Citizens for Justice and Peace
‘Pegasus snoopgate, an attack on electoral process’ New Indian Express
23-Aug-2021
The Pegasus snoopgate is not just about violating an individual’s privacy but an attack on the integrity of the electoral process, said senior journalist Siddharth Varadarajan on Sunday. ‘The Wire’ editor Siddharth Varadarajan (Photo | Siddharth Varadarajan Facebook) BENGALURU : The Pegasus snoopgate is not just about violating an individual’s privacy but an attack on…
Linking Aadhaar to Social Media From public welfare distribution to surveillance?
16-Oct-2019
The State on numerous occasions has tried to impose the use of the Aadhaar card upon the citizens. While, the Supreme Court has upheld a few of such mandates of the State, the question of whether the imposition is valid on few other services keeps coming up before the Courts of the land vide myriad…
India: The New Surveillance State? Big Brother is Watching
23-Jan-2019
On December 20, 2018, the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India, passed a controversial order authorising ten security agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt “any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer”. This order that turns India into a virtual surveillance state, is now being challenged in the Supreme Court. The…
Activists say Aadhar Verdict is a Disappointment CJP in conversation with Sucheta Dalal and Raghu Godavar
26-Sep-2018
In this video activists Raghu Godavar and senior journalist Sucheta Dalal respond to the Aadhar judgement, they called it a partial victory. Watch this video to know more. Related: SC upholds Aadhaar’s Constitutional Validity, but partially addresses Privacy Concerns Twinkle-twinkle little star, why do nursery kids need Aadhaar? Understanding the Aadhaar Case Aadhaar…
SC upholds Aadhaar’s Constitutional Validity, but partially addresses Privacy Concerns Justice DY Chandrachud castigates govt in lone dissenting judgment
26-Sep-2018
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, however in a partial victory for privacy activists, controversial sections such as those dealing with the national security exception and private players demanding Aadhaar data, have been struck down. Now, one will not be required to link Aadhaar to either one’s bank account or mobile phone number. The Aadhaar…
SHOCKING! Confidential NRC data leaked! District wise exclusion data that was to be submitted to SC in sealed envelop now public
27-Aug-2018
In a damning indictment of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) authority’s data privacy maintenance methods, a document containing district wise percentage of people excluded from the NRC, information that was to be submitted by the NRC State Coordinator to the Supreme Court in a sealed envelop on or before August 25, has now been leaked to…
Former Top Bureaucrat slams govt for DNA profiling bill Writes to PM Modi asking gov’t to "reset its priorities"
18-Jul-2018
E. A. S. Sarma, who previously served as Secretary to the Government of India, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, exhorting him to reconsider the Central Government’s plans to introduce a bill regarding DNA-based technology to be used for the genetic profiling of Indian citizens. Earlier this month, the Union Cabinet approved the DNA Technology (Use…
Mumbai against Aadhar SC's directions openly flouted
06-Jul-2018
One day before the Aadhar protest was supposed to take place at National College, the Mumbai Police denied permission. So on 30 June 2018, Mumbaikars protested in Mahim to mark their resistance against Aadhar. People from all walks of life shared their challenges as well as their success stories fighting Aadhar. Even though there is…
Tapping law rejected by Netherlands voters in referendum
28-Mar-2018
Voters in the Netherlands last week narrowly voted against a law that would empower spy organisations to engage in mass tapping of Internet traffic, Reuters reported. The law would permit agencies to set up wire taps that focus a single entire area or method of communication, preserve data for up to three years, and share it with…
आधार की सेंघ: निशाने पर सैनिक आधार के सहारे दुश्मन हमारे सैनकों को निशाना बना सकते हैं, जब भी जवान अपने खाते से पैसे निकलेंगे हैकर उसको ढूंढ निकालेंगे!
25-Jan-2018
आधार डेटाबेस की सुरक्षा से कोई भी समझौते या उल्लंघन का मतलब है जैसे ही सैनिक अपने वेतन बैंक के खाते से निकालेंगे, सुरक्षा में सेंघ लगाने वाले हैकर्स आधार का उपयोग करने वाले सैन्य कर्मियों के सटीक स्थान का पता लगा लेंगे. यह राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा के लिए एक बड़ा खतरा हो सकता है, और यह तो केवल…
Aadhaar puts Bull’s Eye on every Jawaan’s Back Location can be tracked by hackers every time an army man withdraws his salary
24-Jan-2018
Any breach of security or compromise of the Aadhaar database, means that the hackers can ascertain the exact location of our army personnel every time they withdraw their salary using Aadhaar for authentication. This can be a big risk to national security, and this is just one example as to why it is, in my…
Understanding the Aadhaar Case Some reports from the 2017 proceedings in the Supreme Court
20-Dec-2017
After hearing the contentious Aadhaar case on December 14, 2017, a five member Constitution Bench has extended the hearings to January 11, 2018. The final hearings in the matter will commence then. Aadhaar-Linking Of Bank Accounts, Mobiles Phones Extended To March 31. But following the re-iteration in the Order passed yesterday, no Institutions (Centre/State/Private) can force…
China collecting DNA from all residents of its Xinjiang territory
16-Dec-2017
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed that Chinese authorities are collecting fingerprints, DNA samples and other biometric data from all residents aged 12 to 65 in Xinjiang, a far western region of the country, where many minorities, including over 11 million Uighurs, a Muslim minority, live, the Guardian reported. For “focus personnel”, a term used…
The Privacy Song
01-Nov-2017
In India, often when one speaks of privacy, people presume that the person has something to hide. In fact, the words ‘privacy’ and ‘secrecy’ are often interchangeable in our society. This may be because traditionally we have been a collectivist society as opposed to the more individualist culture of western nations. This is why often,…