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by shripadk 9y ago
The serf argument is a Chinese justification for invasion of Tibet. This has nothing to do with "human rights". It was a simple and plain invasion of another country which violated International Laws. You cannot shove that under t
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Tibet was not part of China for many centuries. It was an independent country before it was Annexed by China in 1951. There has never been any freedom given by China to Tibet. Contrast it with India's liberation of Bangladesh from attr
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Not going to happen. Pakistan has been China's ally for decades. China won't break that friendship for India. India will never get into a trilateral alliance with the number of issues (terror and political) pending with Pakistan.
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Are you serious? Should I remind you of Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and various other countries that have been invaded and destroyed? If the big powers can't keep their thirst for more land and resources in check it's obvious that s
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It's not a conspiracy. The sale of Cray supercomputers was indeed blocked by the US Government. Just because the article is badly written doesn't negate the facts on the ground.
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http://www.rediff.com/computer/dec/18super.htm I agree that it is awful writing. I hope the article above is written better. > Does the author mean Cray? And if so, why was the scientist asking the USG? You wou
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Is that necessarily a bad thing? Protecting one's sovereignty is essential in this day and age.
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> "AI models optimizing to use nonsensical communication is not surprising nor impressive, which makes the extremely hyperbolic media coverage of this story downright impressive." Exactly! However, there is one thing common bet
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Or it could go the other way. If all media outlets decide to put up a paywall it forces people to actually pay for reading the news. Currently there are a few news outlets who plead for ad blockers to be turned off while still offering cont
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Damn that's scary to think that the government was so callous with biometric data. Like you mentioned in one of your other comments to someone else in the thread, it's wise to couple biometric scans with a passkey or even yubikey
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> Since paper-aadhaar is still very much accepted as a proof, just having the number is enough (in many cases) to take over someone's identity and get a new SIM issued, which you can then use for emptying the bank account. Weird. Ma
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Now that is news to me. I know UIDAI has handled the recent data leak from one of its partners horribly (even lodging an FIR against a news reporter). However, does the vulnerability you mention provide access to biometric data? For me pers
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> The fact that they used OTP (and tout it as a security feature) is so disheartening I do not anywhere mention it as a security feature. I actually mention that I find it appealing as I don't want to go through the hassle of obtain
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> There is no recourse in the law for someone stealing your phone and signing away your entire property once e-Sign comes in force everywhere. I agree with you on this. Currently however, this is how it is with everything online. Take an
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I should have been more clear. I'm talking about after filing of returns. You have to verify it. It's either sending the signed acknowledgement to CPC or everify it digitally. Have you sent the signed acknowledgement to CPC? It&#x
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Going by your example, the government deposits Rs. 29 into the account. The beneficiary has to pay Rs. 1 and withdraw the rest from bank.
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You can do anything illegally but you also have to be ready for the consequences. Obtaining a PAN using forged documents has just a 10000 rupee penalty but obtaining Aadhaar card illegally will put you in prison for 3 years. Those who are o
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By authenticate I mean Aadhaar transaction authentication. Say you are filing your tax returns. There are currently three ways to authenticate that the tax return was indeed filed by you: 1. You take a print out of the acknowledgement, sign
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You can also view it in the context that the previous AG wasn't working in government interest. In fact, there was a hue and cry about removal of the previous AG by Dr. Subramanian Swamy in the 2G scam case: https://m.econom
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Yes but that is vastly different from the benefits Aadhaar provides. With a ration or voter ID card, it was impossible to qualitatively figure out if the person was truly below poverty line or not. It was due to Aadhaar that 1 crore+ LPG us
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> Requiring a government ID to enter a middle school art contest. Possibly a security measure? Schools are increasingly becoming targets for anti social elements of late. I wouldn't be surprised if the public, on its own volition, p
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> I haven't linked my Aadhaar to my phone yet and if the Supreme Court hadn't extended the deadline my phone would have stopped working by now. This thing is a real and present menace, not just a political science question. I g
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Exactly the reason why India wants documentation via Aadhaar. We have millions of undocumented/illegal immigrants too. From neighbouring Bangladesh (nothing against Bangladeshi's... always welcome through the legal route). They ha
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by shripadk 9y ago
That's a biased article and is taking things out of context. A better understanding would be found at the UIDAI page itself: https://uidai.gov.in/component/fsf/?view=faq&catid=27 To their credit, the leak
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by shripadk 9y ago
Yes you are right in that Aadhaar is currently an authentication system and not a tracking system. But there are definitely instances where Aadhaar data has leaked (not the biometrics, but identity information like Name, Address and Phone n
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> I answered that as long as there are subsidies there is going to be leakage It used to be the case before but is no longer the case. Aadhaar, even by this very article's admission, states that "Officials estimate that taxpaye
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How do you efficiently distribute benefits if you cannot ascertain if the individual is a Citizen, hasn't already taken his/her fair share or isn't scamming the exchequer? You may disagree with the idea but in a country which
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Same Raghuram Rajan knew about the massive PNB bank scam and did nothing?
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> And much of it differs as you go between the different areas, so businesses that have to say transport goods from Mumbai to New Delhi may have to stop 4-5 times to fill out each regions regulatory paperwork. This is no longer true. Wit
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by shripadk 9y ago
The gain isn't significant at all. At least in comparison to that of Donald Trump. Sure, Modi would prefer to be friends with everyone, including Facebook. That doesn't however automatically make him liable for spying on a billion

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