Chief Election Commissioner Amid Concerns Over Voter Lists
Rajiv Kumar said there have been over 20 lakh deletions in the electoral rolls and a modification of over 22 lakh in the five states that are going to polls in November.
Amid India’s digital infra push, Moody’s says the world’s largest digital ID programme often denies service to users; it questions reliability of biometric technology, warns of privacy and security risks.
India’s Digital Governance `Model’ Fails on Rights
India's digital transformation also means depriving millions of their livelihood, biased surveillance technologies, insecure public databases and unprecedented levels of internet shutdowns. Jayshree Bajoria and Apar Gupta write.
Gujarat: 2 lakh Aadhaar, PAN cards forged and sold; 2 arrested in Surat
The accused were accessing the government database, which is a case of illegal authorisation and a serious threat to national security, said a police official
1.2 crore MGNREGS workers will not be paid because they are not on Aadhaar-based wage system
The 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.