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DPIs in the shadows? MeitY and Education Ministry simply refuse to open up about the APAAR student ID

Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (“APAAR”) is an Aadhaar-based unique ID project for students across India initiated in July 2023 and declared a ‘digital public infrastructure’ earlier this year. States and UTs across India have passed directions to start enrolling students to the programme based on their Aadhaar cards and hold special parent-teacher meetings to […]

Quarterly Transparency Report for April-June 2024: AI, elections, a never-ending APAAR ID saga, and more

tl;dr In the second quarter of 2024, IFF’s transparency vertical filed 211 RTI applications and 32 First Appeals with various public authorities at the state and union levels to bring transparency and accountability into the functioning of a number of public authorities, and empower Indian citizens with information that affects their digital rights. Some notable […]