SC verdict on Aadhaar gives users control over their private dataIf we cut through all the noise and uneducated opinions floating out there, the Aadhaar judgment can broadly be summarised in the these poi...
29 Sep, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Government may bring legal backing for private companies to use AadhaarInter-ministerial consultations will be held to evaluate the government’s options.
27 Sep, 2018, 08.54 AM IST
Aadhaar ID provides dignity to marginalisedThe Aadhaar judgement was the first case based on Right to Privacy after it was ruled a fundamental right in August last year.
27 Sep, 2018, 07.57 AM IST
Data protection bill may be tabled in winter sessionThe committee led by retired Supreme Court Judge BN Srikrishna, which submitted its report along with a draft bill last week, has asserted ...
03 Aug, 2018, 06.50 AM IST
Lining up the data on the Srikrishna Privacy Draft BillNon-consensual processing is permitted in the bill as long it is “necessary for any function of the” Parliament or any state legislature.
30 Jul, 2018, 09.16 AM IST
Executives of companies found stealing data could be jailed for 5 yearsThe BN Srikrishna committee has proposed that violations of the data protection law should be treated as a cognisable and non-bailable offe...
29 Jul, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
Justice Srikrishna committee submits report on data protection. Here're its top 10 suggestionsJustice BN Srikrishna committee, which was set up last year, has submitted its report on data protection.
28 Jul, 2018, 04.35 PM IST
Government serious about protecting Aadhaar data: Ravi Shankar PrasadEven the World Bank and IMF have recognised Aadhaar as a fine instrument of governance and delivery, Information Technology Minister Ravi S...
20 Jul, 2018, 04.06 PM IST
Why is everyone in the internet business scared of this 77-year-old man?Srikrishna is leading the effort to draft new data-privacy laws for India that will regulate how tech giants from the US and elsewhere oper...
14 Jun, 2018, 03.01 PM IST
A 77-year-old former Supreme Court judge has Google and Amazon very tenseSrikrishna is leading the effort to draft new data-privacy laws that will regulate how tech giants from the US operate in the nation of 1.3...
11 Jun, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
Aadhaar can become a surveillance and privacy disaster: Mozilla CorporationThe letter said that individual security and privacy is increasingly being put at risk as it has been exposed by recent incidents.
09 Feb, 2018, 08.49 PM IST
Srikrishna committee on data protection starts public consultation processThe committee, which has been tasked with drafting the crucial legislation, will conduct sessions in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai later ...
05 Jan, 2018, 09.18 PM IST
Electronic manufacturing investment reached a total volume of Rs 1.57 lakh crore in 2017The ministry also said that 119 crore Indians have enrolled under its marque project Aadhaar which over 99.9% of the adult population.
29 Dec, 2017, 05.33 PM IST
NPR says no to states seeking access to its dataThree states — Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan — had asked for NPR data to help in ‘identifying genuine beneficiaries’ for their welf...
28 Dec, 2017, 06.48 AM IST
Aadhaar linking deadline may move to March 31, Centre tells SCThe petitioners challenging the Aadhaar scheme have been pressing for an interim stay order on the government's decision to make Aadhaar ma...
27 Nov, 2017, 11.21 PM IST
Taking into account all representations on Interconnect User Charge: RS Sharma“Lot of work is being done, we had a consultation, also a workshop, we should be able to come out with the IUC regulations very soon,” said...
14 Sep, 2017, 01.23 AM IST
Government cannot use Aadhaar to track citizens, UIDAI tells Supreme CourtEven if the government were to be empowered with a court order, it would not get details like for what purpose a person authenticated his i...
02 Aug, 2017, 06.18 AM IST