Digital rights

CLEAN IT: the secret EU surveillance plan that wasn’t

October 2012
Ben Hayes

There are elements in Europe who would dearly like to see the CLEAN IT wish list put into practice, but we must distinguish between transnational talking shops, EU working groups and draft EU policy.

Relying on Big Brother’s Aadhaar

October 2010
Praful Bidwai

The fundamental assumptions underlying Aadhaar are flawed. Its likely social benefits will be minuscule in relation to its cost and the public will pay a huge price through exclusion from social services, surveillance, loss of privacy, and strengthening a Big Brother state.

Of tall caims and low cunning

October 2010
Praful Bidwai

Aadhaar - the Indian government policy dishonestly marketed as a social security-related scheme, actually originates from “national security” concerns, with nefarious implications for surveillance, profiling and tracking of citizens.