MediaVigil, Journal of Global Communications and Justice

PUBLIC STATEMENT Joint Citizens Protest demands scrapping of biometric UID/Aadhaar number database project Speakers spoke against UIDAI’s proposal of 360 degree view of Citizens The planned Joint Citizens Protest against world biggest Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) of 12 –digit biometric Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar numbers happened at the Parliament Street from 3 pm onwards on 12th of January, 2018.   More such protests are planned across the districts and cities in the country.   Several speakers at the protest site demanded immediate stoppage of the biometric UID/Aadhaar number database project.   There were concerns expressed at the decline in the number of citizens of the country due to citizen’ deaths as a consequence of UID/Aadhaar menace. There was talk about how disclosures about breach of UID/Aadhaar database by The Tribune reveal something similar to what Edward Snowden did albeit in an Indian context. It has compromised national security

Public Statement Edward Snowden’s Statement on UID/Aadhaar Database & police case welcomed Supreme Court’s Right to Privacy verdict refers to Snowden’s disclosures Wikileaks leaked a document showing that UID/Aadhaar database is “the key identifier through the individual’s various life events” Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties (CFCL) welcomes the statement of Edward Snowden on police case against the journalist who revealed colossal breach in Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) of 12-digit biometric Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar Numbers of Indian residents who have lived in India for at least 182 days. On the police case against the reporter for reporting about breach in UID/Aadhaar database, Snowden said, “The journalists exposing the #Aadhaar breach deserve an award, not an investigation. If the government were truly concerned for justice, they would be reforming the policies that destroyed the privacy of a billion Indians. Want to arrest those re

Public Statement Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties (CFCL)* denounces and disapproves SLAPP case/FIR against reporter of The Tribune for exposing the project of Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) of 12-digit biometric Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar Numbers CFCL supports the Public Protest across districts of India on 12th of January to “Break the Aadhaar Chains” that enslaves Indians CFCL condemns the SLAPP cases against journalists and whistleblowers who reveal flaws in UID/Aadhaar system Media should be vigilant about promoting citizens’ surveillance in the name of promotion of innovation in digital economy against data nationalism  New Delhi, 7 January: Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties (CFCL)* denounces & disapproves SLAPP case/FIR against reporter of The Tribune for exposing the truth about Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) of 12-digit biometric Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar Numbers of residents of India who have lived in India