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1 Nov 2016
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Using Kannada in technology made easier with smartphonesWith the IT revolution, many believed that the younger generation would prefer to type and communicate in English than Kannada.
30 Oct 2016
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Bridging the gap: Tech giants bring the internet to women in rural IndiaThis Diwali is going to be a cracker of a festival for Nisha Chanderwal, a second year BA student.
30 Oct 2016
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Behind Modi’s Heartwarming Diwali Ad for Soldiers, An App That’s Primed for Political MessagingThe campaign, which allows users to send Modi quotes on themes like Ayodhya and the perfidy of the Opposition, raises questions about the boundaries between government, party and personal promotion.
25 Oct 2016
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Free data, net neutrality: Discussion on TRAI paperGiven the complicated issues around net neutrality, an open house discussion was held in Hyderabad on October 24, 2016 on Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s consultation paper on free data. The event was organized by TRAI. Udbhav …
25 Oct 2016
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‘Entrepreneurship will become a common, respectable profession’ – 25 quotes from Indian startup journeysFrom success to status, witness the memorable journey of Indian entrepreneurship in these excerpts and stories! StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles of this past week (see the …
23 Oct 2016
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Some Key Words Are MissingGoogle manipulating search results? The Competition Commission is on its case.
21 Oct 2016
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Workshop on Competition Law and PolicyNational School of Law India University and the Delegation of European Union to India jointly organized a workshop at Competition Commission of India in New Delhi from October 19 - 21, 2016. Anubha Sinha and Rohini Lakshané participated and …
21 Oct 2016
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The Big Debit Card Breach: Three Things Card Holders Need To UnderstandA total of 32 lakh debit cards across 19 banks could have been compromised on account of a purported fraud, the National Payment Corporation of India said in a statement.
21 Oct 2016
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Intelligence agencies will not have open access to Aadhaar data: UIDAI chiefIntelligence agencies will not have free access to Aadhaar data, a top government official said on Thursday, looking to assuage fears of abuse of personal information.
19 Oct 2016
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Seminar on Quality of Services in Telecom and Data Services: Issues, Challenges and SolutionsNational Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi organized a seminar on quality of services in telecom and data in Delhi on September 21, 2016. Shyam Ponappa was a …
17 Oct 2016
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New regulations in place; Aadhaar Card records to be preserved for 7 yrs by CentreUIDAI chief executive office ABP Pandey said that the concerns regarding Aadhar card-related benefits were "exaggerated" and that the agency will keep the records in case any disputes arise in the future.
17 Oct 2016
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Govt to keep Aadhaar record for 7 years, activists worriedThe government will keep for seven years a record of all the services and benefits availed using the Aadhaar number, say new rules, prompting fears that the database could be used for surveillance.
16 Oct 2016
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OpenData Week in Madrid - OD4D Summit, Open Data Charter Meetings, and IODC16Sumandro Chattopadhyay took part in three open data events in Madrid in the first week of October 2016.
16 Oct 2016
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Learning through Archives: A Colloquium on Digital ScholarshipFLAME University had invited Centre for Internet & Society to join a colloquium to delve into the opportunities and challenges of digital studies in India, with particular emphasis on pedagogy and the archive.
16 Oct 2016
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Here is why government twitter handles have been posting offensive and partisan messagesYou have failed us big time Mr Kejriwal, for your petty political gains you can become headlines for Pakistani press,” read a tweet on October 5 from @IndiaPostOffice, the official twitter handle of the Indian postal service.
15 Oct 2016
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Hakon 2016Udbhav Tiwari attended attended Hakon 2016, a conference held between September 30 and October 2, 2016 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India,on behalf of CIS under the Hewlett Cyber Security Project.
14 Oct 2016
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Tech companies like Gmail, WhatsApp may be asked to store user informationThe government is moving to formulate rules that will require technology ‘intermediaries’— including email services like Gmail, chat apps such as WhatsApp and Snapchat or even ecommerce firms like Amazon — to retain user information, a …
10 Oct 2016
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Tech for the blind: How app developers can help end the ‘disturbing touchscreen trend’At their introduction, touchscreens was so refreshing and how we had rushed to get those touch devices. Meanwhile, there was a separate world that came crashing down with the advent of touch enabled phones. Just like me, I’m sure not many …
10 Oct 2016
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National Cyber Defence Summit 2016National Cyber Defence Summit – 2016 was organized by the National Cyber Safety and Security Standards in association with State & Central Governments, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, AICTE & Anna University on 30 September and 1 …
6 Oct 2016
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If all goes well, Indian IT Act may enter 21st centuryThe government is aiming to refresh the main law governing information technology by giving it a revamp which it hopes will bring it in tune with the times and address criticisms about its weaknesses, a senior official said on condition of …
5 Oct 2016
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Not Everyone Plays by the Rules in the Digital Playground: Addressing Online Child Sexual ExploitationJapreet Grewal spoke at a panel on 'Prevention through Awareness and Education' at a meeting titled 'Not Everyone Plays by the Rules in the Digital Playground:Addressing Online Child Sexual Exploitation' that was organised by the …
5 Oct 2016
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An 'app'ening worldA ‘forward’ has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp about the privacy concerns relating to that instant messaging app; it’s asking for permission to share user data with Facebook.
4 Oct 2016
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Changing Wikipedia’s (and society’s) male bias is work in progressShyamal Lakshminarayanan was on the trail of Maude Lina West Cleghorn, a little-known amateur British entomologist who lived in Calcutta in the early 1900s.
3 Oct 2016
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Indian language localization community meets in New DelhiLocalization is one of the less glamorous aspects of computing. Despite the fact that less than 6% of the world speaks English, a majority of projects don't feel inclined to accommodate the rest of the population. One of the primary reasons …
2 Oct 2016
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Eye on MumbaiThe feeds will be beamed to a video wall that stretches 21 feet across at the police’s command and control room.
28 Sep 2016
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Workshop on Innovation, Economic Development and IP in India and ChinaAnubha Sinha and Rohini Lakshané presented at the SMU-JINDAL-RENMIN Workshop on “Innovation, Economic Development, and IP in India and China,” co-organised by the Singapore Management University, O.P. Jindal Global University, and Renmin …
27 Sep 2016
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WhatsApp ruling: Experts seek privacy lawOn August 25, Whatsapp updated its policy to share user content with social network; the decision opened new monetisation models for the messaging app.
25 Sep 2016
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When the war’s on WhatsAppSlick, jingoistic videos are whipping up pro-war rhetoric on social media after the Uri terror attack.
25 Sep 2016
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Fuel Gilt Conference 2016Fuel Gilt Conference 2016 was organized by the Fuel Project is being held in New Delhi on September 24 and 25, 2016. This is the fourth conference in series. Subhashish Panigrahi made a presentation at this event.
23 Sep 2016
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Young Scholars' Programme, CPRSouth 2016Rohini Lakshané took part in the Young Scholars' Programme organized by Communication Policy Research South from September 6 to 7, 2016 in Zanzibar.