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25 Sep 2019
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Bhuvana Meenakshi elected Mozilla Rep for July 2019Bhuvana Meenakshi was selected as a Rep of the Month (July 2019) by Mozilla for my active contributions.
25 Sep 2019
20 Sep 2019
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Talks at National University of Juridical Sciences TodayArindrajit Basu delivered two lectures at the National University of Juridical Sciences on September 18, 2019.
20 Sep 2019
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Responsible AI WorkshopSunil Abraham participated in this meeting organized by Facebook on September 17, 2019 in New Delhi.
20 Sep 2019
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Internet pour toutesAmbika Tandon was quoted in Canadian-French magazine L'Actualite, in an article on technology and women in India. In the quote, she explains the core research questions of the FIRN project, which is studying the digital intermediation of …
19 Sep 2019
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Chennai residents rue fuzzy CCTV surveillancePoor quality of footage, lack of maintenance and inadequate back-up reduce the gadgets’ deterrent value.
19 Sep 2019
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AI in HealthcareThe Center for Information Technology and Public Policy (CITAPP) and the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB) invited Radhika Radhakrishnan for a talk at IIIT-Bangalore on September 13, 2019.
28 Aug 2019
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What Centre will tell Supreme Court on Aadhaar and social media account linkageThe top court had held in the Aadhaar case that the government can make the linking of the 12-digit-number mandatory only in the case of availing subsidies and welfare benefits. Consequently, Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act was struck down.
28 Aug 2019
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Packets, net neutrality and gaming public policy outcomesGurshabad Grover attended Prof. Vishal Misra's lecture on net neutrality at Has Geek in Bangalore on August 15, 2019.
28 Aug 2019
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Government plans tighter rules for social media brands like Facebook, TikTok, ShareChatThe government is planning to impose higher levels of accountability on social media platforms as it grapples with the problem of bringing about order in a fast-growing industry where regulations are still nebulous.
27 Aug 2019
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Pycon India 2019K. Bhuvana Meenakshi gave a talk at BangPypers organized by Python Software Society in Bangalore on August 25, 2019. She spoke on Let the world experience WebXR!
27 Aug 2019
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Policies for the Platform EconomyAnubha Sinha and Amber Sinha will be panelists in this event being organized by IT for Change at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on August 30, 2019.
27 Aug 2019
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Linking Aadhaar to Facebook, Twitter: Possible witch-hunt or key to curb crime & fake news?The Supreme Court has cautioned against linking users’ social media accounts with Aadhaar, saying it will impinge on citizens’ privacy.
27 Aug 2019
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Impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 - IT and Automotive Sector in India by the Dialogue and FESOn August 21, 2019, Aayush Rathi, attended a report launch event and focus group discussion on the "Impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 - IT and Automotive Sector in India". Research conducted by the Dialogue in collaboration with the …
26 Aug 2019
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AI is biased, you’ll see if you Google ‘hands’As it is, the world is unfair. The question now is, do we want automated tech to be unfair too? As we build more and more AI-dependent smart digital infrastructure in our cities and beyond, we have pretty much overlooked the emerging …
22 Aug 2019
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Workshop on Archival Standards and Digitisation WorkflowP.P. Sneha attended a workshop on Archival Standards and Digitization Workflow organised by the British Library at NCBS, Bangalore, on August 19 - 20, 2019.
22 Aug 2019
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US pressure threatens to weaken data - localisation mandate in India's landmark data-protection billSources say the bill may have to concede vital ground to technology companies.
22 Aug 2019
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Perché l'India ha tagliato internet al KashmirLo stato di isolamento imposto a più di 12,5 milioni di persone rischia di causare importanti disagi al Paese, nel quale è diventato praticamente impossibile comunicare con l’esterno. Problemi per ospedali e farmacie
22 Aug 2019
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Linking Aadhaar to Facebook, WhatsApp won't curb fake news, but may undermine its legislation: ExpertsThe Supreme Court’s move to look into the petition regarding the linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar has opened a pandora’s box.
22 Aug 2019
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India Shut Down Kashmir’s Internet Access. Now, ‘We Cannot Do Anything.’Masroor Nazir, a pharmacist in Kashmir’s biggest city, Srinagar, has some advice for people in the region: Do not get sick, because he may not have any medicine left to help.
19 Aug 2019
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India’s top science institution is trying hard to fix its “manel” problemB Chagun Basha is a science, technology and innovation policy fellow at Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc) Centre for Policy Research established by the department of science & technology (DST-CPR).
19 Aug 2019
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Emergence of Chinese Technology:Rising stakes for innovation, competition and governanceOmidyar Network in partnership with the Esya Centre organized a private discussion on the theme “Emergence of Chinese technology - rising stakes for innovation, competition and governance” on Monday, 12 August 2019 in New Delhi. Arindrajit …
19 Aug 2019
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Cyber Policy 2.0National Law University organized an executive education program in Bangalore on August 17, 2019. Arindrajit Basu was a speaker. He spoke on Deconstructing the India regulatory approach to data governance and cyber security.
19 Aug 2019
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# NAMA Community Meet | Global Payments EcosystemAnubha Sinha attended the event organized by Medianama in Delhi on July 31, 2019.
15 Aug 2019
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Abuse linked to Net fixationAddiction to surfing for explicit content and loss of privacy are big concerns when it comes to children, say counsellors.
13 Aug 2019
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IETF 105Gurshabad Grover attended a meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), IETF105, held in Montreal from July 20 - 26.
9 Aug 2019
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Why the Madras HC case on WhatsApp traceability could have wider ramificationsWhile traceability will make law enforcement easier, it could also undermine voices of dissent, say experts.
9 Aug 2019
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Ministry of Health's public consultation on National Digital Health Blueprint: Legal issues around telemedicine, consent, and 'egosystems' in healthcare Trisha Jalan“The patient should be centric to every intervention,” declared Preeti Sudan, special secretary at the Ministry of Health, at the ministry’s public consultation on the National Digital Health Blueprint 2019, held at the Constitution Club of …
7 Aug 2019
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Will Modi govt move on Kashmir’s Article 370 stand the scrutiny of Supreme Court?Many scholars have questioned the constitutional validity of Narendra Modi government's decision to scrap Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir.
7 Aug 2019
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National Stakeholders Consultation on the National Digital Health BlueprintAmbika Tandon and Aayush Rathi attended the National Stakeholders Consultation on the National Digital Health Blueprint organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 6 August 2019 at Constitution Club of India in New Delhi.