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7 Aug 2015
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Genetic Profiling: Is it all in the DNA?A Bill seeks to make genetic profiling mandatory for the fight against crime—and generates a debate about the clash of ethics, freedom, science and data.
6 Aug 2015
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Telugu Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at ALCThe Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team conducted an edit-a-thon at Andhra Loyola College on August 6, 2015. Eenadu published a report.
6 Aug 2015
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Telugu Wiki Edit-a-thon in ALCThe Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team along with Telugu Wikipedia had conducted an edit-a-thon at Andhra Loyola College on August 6, 2015. Eenadu published a report on the edit-a-thon.
6 Aug 2015
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Competition Commission of India chairman's participation in Assocham conference raises conflict of interestsThe chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and three of the six commission members are participating in a conference organised by Assocham and sponsored by private companies like Ericsson, trade associations and two legal …
6 Aug 2015
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Assocham event sparks row over conflict of interest by CCICCI Chairman Ashok Chawla is the key speaker of the conference, organised by industry chamber Assocham with Ericsson being the event partner.
5 Aug 2015
29 Jul 2015
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Regulation, misuse concerns still dog DNA profiling billExperts fear such data could be used for non-forensic purposes and are concerned about the vast powers to be vested in proposed DNA profiling board.
17 Jul 2015
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7th Best Practices Meet 2015Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organized the 7th edition of its Best Practices Meet (BPM) from July 9 - 10, 2015 at Hotel ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru. BPM2015 had “Architecting Security for Digital Transformation” as its theme. Sunil …
16 Jul 2015
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Criminal Defamation: The Urgent Cause That has United Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and Subramanian SwamyThree years ago when the then Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy accused Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and his mother of misappropriation of funds while trying to revive the National Herald newspaper, the Nehru-Gandhi scion …
16 Jul 2015
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Corporate push to Modi’s Rs.4.5-billion digital dreamPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s Rs. 4.5-billion digital dream seems to find favour with the corporate world, which calls it a “very progressive step” and “massive tech push”.
7 Jul 2015
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'IRCTC’s Aadhaar play can violate SC order and derail National Security'Your online railway bookings are going to become a wee bit more difficult if they aren’t already so.
6 Jul 2015
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The Digital Divide: pros and cons of Modi's latest big initiativePrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Digital India (DI) initiative on 1 July, at an event attended by scores of government officials as well as industry leaders.
1 Jul 2015
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Five Nations, One Future?The Silicon Valley model for success - what Bangalore, Chile, London and Rwanda want to learn from California.
29 Jun 2015
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Most emerging firms low on cyber security: ExpertsWhen Pavitra Badrinath saw that the upgrade to a shopping application on her smartphone asked access to her contacts and messages, she decided against it. "Laws on privacy are not clear in India. So I am doing what I can to protect my …
29 Jun 2015
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Government's stand on internet governance draws applause from civil society organisationsIndia's decision to support the multistakeholder model of internet governance has drawn mostly applause from civil society organisations and individuals who have been following the issue, even as they cautioned that implementation will …
18 Jun 2015
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ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ୧୩ ତମ ଜନ୍ମତିଥି ପାଳନ, ୨୦୧୫ ଜୁନ ୩ ତାରିଖତାରିଖ ଏବଂ ସମୟ: ୨୦୧୫ ଜୁନ ୩ ତାରିଖ, ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ୫ ଟା ସ୍ଥାନ: ପଦାର୍ଥ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ, ସଚିବାଳୟ ମାର୍ଗ, ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ଓଡ଼ିଶା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ସବିଶେଷ: https://or.wikipedia.org/s/sml
18 Jun 2015
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The I-MACX Summit & Demo Day (Spring 2015)IIIT-B Innovation Center organized this event in Bangalore on June 18, 2015. Sunil Abraham participated as a speaker.
18 Jun 2015
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Odia Wikipedia celebrates 13 years of free knowledge contribution at BhubaneswarOdia Wikipedia, one of the first of several Indian language Wikipedia projects is ready to celebrate 13 glorious years of free knowledge contribution on June 3.
14 Jun 2015
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Can Uber, Ola apps be blocked? Govt fighting cyber oddsThe Delhi government is trying to block taxi hailing apps like Uber and Ola Cabs, but is it really possible?
9 Jun 2015
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The Perils and Prospects of Bringing the Next Billion OnlineSunil Abraham is the executive director of the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore. In his PDF talk, he explains the fight for net neutrality in India and how many solutions fall under the category of walled garden.
31 May 2015
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Only digital sex, pleaseMany Indian men are getting so dependent on digital sex and online pornography that they can’t handle real relationships. And a new book says this is happening the world over. Prasun Chandhuri and Avijit Chatterjee turn the spotlight on the …
31 May 2015
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Digital India launch likely in JulyThe Modi government, which completed one year at the Centre, is preparing for a big-ticket launch of Digital India, taking technology to the villages and block levels, through merchandise, hackathons and games spread over a week-long …
28 May 2015
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Indian music streaming service Gaana hacked, millions of users’ details exposedIndian music streaming service Gaana, which has over 7.5 million monthly visitors, has been compromised by a hacker and its user information database is now exposed.
27 May 2015
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Your phone is a surveillance device, your ISP a surveillance provider…: Pranesh Prakash“In India there is no special privilege for journalists over ordinary citizens,” Pranesh Prakash, Policy Director at the Centre for Internet and Society began at the workshop entitled ‘Digital Security for Journalists’ organised by the …
24 May 2015
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ConsiliencePranesh Prakash was a speaker at this event organized by the National Law School of India University on May 9 and 10, 2015 in Bangalore. The theme for this conference was "Net Neutrality".
20 May 2015
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Anti-harassment app wins hackathon for womenA team of four young women coders from Porta Allegra in Brazil has won the IGNITE International Girls Hackathon with an anti-harassment app called Não Me Calo, which means “I will not shut up”.
15 May 2015
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Knowledge Sharing Workshop with MIDO and JooskSumandro Chattapadhyay led a knowledge sharing workshop with members of Myanmar ICT Development Organisation (MIDO) and Joosk, a design firm that works closely with MIDO.
14 May 2015
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Right to Information Act and Open Data Policy in IndiaSumandro led a knowledge sharing session at this event organized by Myanmar ICT Development Organization (MIDO) on May 14, 2015.
5 May 2015
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The Transformative Power of Online ActivismRohini Lakshané was a panelist at this event organized by Hertie School of Governance on May 4, 2015.
4 May 2015
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re:thinking tomorrowThe lightning spread of communication technologies has enabled the dissemination of information and ideas that mainstream media have been unwilling or unable to publish.