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- Women in Gig Work
Aayush Rathi was a speaker on a panel on domestic work and digital platforms, as part of WageIndicator Foundation’s 5th webinar on women and gig work.
- Women at (gig) work: When financial freedom comes at a cost
Chiara Furtado was quoted in a news article on women’s experiences working on ride-hailing and delivery platforms.
- Procurement Through Digital Platforms: Women's Worker Collectives
CIS experimented with the informal nature of Twitter Spaces to host a dissemination event (in Hindi) along with SEWA. The event moderated by Chiara Furtado was held on the Twitter platform on September 13, 2022.
- PDC 2022
Divyansha Sehgal and Yatharth presented their work - Designing Domestic Work Platforms - on critical design assessments of gig work platforms at the Participatory Design Conference.
- Online cab booking | Why finding a cab is a nightmare now
Many drivers said the rise in commissions payable to ride-hailing platforms and higher fuel costs, among other expenses, have made it impossible for them to survive in the once-lucrative profession.
- India’s gig economy drivers face bust in the country’s digital boom
Workers on platforms like Uber, Ola and Swiggy deal with blocked accounts, other backlash for speaking out over poor conditions
- Global Perspectives on Women, Work and Digital Labour Platforms
Ambika Tandon was a panellist at the launch event for the Global Perspectives on Women, Work and Digital Labour Platforms organized by Digital Future Society on July 13, 2022 on online platform.
- Gig Workers Are Being Stabbed, Beaten, and Abused in India
An Uber driver was mugged. An Ola driver was beaten and left in a coma. Platform workers say tech companies are doing little to protect them.
- As Equals: Frequently Asked Questions
Chiara Furtado was a panellist on the ‘As Equals’ series hosted by CNN since 2018 which aims to reveal what systemic gender inequality looks like. Chiara participated in a roundtable on digital harms and gender equality.
- Panel discussion on 'How to Avoid Digital ID Systems That Put People at Risk: Lessons from Afghanistan' at Freedom Online Conference
Amber Sinha participated as a panelist in a panel discussion on How to Avoid Digital ID Systems That Put People at Risk: Lessons from Afghanistan at the Freedom Online Conference yesterday.
- Bodh: a new tool for Wikidata lexicographical data
We are happy to announce that a new tool, named Bodh, has been developed by Jay Prakash, as a CIS-A2K assignment, to add or modify statements for lexemes, senses and forms.
- Advanced biometric technologies and new market entries tackle fraud, chase digital ID billions
Amid forecasts of rapid growth and huge market potential, digital ID platforms launches by Techsign and Ping Identity, new services, features and even an investment fund have been launched.
- No such rule, but many vaccination centres are insisting on Aadhaar as proof
Radhika Radhakrishnan saw three words swimming before her as she inched closer to the hospital lobby.
- Facebook launches India tech scholars programme for law students
Facebook India on Friday announced a new initiative - the Facebook India Tech Scholars (FITS) programme - for law students in the country.
- New rules leave social media users vulnerable: Experts
They analyse the implications of the government vs Twitter controversy on individual privacy
- Women on Covid lists get lewd calls and messages
Perverts are eating into precious time in the middle of a pandemic and adding to the overall anxiety.
- Twitter's India troubles show tough path ahead for digital platforms
Twitter is in a standoff with Indian authorities over the government's new digital rules. Critics see the rules as an attempt to curb free speech, while others say more action is needed to hold tech giants accountable.
- Insult to Kannada shows Google AI in a poor light
A Google search for ‘the ugliest language in India’ yielded ‘Kannada’ as the answer late last week, causing widespread outrage.
- WhatsApp spy attack and after
Bengaluru experts analyse the Pegasus snooping scandal, and provide advice on what you can do about the gaping holes in your mobile phone security.
- Stakeholder Consultation on Digital Assets for Women’s Economic Empowerment | UN Women + SEWA
On December 06, 2019, Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi participated in a "Stakeholder Consultation on Digital Assets for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Addressing Barriers and Enhancing Opportunities for Women in Informal Economy and in …
- Power over privacy: New Personal Data Protection Bill fails to really protect the citizen’s right to privacy
Nikhil Pahwa throws light on the new personal data protection bill.
- Outrage As Privileged IITians Use Tech To Spy On Sweepers
Some members of the housekeeping staff at IIT Ropar were put under round the clock surveillance during working hours for many days in February this year without their consent. IIT Ropar Director Prof S K Das has ordered a probe into the …
- India’s record on internet shutdown gets bleaker; now blocked in 2 NE states
India reported over 100 internet shutdown in 2018, according to an annual study of Freedom House, a US-based non-profit research organization.
- IETF106
Gurshabad Grover participated at IETF106, which was held in Singapore 16-22 November, 2019.
- Why having more CCTV cameras does not translate to crime prevention
Can technology substitute addressing social, psychological, economic and other individual factors that largely lead to criminality? And what are the perils of over-reliance on technology to fight crime?
- Cyber security tips for small businesses
It is important to have good cyber security practices, experts recommend.
- Proposals to regulate social media run into multiple roadblocks
The Cambridge Analytica scandal, the Pegasus spyware attack on WhatsApp and the growing misuse of social media platforms to spread misinformation have made governments world over, including in India, realise the limitations of existing laws …
- India facial recognition: How effective will it be?
India is trying to build what could be the world's largest facial recognition system.
- Cyber law experts asks why CERT-In removed advisory warning about WhatsApp vulnerability
On the missing web page note, CERT-In had provided a detailed explanation of the vulnerability, which could be exploited by an attacker by making a decoy voice call to a target.
- Activists demand judicial probe into WhatsApp snooping
Calls for Parliamentary supervision over Government interception, legal hacking.