tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520904763520245316.post6245697022393906157..comments2024-03-28T02:00:32.006-07:00Comments on BarefootLawyers International: Aadhar Cards - Good Idea, Failed ExecutionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520904763520245316.post-21264602382717784942014-05-02T12:25:15.827-07:002014-05-02T12:25:15.827-07:00Thanks for the feedback Christina!
I feel that ind...Thanks for the feedback Christina!<br />I feel that indian government haven't really thought about the privacy implications of the data that they are collecting. In fact there are currently poorly formulated laws in indian constitution for digital privacy. In that aspect recording citizens without understanding the cascading effects of this exercise would definitely spell disaster in long run.<br /><br />If you look at the current elections, a big chunk of voter identity cards were duplicates. This itself shows flaws in the existing system.ruchitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487123934452994831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520904763520245316.post-62234368127511515622014-04-26T14:47:45.838-07:002014-04-26T14:47:45.838-07:00Dear Rushita,
Very interesting piece, especially...Dear Rushita, <br /><br />Very interesting piece, especially since I've been hearing lots of positive stuff about the Indian government's (at least conceptual) effort to formalize all citizens in a first attempt to create a record they then can better serve. <br /><br />I had a couple of clarifying questions: What is the PDS and why is it bad if it is displaced by cash transfers? If I understand correctly, the first critic argues that direct service provision (food procurement and distribution, etc.) is preferable to cash transfers. In other contexts, (Conditional) Cash Transfers (CCTs) have actually been regarded as progressive and part of a benevolent developmental state, so I was surprised to hear this critique! <br />[here just one such positive article in popular media: http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2010/nov/19/brazil-cash-transfer-scheme]<br /><br />Finally, conceptually speaking, leaving the technological limitations aside, do you think recording citizens is a good or bad thing? In other words, is the problem the implementation or the underlying idea?Christina G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10410511751244501226noreply@blogger.com