phatcontroller<p>After previous assurances that biometric ID would not be an obstacle to accessing welfare entitlements the Tamil Nadu government has ruled that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aadhaar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aadhaar</span></a> registration is necessary to access social assistance. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalID</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometricDataRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biometricDataRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BiometricMassSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiometricMassSurveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalidentification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalidentification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criticalDataStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criticalDataStudies</span></a><br><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-government-makes-aadhaar-a-must-for-all-of-its-schemes/article66278627.ece?s=09" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thehindu.com/news/national/tam</span><span class="invisible">il-nadu/tamil-nadu-government-makes-aadhaar-a-must-for-all-of-its-schemes/article66278627.ece?s=09</span></a></p>