Digital India is a promising initiative of Indian
Government. However, like any new and good project, Digital India is
also suffering from many shortcomings and weaknesses. It is
imperative on the part of Indian Government to remove these
limitations of Digital India project instead of suppressing the same.
It is also important that any critical view or suggestion regarding
Digital India project must not be either suppressed or censored by
Indian Government or technology platforms like Google, Twitter, etc.
There are many critical opinions regarding Aadhaar
and Digital
India projects. It is believed that by clubbing
the digital India project with Aadhaar, Indian Government
has made Digital India the digital
panopticon of India.
There are also many reported cases of censorship
activities of Google and Twitter in India. The dissenting
tweets and posts
regarding Digital India were censored by both Google
and Twitter
repeatedly. It would be better if these companies would respect civil
liberties in cyberspace in the future.
This post is sharing the critical and other views
and recommendations of Praveen
Dalal regarding Digital India and Aadhaar Projects that
have been shared at Twitter for public at large but are not easy to
find due to censorship activities. These are as follows:
(1) Use
Of ICT For Women Empowerment In India Is A Belated But Good Step
Under Digital India. My Opinion (2006). Source: UNPAN
(PDF),
(2) Digital
India Project Is Good But It Must Be Supplemented With Robust Cyber
Security In Advance,
(4) Google
Is Manipulating Timestamp Of Digital India Related Dissenting News To
Remove Them From Latest News Results. Source: Perry4Law
News Centre,
(6) Now
Google Is Flexing Its Censorship Muscles For Digital India Related
Critical Tweets- Source: Perry4Law
News Centre,
(8) The Biggest Problem Of Digital India Project Is That It Lacks A Clear Cut Policy And Implementation Plan,
(9) Twitter
Is Censoring Dissenting Digital India Related Tweets In Real Time-
Source: Cjnews
India,
(10) E-Surveillance
Projects Of India Need Parliamentary Oversight And Judicial Scrutiny-
Source: CLPIC,
(11) Unconstitutional And Illegal Biometrics Collection Laws And Practices In India- Source: CEPHRC,
(12) Aadhaar
Is Not A Welfare Project But An E-Surveillance Project Of Highest
Nature- Source: Privacy
Laws In India,
(15) Digital
India Is Biggest Panopticon Of Human Race The Moment It Is Clubbed
With E-Surveillance Tool Named Aadhaar, Source: Privacy
Laws In India,
(20) Aadhaar
Not Mandatory For Government Services: Central Government To SC-
Source: Perry4Law
News Centre,
(25) Digital
Locker Is A Legal Project Based Upon Illegal Technology Named
Aadhaar- What An Irony, etc.
This consolidate list would provide a readymade
reference list of all Digital India and Aadhaar related critical
views and opinions of Praveen Dalal at a single place. We hope our
readers would find this post and these tweets useful and productive.
Source: IIPS.