All the Aadhaar nightmares are coming true in Assam

No Images? Click here     Every Fear You Had About The Aadhaar Is Coming True In Assam The Unique Identification Authority of India is providing “technical support” to the Government of Assam to build a biometric database of residents excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC), confirming fears that the infrastructure put in place to build India’s controversial Aadhaardatabase is being leveraged by the country’s security apparatus to put thousands of people under surveillance. While the UIDAI and Government of Assam have repeatedly refused to share the details of exactly how this collaboration is working, correspondence reviewed by HuffPost India reveals that the sensitive biometric data of approximately 400,000 individuals shall be collected by the UIDAI, but will be under the control of the state’s Home and Political Department, which oversees the NRC, prisons, and police among others. READ HERE In case you missed it… Five New Ways In Which The Government Is Spying On You All Is Not Lost, India Still Made History Today Thanks To Dutee Chand Mumbai Lawyer Opposing Maratha Reservations Says Bombay HC Verdict Had Serious Lapses     New to this email? You can sign up here. You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard. ©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost India. Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Unsubscribe