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13 Jan 2019
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Civic activism over WhatsApp and stories of and from cab drivers are part of a new narrative in BengaluruDoes a city have a pulse? And can that pulse be felt in its technological interactions?
12 Jan 2019
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Creeped out by Netflix's 'You'? Here's how you can avoid online stalkers, data thievesSeveral social media users have no idea of how much of their information is stored on the Internet and what kind of information they are allowing the applications to access.
30 Dec 2018
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The dark side of future tech: Where are we headed on privacy, security, truth?#2018 Year-End Special: We now live in a time when devices listen, chips track your choices, and governments can watch from behind a barcode. How do we navigate this world?
30 Dec 2018
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MHA snoop order & bid to amend IT rules: China-like clampdown or tracking unlawful content?An MHA order last week authorised 10 government agencies to scan data on computers. This was followed by the Modi government’s proposal to amend the Information Technology rules for social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter …
26 Dec 2018
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India-China Tech Forum 2018Arindrajit Basu spoke at the India-China Tech Forum 2018 organised by ORF and Peking University at the Ji Xianlin Centre for India-China Studies, Mumbai on December 11 - 12, 2018. The event functioned as a bi-annual dialogue that fosters …
26 Dec 2018
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Big Brother is here: Amid snooping row, govt report says monitoring system 'practically complete'The recently released 2017-18 annual report of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) says that surveillance equipment is being rolled out in 21 service areas across the country.
25 Dec 2018
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Ten Indian government agencies can now snoop on people’s internet dataIn a significant attack on online privacy, India’s Home Affair’s Ministry has authorised no fewer than ten different central government agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt “any information generated, transmitted, received or stored …
25 Dec 2018
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How data privacy and governance issues have battered Facebook ahead of 2019 pollsRohit S, an airline pilot, had enough of Facebook. With over 1,000 friends and part of at least a dozen groups on subjects ranging from planes to politics, the 34-year-old found himself constantly checking his phone for updates and plunging …
25 Dec 2018
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Centre’s order on computer surveillance threatens right to privacy, experts sayThe Constitutional validity of the notification allowing ten agencies to intercept information is uncertain.
25 Dec 2018
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AI for Social Good SummitArindrajit Basu was a speaker at the event co-organized by Google AI and United Nations ESCAP on December 13, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.
24 Dec 2018
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Many sites bypass porn banThey use proxy and mirror sites to cater to India, now on a list of countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that block intimate content online.
24 Dec 2018
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Centre’s order on computer surveillance is backed by law – but the law lacks adequate safeguardsThe Information Technology Act’s surveillance scheme furthers a colonial hangover.
14 Dec 2018
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Podcast on 'Abortion rights and privacy' with PIAmbika Tandon recorded a podcast with Privacy International on abortion rights, bodily autonomy, and privacy in the Indian and Argentinian context, which was released on December 6, 2018.
5 Dec 2018
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Teaching at Shristi InterludeShweta Mohandas is participating as a mentor for Srishti Interlude (a set of workshops that help the design students to produce outputs on a given theme) the theme of this year is Privacy. The course would end on December 7, 2018.
5 Dec 2018
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Report: From Oppression to Liberation: Reclaiming the Right to PrivacyEva Blum-Dumontet, Research Officer at Privacy International, published her report on gender and privacy on November 28, 2018. The report, titled 'From Oppression to Liberation: Reclaiming the Right to Privacy', traces the history of …
5 Dec 2018
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How Bengalureans use Whatsapp to connect and solve civic problemsSilicon Plateau Volume 2 is a collection of essays where contributors responded to the question: what does it mean to be an app user today—as a worker, a client, or simply an observer?
5 Dec 2018
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Future Tech and Future LawThe Dept. of IT & BT, Government of Karnataka organised the 21st edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit from November 29, 2018 to December 1, 2018 at Palace Grounds, Bengaluru. Arindrajit Basu was a speaker at the panel on 'Future Tech and Future …
4 Dec 2018
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International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 2018The event was co-organized by Feminist Approaches to Bioethics and Sama - A Resource Centre for Women and Health and was held at St. John's Medical College in Bangalore between December 3 and 5, 2018.
30 Nov 2018
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Internet Freedom at Crossroads - Common Paths towards Strengthening Human Rights OnlineThe 2018 Freedom Online Conference took place from 28 to 30 November 2018 in Berlin. Elonnai Hickok participated as a speaker.
30 Nov 2018
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Informational Privacy in India: An Emerging DiscourseCentre for Policy Research supported by Omidyar Network organized this event in New Delhi on November 29, 2018. Amber Sinha was a speaker on the first panel on privacy and its tradeoffs.
30 Nov 2018
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Facebook Privacy Design SprintPranav Bidare and Saumyaa Naidu participated in the Facebook Privacy Design Sprint on Friday, November 30, 2018.
30 Nov 2018
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Danish Expert Group on Data EthicsAmber Sinha was one of the stakeholders who provided inputs to the Danish Expert Group on Data Ethics in June 2018 during their visit to New Delhi. The Expert Group has prepared and submitted its final report.
30 Nov 2018
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Are Chinese video apps violating the Indian law?The apps have benefited mightily from the short-video craze that’s taken hold among preteens and adolescents but this is putting them in danger from predators, experts said.
28 Nov 2018
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Open Street Maps help tackle disasters: ExpertsSpeakers showed how participatory maps were used to bring to light lapses in delivery of civic services.
28 Nov 2018
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Girls' schools, women's PGs: The shocking results when you Google 'bitches near me'Considering the monopoly and clout that Google enjoys, it must be held accountable for promoting such stereotypes and values, experts say.
28 Nov 2018
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DSCI Bangalore Chapter meetGurshabad Grover and Karan Saini attended the DSCI Bangalore Chapter meet held in Bangalore at 10K NASSCOM Startup Warehouse on November 22, 2018.
28 Nov 2018
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Are connected tech toys too smart for their own good?Despite their merits, connected toys raise a few concerns about data privacy and security.
28 Nov 2018
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Amazon launches Machine Learning-based platform for healthcare spaceAmazon’s Comprehend Medical platform uses a new HIPAA-eligible machine learning service to process unstructured medical text and information such as dosages, symptoms and signs, and patient diagnosis.
22 Nov 2018
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Lecture on Open Access and Open Content Licensing at ICAR (short course)The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) a constituent establishment of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) organised a short course on 'ICTs for Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness in Agricultural Research, …
19 Nov 2018
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VFS Global to spend 3 million euro if data localisation is mandated in IndiaVFS Global, an international visa outsourcing and administration company, will spend about 3 million euros on migrating data of Indians from the UK and Germany if the Indian government mandates data localisation in the country.