Rethink Newsletter: Invasive Technologies, Human Costs
Reports so far on Aadhaar coercion, its invasive impact on Indians, increasing biometric surveillance, facial recognition, reshaping of labour by AI, and legal battles now catching up to both #No2UID
https://t.co/GiwedoP3rB
Team found the strongest possible evidence that there was no real legal or procedural barrier — only
administrative neglect. The detailed recommendations of the team are set out in Section 12 of
this report https://t.co/Gwvk5TkY8U
Team found #Aadhaar as a procedural barrier to deny Shri Jitu Munda his entitlement to a ration card, old-age pension, both of which he was eligible for, as he could not produce his (lost) Aadhaar card. These entitlements were granted within days of the incident becoming public
There was a failure to issue Kalra Munda’s death certificate for over 3 months after
her death on 26 Jan, despite her death being known to the ASHA worker,
Anganwadi worker and other local functionaries. The certificate was issued within two days of
the incident becoming public.
A 4-member fact-finding team visited Keonjhar, #Odisha and found that Kalra Munda, a landless widow and her brother Jitu, both elderly and ailing, were denied their savings of Rs. 19,600 for weeks of Kalra’s illness, and even after her death. Full report:
https://t.co/TChSqImIyw
Team found the strongest possible evidence that there was no real legal or procedural barrier — only
administrative neglect. The detailed recommendations of the team are set out in Section 12 of
this report https://t.co/Gwvk5TkY8U
A 4-member fact-finding team visited Keonjhar, #Odisha and found that Kalra Munda, a landless widow and her brother Jitu, both elderly and ailing, were denied their savings of Rs. 19,600 for weeks of Kalra’s illness, and even after her death. Full report:
https://t.co/TChSqImIyw
Team found #Aadhaar as a procedural barrier to deny Shri Jitu Munda his entitlement to a ration card, old-age pension, both of which he was eligible for, as he could not produce his (lost) Aadhaar card. These entitlements were granted within days of the incident becoming public
Please join us for release of Odisha FACT FINDING
A 4-member team visited Dianali, Keonjhar on May 8 to meet Jitu Munda to trace a chain of systemic denial of basic entitlements over previous weeks
May 14 3:30pm
Right to Food Campaign @rozi_roti
and Rethink Aadhaar Campaign
Reminder: @airtelindia and @NPCI_NPCI never been held accountable for the mass diversion of MGNREGA wages to mystery Airtel wallets in 2018. Only diverted gas subsidies were refunded.
I've written to the Health Secretary calling for the NHS to break with Palantir.
This isn't a normal company.
Palantir's close ties to the genocidal Israeli military should rule it out of any public contracts.
For 10+ yrs, MP has been a big participant in MSP sales. Some changes are afoot. Out of 19L registered farmers, 8L with 2+ hectares. Latter unable to book slots for sale on portal. Crops need to be verified via satellite imaging before harvesting. Faulty mapping lead to exclusion
@rajivmehta19 why such elaborate charade for something totally not required ? one point is en mass data theft ,misuse with massive corruption related payoffs to designated vendors to "re invent the wheel....."