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DigiYatra

Hey Digi Yatra Foundation, open up the doors…

…If not today, maybe tomorrow? The Digi Yatra Foundation reached out to IFF to offer information on the DigiYatra data ecosystem and invite us to a private closed-door meeting with the CEO and team. This is what we had to say in response.
03 July, 2024
6 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
DigiYatra

Dear Digi Yatris, it’s time to deboard

Amid suspicions about its tech operator’s criminal records and vast allegations of data privacy violations, the Digi Yatra Foundation has announced a revamp of the service and is urging its users to abandon the old app and re-install a new version. We shed light on this shady ‘makeover’.
22 April, 2024
7 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
DigiYatra

IFF presents: A Know-Your-Rights information leaflet and merchandise on Digi Yatra #RejectDigiYatra

You asked, we delivered! In collaboration with several artists, IFF presents an all-you-should-know leaflet and a special line of merchandise on Digi Yatra that you can flaunt when catching your next flight.
01 March, 2024
3 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
DigiYatra

Resist Surveillance Tech, Reject Digi Yatra

Digi Yatra continues to raise privacy, surveillance, exclusion and transparency concerns, made worse by the highly disturbing manner in which it is currently being deployed at airports – with coercion and deception, at the cost of passengers’ dignity, privacy, and autonomy.
16 January, 2024
12 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
Project Panoptic

We wrote to the Ministry of Civil Aviation urging them to stop the DigiYatra Scheme

We wrote to the Ministry of Civil Aviation urging them to immediately cease the DigiYatra Scheme and to ensure that passengers are not inconvenienced due to exclusion cause by the Scheme.
12 April, 2023
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
Project Panoptic

Statement on IFF's Panoptic Bengaluru report

IFF's Panoptic Bengaluru maps the growing surveillance in the city of Bengaluru
20 February, 2023
2 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
facial recognition

Planning to use Digiyatra? Read this first!

Read our explainer on the DigiYatra Scheme's Privacy Policy.
14 February, 2023
7 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
facial recognition

Read our response to the Niti Aayog's draft discussion paper on facial recognition technology

In our response, we highlight certain policy and implementation issues that will arise from the use of facial recognition technology and suggest recommendations to resolve these issues.
12 December, 2022
8 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
Project Panoptic

IFF explains DigiYatra: Turbulence ahead

In the second part of our series on the Ministry of Civil Aviation's DigiYatra Scheme, we analyse how the collected personal data may end up commercialised even as the Scheme fails to deliver on its promised convenience.
29 January, 2022
6 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
Project Panoptic

Part 1: The dangers of DigiYatra & facial recognition enabled paperless air travel #SaveOurPrivacy

You may think that using your face as a boarding pass would make travelling so much better. However, can it have a downside as well? Read our explainer to know more.
18 January, 2022
6 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain

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