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Big Data Meets Big Brother by Reetika Khera

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Explore the controversial Aadhaar system in India through this thought-provoking colloquium talk by Reetika Khera from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Delve into the origins, implementation, and implications of India's unique identity system, initially introduced to create a more inclusive and efficient welfare system. Examine how Aadhaar has evolved from its stated purpose to become a potential tool for government surveillance and commercial data-mining. Analyze the impact of biometric databases on privacy rights, the risks of profiling and self-censorship, and the unintended consequences of making Aadhaar compulsory for social benefits. Investigate the technological challenges, including the perils of centralized databases and biometric authentication. Consider the broader implications for democracy, free thought, and expression as the speaker discusses findings from her book "Dissent on Aadhaar: Big Data meets Big Brother." Engage with critical questions about data access, potential misuse, and the balance between technological advancement and individual rights in the digital age.

Syllabus

Date: Wed, 28 August 2019, 15:30 to
Big Data meets Big Brother
Dissent on Aadhaar
The whats and whys
Why Aadhaar?
"Remedy-in-search-of-a-disease" approach to policy making
Sources of corruption in the PDS
Aadhaar: Little scope, exaggerated hope
How ABBA works: Fragile technologies
Remedy-worse-than-the-disease: From inclusion to exclusion
Propaganda
Notes
Undermining democratic process
Right to privacy and democracy
Economists contribute to the confusion
The right to privacy challenge
Q&A

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International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

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