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3 Sep 2019
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Essays on #List — Selected AbstractsIn response to a recent call for essays that social, economic, cultural, political, infrastructural, or aesthetic dimensions of the #List, we received 11 abstracts. Out of these, we have selected 4 pieces to be published as part of a series …
1 Sep 2019
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Doing Standpoint TheoryFeminist research methodology has evolved from different epistemologies, with several different schools of thought. Some of the more popular ones are feminist standpoint theory, feminist empiricism, and feminist relativism.
31 Aug 2019
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Future of Work in the ASEANA literature review of the future of work in automotive manufacturing and IT services in the ASEAN region, authored by Aayush Rathi, Vedika Pareek, Divij Joshi, and Pranav M B.
29 Aug 2019
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Kashmir’s information vacuumLegislative backing is being appropriated to normalise communication shutdowns.
28 Aug 2019
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Linking Aadhaar with social media or ending encryption is counterproductiveShould Aadhaar be used as KYC for social media accounts? We have recently seen a debate on this question with even the courts hearing arguments in favour and against such a move.
28 Aug 2019
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Analysis on the strategies of Mozilla and Wiki communities on gender gap aspectsThere is a need for research on how Open Source communities are trying to balance the gender ratio and how they provide the safe space environment to its contributors. With this in mind I have come up with this blog as I am an active …
28 Aug 2019
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A judicial overreach into matters of regulationA PIL on Aadhaar sheds light on some problematic trends
19 Aug 2019
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Call for joining the Free Knowledge movement #Wikipedia #WikimediaEvery little drop makes a Mighty ocean! Join us in this Free Knowledge movement where your contributions will be used world-wide.
18 Aug 2019
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Digital Native: How free is the internet?It is contradictory and confusing as it amplifies as well as destabilises the order of things.
16 Aug 2019
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Rethinking the intermediary liability regime in IndiaThe article consolidates some of our broad thematic concerns with the draft amendments to the intermediary liability rules, published by MeitY last December.
8 Aug 2019
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8 Aug 2019
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Design and Uses of Digital Identities - Research PlanIn our research project about uses and design of digital identity systems, we ask two core questions: a) What are appropriate uses of ID?, and b) How should we think about the technological design of ID? Towards the first research question, …
8 Aug 2019
7 Aug 2019
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Private Sector and the cultivation of cyber norms in IndiaInformation Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become a regular facet of modern existence. The growth of cyberspace has challenged traditional notions of global order and uprooted the notion of governance itself. All over the world, the …
7 Aug 2019
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Comments on the National Digital Health BlueprintThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had released the National Digital Health Blueprint on 15 July 2019 for comments. The Centre for Internet & Society submitted its comments.
7 Aug 2019
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Call for Contributions and Reflections: Your experiences in Decolonizing the Internet’s Languages!Whose Knowledge?, the Oxford Internet Institute, and the Centre for Internet and Society are creating a State of the Internet’s Languages report, as baseline research with both numbers and stories, to demonstrate how far we are from making …
5 Aug 2019
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The Knowledge Base is LiberatedThe article published in Sunday supplement of Loksatta newspaper of Express group, written jointly by Madhav Gadgil & Subodh Kulkarni summarises - the status of searchable open knowledge available on web, eagerness of youth generation …
1 Aug 2019
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Event Report: Community Discussion on Open StandardsThis community discussion organised by HasGeek was held at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India on June 20, 2019.
31 Jul 2019
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Why I’m not going to tell you about the dangers of apps like FaceAppConcerns about privacy, aimed solely at users, are better directed at owners of digital infrastructure.
31 Jul 2019
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The worrying survival of moon landing conspiracy theoristsThe moon landing deniers were the original fake news propagandists. Only, they didn’t have the internet.
31 Jul 2019
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Re-licensing Sessions with Authors and OrganisationsIn collaboration with Marathi community, CIS-A2K is getting connected with various authors and organisations willing to re-license their content under CC-By-SA. A2K is facilitating the OTRS process Commons for re-licensing as well as …
31 Jul 2019
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In India, Privacy Policies of Fintech Companies Pay Lip Service to User RightsA study of the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies that operate in India shows that none comply with even the basic requirements of the IT Rules, 2011.
31 Jul 2019
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Fix Problems Before Complete FailureWe need some real solutions on the ground. Examples - Jet Airways post mortem findings applied as the way forward for difficult NPAs; and a radical change of course a
30 Jul 2019
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Wikimedia Workshop on Rivers under Project JalbodhThe Indian National Trust for Art & Heritage Pune Chapter is working with various organisations to preserve the natural heritage places like rivers in Pune district of Maharashtra, India. After the presentation of 'Project Jalbodh' by …
30 Jul 2019
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The Digital Identification ParadeNCRB’s proposed Automated Facial Recognition System impinges on right to privacy, is likely to target certain groups.
25 Jul 2019
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India is falling down the facial recognition rabbit holeIts use as an effective law enforcement tool is overstated, while the underlying technology is deeply flawed.
21 Jul 2019
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What is the problem with ‘Ethical AI’? An Indian PerspectiveOn 22 May 2019, the OECD member countries adopted the OECD Council Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence. The Principles, meant to provide an “ethical framework” for governing Artificial Intelligence (AI), were the first set of …
21 Jul 2019
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Old Isn't Always Gold: FaceApp and Its Privacy PoliciesLeaving aside the Red Scare for a moment, FaceApp's own rebuttal of privacy worries are highly problematic in nature.
19 Jul 2019
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Orientation programme, Wikipedia workshop & Action Plan meeting in PAH Solapur UniversityCIS-A2K representatives visited PAH Solapur University, Solapur (PAHSUS) to finalise the action plan and MoU for the year 2019-20.