The not-so-unique Aadhaar - The World's Largest Biometric ID System
[ UUID ] 8c73e1f4-221a-40e2-954d-58c12a09a529
[ Session Name ] The not-so-unique Aadhaar - The World's Largest Biometric ID System [ Primary Space ] Privacy and Security [ Secondary Space ] Openness
[ Submitter's Name ] Tanzeel Khan [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Mozilla Reps / JMI New Delhi [ Submitter's GitHub ] tanzeelkhan
[ Other Facilitator 1's Name ] Nabeela Rizvi [ Other Facilitator 1's GitHub ] nabeelarizvi
[ Language ] Hindi
[ Localisation Support Requested ] No, I can host the session myself
What will happen in your session?
India's Aadhaar project (The World's Largest Biometric ID System), with its enormous potential for surveillance, alters the relationship between citizen and state. It tilts the balance so steeply in favor of the government that a citizen whose biometrics are controlled by the state is permanently condemned to submission. With talks about Aadhaar like identification number being introduced to the world, it calls for an insight to the threats posed by this unique ID. In this session, we'll talk about serious privacy and secuirty issues due to aadhaar, share stories about the issues people face, campaign that the mozilla foundation is running against the aadhaar and discuss solutions to this issue.
What is the goal or outcome of your session?
1.Aware participants about World's largest Identification System, how unsafe it is, how it puts people's privacy at risk. 2.Share the stories/testimonials. Issues and difficulties people of India face due to Unique Identification system. 3. Discuss about the Campaign that mozilla is running in India against Aadhaar and Impact and Outcome of different meetings, media campaigns being run against Aadhaar. 4. Discuss about more impactful campaigns that could be run in india and around the world to aware people about their rights and ways to safeguard their privacy. 5.Threats of using Aadhaar as the unique ID, a case study, and statistics of fraud and forged cases 6.Alternative solutions to Aadhaar and other identification systems governed by the governments around the world.
If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.
projector, paper, pens, post-it notes
Time needed
less than 60 mins