India
Bill Gates checks in with the digital ID project he’s funding in Bangalore
Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
BBC is raided in India, leading to allegations of retaliation over documentary critical of Modi
Following online censorship orders.
India’s Supreme Court to look at government’s YouTube censorship demands
A hearing will take place.
India blocks YouTube videos and tweets about BBC documentary that criticizes Prime Minister Modi
Officials so they documentary is “malicious.”
India to let banks use biometrics to confirm transactions
Linked to digital ID.
Members
Indian citizens that don’t link account numbers to Digital ID will soon face financial blacklisting
Forcing the uptake of digital ID.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands lobbies G20 for digital ID
An ID mechanism tied to the ability to make payments.
India’s government can now surveil internet connections in real-time
At the same time the government is trying to ban VPN use.
India’s PM says 5G rollout will help boost the use of surveillance
Facial recognition, automatic number plate recognition tech, and drones.
India wants powers to veto social media moderation decisions
New proposed censorship powers.
Signal says it will leave India if the government bans encrypted messaging
Rather than end privacy.