India’s Unique Identity Number is all set to ride on the country’s large cell phone database which has around 500 million subscribes. It’ll be a challenge to collect the subscriber’s biometric data and prevent duplicates. But most importantly, will it be misused by the government to create a police state as has happened in so many other countries? . . . → Read More: UID and Cellphone Numbers – a benign start?
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There’s some good news and some bad news for those who feel that the Unique Identity number for Indians will be an invasion of their privacy. First the good news. It turns out that the ID will be linked to only four pieces of information namely: Name Address Date of Birth Fingerprints . . . → Read More: Indian Unique National ID will not include Personal Details Here’s some great news. Apparently, the Government will not be issuing any National ID card at all, but rather a stand alone number. Even better, it will not be compulsory. So that rules out stopping people on the road and asking them for their card randomly. Image Credit: Elliot Moore . . . → Read More: Indian National ID Voluntary – No card at all! It’s a disturbing trend these days that governments and regulation bodies think that safety concerns can override an individual’s freedom. Whether it is censoring the Internet, surveillance, or the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) new “whereabout” clause, the underlying idea is the same – individual’s rights come secondary to “public safety”. Or so . . . → Read More: WADA – Threatening Privacy in the name of "safety" Should the BCCI agree to the “whereabout” clause and override the privacy of Indian Cricketers? Yes. It’s unreasonable to expect privacy in an age of drugs in sports No. You can’t ride roughshod over the privacy of anyone in the name of “safety” View Results For those unable to believe how anyone could possibly not welcome Identity cards with open arms, here’s a story for you. After the war, fed up with the constant intrusions of privacy and government tracking, the British Housewives League burnt their compulsory ID cards in frying pans and dry cleaners. . . . → Read More: How the UK Citizens Burnt their Identity Cards A previous blog post of mine had opined that giving the Government too much power was dangerous – even in the interests of “National Security”. This is because any such power which is meant to be used only in extreme circumstances ends up being used in frivolous ways leading to a serious . . . → Read More: Why we shouldn't give the Government too much Power – Savita Bhabi is Proof How do you feel about the Indian Supreme Court getting involved in the gay rights issue? The SC will DEFINITELY uphold the decrminalization of gay sex The SC will not allow gay sex to be legalized I hope the SC will uphold decriminalization, but I’m not sure I hope the SC will not allow gay sex, but I’m not sure
View Results The UK government has just admitted that National ID cards were a mistake. Amongst other reasons were the cost, as well as the realization that ID cards are not the solution to perfect security. Alan Johnson, the Home secretary had said: “it had been a mistake to ever allow the perception to . . . → Read More: National ID cards in India – The financial cost India’s plan to create National ID cards has received worlwide attention from sites like Slashdot. It’s interesting to see what the world thinks of it since the comments are by people who live in countries where National ID cards have failed as an Idea. The most shocking comment however, came . . . → Read More: Worldwide attention on National ID cards in India |
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