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2 Aug 2015
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Indian government orders ISPs to block 857 porn websitesThe Indian government has ordered a large number of porn websites to be blocked, creating an uproar among users and civil rights groups in the country.
1 Aug 2015
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Why the DNA Bill is open to misuse: Sunil AbrahamThe Human DNA Profiling Bill, the law that regulates the collection, storage and use of the human genetic code, has attracted some strong criticism from civil liberties groups including the Bengaluru-based Centre for Internet and Society …
30 Jul 2015
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The vandals of WikiFor the better part of June 30, Kolkata was India's largest city and Bangla was the government's official language along with Hindi and Indian English.
29 Jul 2015
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Regulation, misuse concerns still dog DNA profiling billExperts fear such data could be used for non-forensic purposes and are concerned about the vast powers to be vested in proposed DNA profiling board.
28 Jul 2015
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Roundtable discussion on WHOISSunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda participated remotely in a round-table discussion organized by the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Govt. of India on July 28, 2015. Aditya Garg, an intern at the Centre for …
25 Jul 2015
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Will Indians have to pay for WhatsApp?India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) formed a panel in January 2015 to look into net neutrality in the country.
24 Jul 2015
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The scariest bill in Parliament is getting no attention – here’s what you need to know about itA bill proposes creation of a national DNA data bank, without requisite safeguards for privacy, and opens the information to everything from civic disputes to compilation of statistics.
24 Jul 2015
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Civic BRICS Forum 2015I attended the Civil BRICS Forum in Moscow last month. My session fell under the Economics and Trade category; and I spoke on the importance of maintaining a balanced IP regime, strengthening access to knowledge and medicines, and ensuring …
17 Jul 2015
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7th Best Practices Meet 2015Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organized the 7th edition of its Best Practices Meet (BPM) from July 9 - 10, 2015 at Hotel ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru. BPM2015 had “Architecting Security for Digital Transformation” as its theme. Sunil …
16 Jul 2015
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Criminal Defamation: The Urgent Cause That has United Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and Subramanian SwamyThree years ago when the then Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy accused Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and his mother of misappropriation of funds while trying to revive the National Herald newspaper, the Nehru-Gandhi scion …
16 Jul 2015
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Corporate push to Modi’s Rs.4.5-billion digital dreamPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s Rs. 4.5-billion digital dream seems to find favour with the corporate world, which calls it a “very progressive step” and “massive tech push”.
7 Jul 2015
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'IRCTC’s Aadhaar play can violate SC order and derail National Security'Your online railway bookings are going to become a wee bit more difficult if they aren’t already so.
6 Jul 2015
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The Digital Divide: pros and cons of Modi's latest big initiativePrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Digital India (DI) initiative on 1 July, at an event attended by scores of government officials as well as industry leaders.
5 Jul 2015
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Upload More Kannada Articles on WikipediaUploading information in Wikipedia helps to develop language, said Indian Languages Programme Manager U B Pavanaja here on Saturday. The article was published in Indian Express (Mangaluru edition) on July 5, 2015.
5 Jul 2015
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Not many contributors for Kannada-centric Wiki pageWikipedia, which has over 60,000 contributing editors in India, has only 33 Kannadigas contributing to the Kannada section, said Pavanaja U B, programme manager, The Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru.
5 Jul 2015
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Mangaluru (Coverage in Udayavani)As part of its ongoing partnership with St Aloysius College Mangaluru, CIS-A2K co-organized a workshop with the Kannada wikipedia community on Kannada Wikipedia. Udayavani covered this in their edition on July 5.
5 Jul 2015
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Mangaluru (Coverage in Prajavani)As part of its ongoing partnership with St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru, CIS-A2K along with the Wikipedia community in Karnataka organized a workshop on Kannada Wikipedia. Prajavani reported this in their edition published on July 5, 2015.
1 Jul 2015
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Five Nations, One Future?The Silicon Valley model for success - what Bangalore, Chile, London and Rwanda want to learn from California.
29 Jun 2015
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Most emerging firms low on cyber security: ExpertsWhen Pavitra Badrinath saw that the upgrade to a shopping application on her smartphone asked access to her contacts and messages, she decided against it. "Laws on privacy are not clear in India. So I am doing what I can to protect my …
29 Jun 2015
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Government's stand on internet governance draws applause from civil society organisationsIndia's decision to support the multistakeholder model of internet governance has drawn mostly applause from civil society organisations and individuals who have been following the issue, even as they cautioned that implementation will …
18 Jun 2015
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ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ୧୩ ତମ ଜନ୍ମତିଥି ପାଳନ, ୨୦୧୫ ଜୁନ ୩ ତାରିଖତାରିଖ ଏବଂ ସମୟ: ୨୦୧୫ ଜୁନ ୩ ତାରିଖ, ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ୫ ଟା ସ୍ଥାନ: ପଦାର୍ଥ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ, ସଚିବାଳୟ ମାର୍ଗ, ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ଓଡ଼ିଶା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ସବିଶେଷ: https://or.wikipedia.org/s/sml
18 Jun 2015
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The I-MACX Summit & Demo Day (Spring 2015)IIIT-B Innovation Center organized this event in Bangalore on June 18, 2015. Sunil Abraham participated as a speaker.
18 Jun 2015
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Odia Wikipedia celebrates 13 years of free knowledge contribution at BhubaneswarOdia Wikipedia, one of the first of several Indian language Wikipedia projects is ready to celebrate 13 glorious years of free knowledge contribution on June 3.
15 Jun 2015
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Odia Wikipedia Celebrates 13 Years of Free Knowledge Contribution at BhubaneswarThe event was held at the Institute of Physics, Near Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on June 3, 2015, at 5 p.m.
14 Jun 2015
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Panel Discussion on Internet Intermediaries, Law and InnovationCII, Google and Centre For Communications Governance, NLU Delhi hosted a panel discussion on June 2 in New Delhi. Jyoti Panday attended.
14 Jun 2015
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Can Uber, Ola apps be blocked? Govt fighting cyber oddsThe Delhi government is trying to block taxi hailing apps like Uber and Ola Cabs, but is it really possible?
9 Jun 2015
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The Perils and Prospects of Bringing the Next Billion OnlineSunil Abraham is the executive director of the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore. In his PDF talk, he explains the fight for net neutrality in India and how many solutions fall under the category of walled garden.
31 May 2015
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Only digital sex, pleaseMany Indian men are getting so dependent on digital sex and online pornography that they can’t handle real relationships. And a new book says this is happening the world over. Prasun Chandhuri and Avijit Chatterjee turn the spotlight on the …
31 May 2015
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Digital India launch likely in JulyThe Modi government, which completed one year at the Centre, is preparing for a big-ticket launch of Digital India, taking technology to the villages and block levels, through merchandise, hackathons and games spread over a week-long …
30 May 2015
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IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability Process and India' s PositionJyoti Panday participated in the workshop organized by CCAOI on "IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability Process and India' s Position" on May 30, 2015.