Aadhaar: Ushering in a Commercialized Era of Surveillance in India
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#2Do you think data of each person is saved over the Internet? In my opinion Government of India must create a high security for AAdhar data. But in India Aadhar data is available for everyone with a just simple click.
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#3The pro: There have been significant fiscal benefits - fake personas have been completely eliminated in the welfare schemes that are aadhar linked, saving a lot for the taxpayers.
The con: Government has all your biometrics, and can technically mine data from connected services to build a very detailed profile of you (hypothetically).
IMO, both sides have valid points, and so it ends up being about which side the ruling government wants to fall towards.
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#4The whole purpose of the project was to provide means of identification of people that didn't have any kind of document – passport, driving license, etc.
Identification of people is crucial in regions where some people receive subsidies as ensures it reaches the right people.
It's a shame this platform is being potentially used to violate citizen's privacy. Maybe a EU GDPR-esque regulation would balance the control on where private information is used back to the citizen.
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#5The pro: There have been significant fiscal benefits - fake personas have been completely eliminated in the welfare schemes that are aadhar linked, saving a lot for the taxpayers. The con: Government has all your biometrics, and can technically mine data from connected services to build a very detailed profile of you (hypothetically). IMO, both sides have valid points, and so it ends up being about which side the rul…
Most (all?) savings claims by govt are at best projected numbers. For those interested in an analysis of the savings claim and some of the other myths propagated by govt, see the 3 part analysis by Anand (https://twitter.com/iam_anandv) linked below
Part 1 - https://www.medianama.com/2017/04/223-nandan-nilekani-aadhaa...
Part 2 - http://www.medianama.com/2017/04/223-aadhaar-nandan-nilekani...
Part 3 - https://www.medianama.com/2017/06/223-aadhaar-lpg-scheme/
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#6The pro: There have been significant fiscal benefits - fake personas have been completely eliminated in the welfare schemes that are aadhar linked, saving a lot for the taxpayers. The con: Government has all your biometrics, and can technically mine data from connected services to build a very detailed profile of you (hypothetically). IMO, both sides have valid points, and so it ends up being about which side the rul…
> hypothetically
lol
P.S.: I'm sure replies such as 'lol' are frowned upon, but I think in this case it conveys the idea perfectly and concisely.
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#7It took gas connection 6 months (or upto years) and now I get it in 3 fucking hours. Same for license and what not.
Sure there are problems to be fixed but lets fix basic problems first
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#8Yet the irony is - The govt. will never dare to link it with voter registration. And no one questions, as everyone knows why!
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#9The pro: There have been significant fiscal benefits - fake personas have been completely eliminated in the welfare schemes that are aadhar linked, saving a lot for the taxpayers. The con: Government has all your biometrics, and can technically mine data from connected services to build a very detailed profile of you (hypothetically). IMO, both sides have valid points, and so it ends up being about which side the rul…
> There have been significant fiscal benefits - fake personas have been completely eliminated in the welfare schemes that are aadhar linked, saving a lot for the taxpayers.
Oh I didn't know that. I used to blame politicians for our sorry state.
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#10This is on steps to provide Universal Basic Income on the long run. That which requires ID & bank account for every person to deposit cash.