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Podcast: HYDEPARK
Episode: NO PERSONAL DATA SHARING WITH INDIA: TECH EXPERTS SPEAK ‘AT HYDE PARK WITH INDEEWARI AMUWATTE'
Description: Dr. Pramod Varma, Co-Chair of the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure in India, explains the fundamentals of a Digital ID, which Sri Lanka also plans to introduce. He spoke of how the Indian government streamlined the process of providing government aid to the general public through the digital ID.
Joining ‘At HydePark with Indeewari Amuwatte’, Dr. Varma, who led India’s ‘Aadhar’ Digital ID program in 2009, explained how laws were ensured to protect personal information and privacy of data of individuals.
Dispelling recent rumours, he also assured that data of Sri Lankans will not be shared with the Indian Government...