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19 Sep 2018
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Meeting of Information Systems Security and Biometrics Sectional CommitteeGurshabad Grover attended the 14th meeting of the Information Systems Security and Biometrics Sectional Committee (LITD 17) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which was held at the BIS office in New Delhi on 14 September 2018.
19 Sep 2018
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Gender and Privacy: Countering the Patriarchal GazeAmbika Tandon participated in a workshop on privacy and gender which was organized by Privacy International in United Kingdom on September 13 and 14, 2018. Ambika was part of a panel on reproductive rights and privacy in India. She also …
19 Sep 2018
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'Why should we talk to Dunzo?' State regulators fume at liquor deliveryIn 2016, the Chandigarh police ordered thirty bottles of liquor on getTalli, an online liquor ordering platform.
19 Sep 2018
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'What Security Breach?' The Unchanging Tone of UIDAI's DenialsThis week brought with it another instance of Aadhaar déjà vu. The narrative is now eerily familiar to people with even a passing acquaintance with the matter.
18 Sep 2018
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Symposium on Data Privacy and Citizen's RightsShweta Mohandas was a panelist at the Symposium on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights on September 9, 2018. The Symposium was organised by the Tech Law Forum of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
18 Sep 2018
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Haryana Cops Say Internet Shutdowns Hurt Police OperationsIndia sees a very high number of Internet shutdowns, often to preserve law and order, but Haryana cops are arguing against the practice.
14 Sep 2018
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#NAMAprivacy: Data Protection Authority's regulatory and enforcement challengesThis is the second post in our series covering our events in Delhi and Bangalore on India’s Data Protection Law.
7 Sep 2018
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Can this curb your addiction?Facebook and Instagram also set to roll out tools to tell you how hooked you are to social media browsing.
4 Sep 2018
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India’s Biometric Database Is Creating A Perfect Surveillance State — And U.S. Tech Companies Are On BoardThe Aadhaar program offers a glimpse of the tech world's latest quest to control our lives, where dystopias are created in the name of helping the impoverished.
31 Aug 2018
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World Library and Information Congress 2018Swaraj Paul Barooah was a speaker at two panels during the World Library and Information Congress 2018 (WLIC2018), organised by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) in Kuala Lumpur on August 26 and …
30 Aug 2018
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Celebrating One Year of the Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India JudgmentShweta Mohandas was a panelist at the event, "Celebrating One Year of the Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India Judgment", organised by Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, and the Centre for Communication …
30 Aug 2018
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20 years of Google: Privacy, fake news and the futureGoogle once directed you to information. Today, it’s often the source of information, using data you and others have shared, often without you realising it. Public knowledge goes where Google takes it. And 20 years on, not everyone’s happy …
29 Aug 2018
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UNESCAP Google AI MeetingArindrajit was a panelist at the event on AI in public service delivery hosted by UNESCAP Bangkok on August 29, 2018. The event was co-organized by Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and Google.
27 Aug 2018
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India steps up vigilance against WhatsApp abuseDelhi wants firm to open local office, appoint grievance officer as misinformation spreads.
27 Aug 2018
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Centre draws red lines for Whatsapp over fake news, says must comply with Indian lawsIn a meeting with WhatsApp’s CEO Chris Daniels, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India put forward several demands, including that the company must have a grievance officer in India and have proper compliance of Indian laws.
23 Aug 2018
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Summer School on DisinformationSunil Abraham will participate as a speaker at the event organized by Digital Asia Hub, Hans-Bredow-Institut, University of Hamburg, Institute for Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro - ITS Rio and Berkman Klein Center for Internet and …
13 Aug 2018
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UIDAI says asked nobody to add the helpline number to contactsUIDAI says the toll free number 1800-300-1947 in the contact list of Android phones is an ‘outdated and invalid number’
13 Aug 2018
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The Big Eye: The tech is all ready for mass surveillance in IndiaChennai’s T. Nagar, arguably India’s biggest shopping district by revenues and crowded on any given day, gets even more packed in festival seasons as thousands throng its saree and jewellery stores.
13 Aug 2018
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How Chinese apps are making inroads in Indian small townsAfter selling a company he cofounded to Alibaba in 2013, Sichuan-born Forrest Chen wanted to look beyond China for his next venture. India was one of the countries on his list of potential markets, which included the US, the UK, Indonesia …
13 Aug 2018
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Feminist Information Infrastructure Workshop with Blank Noise and SangamaAkriti Bopanna, Swaraj Paul Barooah and Ambika Tandon as part of the project on Feminist Information Infrastructure, conducted a full-day workshop with Sangama and Blank Noise on August 8, 2018 at CIS, Bangalore.
1 Aug 2018
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UNDP joins Tech Giants in Partnership on AIUNDP joins the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (AI), a consortium of companies, academics, and NGOs working to ensure that AI is developed in a safe, ethical, and transparent manner. Founded in 2016 by the tech giants - Amazon, …
31 Jul 2018
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Smartphone rumours spark series of mob killings in IndiaNation reels from killings blamed on fake reports of kidnappers spread on WhatsApp
31 Jul 2018
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India’s internet shutdowns are costing the economy billions of dollarsFrequent internet shutdowns have begun to hurt the Indian economy.
29 Jul 2018
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The crown of thorns that awaits Facebook’s India MD hireBetween 2015 to 2017, Facebook nearly doubled its user base to about 250 million in India. The two other popular Facebook products, WhatsApp and Instagram, became swimmingly popular in the country, too – the messaging platform counts 200 …
29 Jul 2018
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People Should Have Right To Their Data, Not Companies, Says TRAIRules for protection of personal data in the telecom space are not sufficient, regulator TRAI said today while suggesting that consumers be given the right to choice, consent and to be forgotten to safeguard their privacy.
29 Jul 2018
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Govt asks CBI to probe Cambridge Analytica in data breach caseCentre directs social media platforms to take prompt action against fake messages
29 Jul 2018
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Data localisation may pinch startups, payments firmsThe draft Data Protection Bill is likely to have significant impact on how companies and startups use customer data, particularly as it would increase costs and make it difficult for them to take data outside the country.
29 Jul 2018
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Bit by byte protecting her privacyThe Srikrishna committee draft law on data protection is days away. Here’s a bucket list of issues that will matter
29 Jul 2018
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After Securing Net Neutrality In India, TRAI Goes To Bat For Data PrivacyThis will be a stop-gap measure before the creation of a privacy bill.
28 Jul 2018
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Ethical Data Design Practices in the AI (Artificial Intelligence) AgeShweta Mohandas was a panelist at discussion on Ethical Data Design Practices in the AI (Artificial Intelligence) Age, organised by Startup Grind, Bangalore on July 28, 2018 at NUMA Bangalore.