Aadhaar: the Indian biometric ID system has potential but presents many concerns The Indian national identity system, Aadhaar, was set up to empower disadvantaged groups and enable digital innovation. However, it has sparked protests. By Sushil Kambampati
Macedonia: a captured society The hostile environment created by the government makes the work of civil society actors practically impossible. To be a human rights activist in Macedonia is to be a person that is constantly threatened, attacked, and demonized. By Xhabir Deralla
HE, SHE, I.T. – Who are we without Privacy? At the conference "Whatever happened to privacy" the British author and blogger gave a insightful keynote in regard to the issues privacy and surveillance, creating some depth inregard to the worldwide appeal of the 562 authors, that appeared in public two days after the conference. By Priya Basil
"We have succumbed to some very weak arguments" The British government is considering new Internet surveillance laws, which would allow investigation authorities to monitor users’ email traffic, visited websites, phone calls and text messages in real time and without court authorization. Civil rights activists fear a far-reaching intrusion into the privacy of British citizens. Heinrich Böll Foundation has talked to Nick Pickles, director of the privacy and civil liberties organisation Big Brother Watch, about the proposal.
