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28 May 2016
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India Seeks to Limit Use of Maps and Satellite ImagesIndians are discussing a plan to ban use of maps or satellite images of the country without approval from the government.
15 May 2016
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Why The New Government Policy Mandating Panic Buttons On Phones Isn’t Going To Protect WomenRecently, the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted about new rules mandating a panic button in every cell phone sold in the country from January 2017. To keep ladies safe, of course.
15 May 2016
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The Nehru you don’t knowEven as India's first PM is scrubbed out from textbooks, his reputation is being savaged on the internet.
15 May 2016
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International Copyright LawAnubha Sinha will be attending the 2016 IViR Summer Course on International Copyright Law as a beneficiary of the OSF Civil Society Scholarship in Amsterdam from July 4 to 8, 2016. The event is being organized by the University of …
13 May 2016
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Geospatial Info Regulation Bill will hurt start-ups, small firmsThe Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, whose draft outlaws the acquisition of geospatial information without the government’s permission, is expected to impact smaller companies rather more than the large ones.
10 May 2016
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Google, Apple and Microsoft may need licence for satellite mapping in IndiaCold response from MNCs like Google to India's security concerns is seen as a prime reason for the proposed legislation to regulate mapping of the country, a move that critics call "return of the Licence Raj" and "digital nationalism".
10 May 2016
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Cultural institution AKA GLAM for more OERThe OER conference was held in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 19 and 20, 2016. Subhashish Panigrahi gave a talk at the event organised by the University of Edinburg.
8 May 2016
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Why India’s attempt to police digital maps and satellite images is a ‘dumb’ ideaAre we back to the license raj?
6 May 2016
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Promoting Online Content Through 'Wiki Malayalam'Practical sessions on using Wiki Malayalam as a medium to preserve the language and promote digital media were held on Thursday, the final day of the two-day workshop on ‘Wiki Malayalam.’
5 May 2016
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Spread awareness through Malayalam Wikipedia: Gadgil"Contribution of information by people of Rukadi village near Kolhapur to Marathi Wikipedia, by referring to media reports, helped spread the word about mass fish deaths in the region. Similar efforts should be initiated in Kerala so that …
1 May 2016
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T’puram to host Wikipedia workshop on May 4, 5The workshop will be led by Prof. Madav Gadgil and a team of experienced Wikipedia editors.
30 Apr 2016
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Tulu Wiki may go live soon as writers work day and nightAn article about Tulu Wikipedia progress was published in the Times of India, Mangaluru edition on April 30, 2016.
30 Apr 2016
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Introduction to Python ProgrammingAnnapoornima K. the founder of Pyladies Bangalore chapter will be teaching Python programming at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore. The event starts at 10.00 a.m.
28 Apr 2016
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Panel Discussion on UID/ Aadhar act 2016 and its impact on Social, SecuritySunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by Students Christian Movement of India at SCM House in Bangalore on April 25, 2016. Mathew Thomas and Usha Ramanathan also gave talks.
28 Apr 2016
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Exercise to Correct articles in Tulu Wikipedia beginsIt will go on till Saturday at the Ramakrishna pre-university college.
24 Apr 2016
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Typography Day 2016Typography Day was organized for the 9th time at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore in collaboration with the Industrial Design Centre (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) with support from India …
24 Apr 2016
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Odia gets more space in e-worldA survey conducted by the Odia Wikipedia community and the Centre for Internet and Society reveals that the online presence of Odia language is gradually increasing.
24 Apr 2016
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Government keeps experts out of cyber security discussionsAnja Kovacs of the Internet Democracy project feels that India has given away too much, and that India's multi-stakeholder approach in the context of the role of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is not too clear.
24 Apr 2016
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First Round-table on Innovation, IP and CompetitionThe First Annual Roundtable on Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition was organized by the recently established Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property & Competition (CIIPC) at the National Law University, Delhi. Dr. Arul …
24 Apr 2016
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CCTV plays SherlockWhether it's the Mercedes hit-and-run in Delhi or the antics of the chaddi baniyan gang in Mumbai, police are increasingly relying on CCTV footage to solve crimes. Sunday Times looks at how the small picture is getting bigger. .
23 Apr 2016
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Will Facebook, Twitter relocate servers to India?The debate to relocate offshore servers of internet and social media firms including Google, Facebook and Twitter has revived.
21 Apr 2016
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You will need a license to create a WhatsApp group in KashmirThe internet rights activists have criticised the move stating it as unconstitutional.
21 Apr 2016
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Sensitization Seminar on IPR for Electronics & ICT SectorsRole of IP as a Strategic and Financial tool in the Global Market. Rohini Lakshané attended the event held in Vishakhapatnam on April 21, 2016.
21 Apr 2016
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Aadhaar by NumbersSunil Abraham will be addressing a public seminar at an event organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in New Delhi on Friday, April 29, 2016.
20 Apr 2016
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PMO’s no to smart cards, insists on AadhaarThe government has decided to stop issuing new smart cards to beneficiaries of government schemes as Aadhaar is now backed by a law.
20 Apr 2016
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2014 showed the power of Twitter, now every Indian politician wants a handleTwitter is fast turning into an effective political tool. As political parties fight another round of electoral battles, a new survey on the 2014 general elections states that those who tweeted well, fared well.
17 Apr 2016
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Why is the UIDAI cracking down on individuals that hoard Aadhaar data?Private firms' offer to print Aadhaar details on plastic card a breach of law.
9 Apr 2016
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Daunting task ahead for investigative agencies with WhatsApp's end-to-end encryptionMessaging service WhatsApp's decision to roll out end-to-end encryption for over 1 billion subscribers has been hailed as a positive step by users across the world, although things are set to get tougher for law enforcement and …
7 Apr 2016
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India's biometric database crosses billion-member markIndia's biometric database notched up one billion members on Monday, as the government sought to allay concerns about privacy breaches in the world's biggest such scheme.
6 Apr 2016
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The Panama Papers and the question of privacyThis statement was originally published on privacyinternational.org on 4 April 2016.