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22 Jun 2019
22 Jun 2019
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Facebook to pay Indians to give up privacy: Experts raise questionsFacebook has launched a voluntary, opt-in program, which monetarily compensates users in exchange for their data.
14 Jun 2019
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Workshop on 'Urban Data, Inequality and Justice in the Global South'Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon presented our research on video-based surveillance in New Delhi at a workshop on urban data, inequality, and justice in the global South at the University of Manchester on 14 June 2019.
10 Jun 2019
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No Fintech company meets every single privacy requirement under IT Act: CIS reportThe study shows that privacy policies companies such as Paytm, Jio Payments Bank, Airtel Payments Bank, Amazon Pay, Bhim are not accessible from the main website.
6 Jun 2019
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Interpreting the Outer Space Treaty's Non-Appropriation Principle: Customary International Law from 1967 to TodayArindrajit Basu's research was quoted in the journal article authored by Abigail D. Pershing and published by Yale Journal of International Law.
6 Jun 2019
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Fragmenting Cybersecurity Norms through the Language(s) of Subalternity: India in the East and the Global CommunityArindrajit Basu's research was quoted in the article by Riccardo Vecellio Segate published in Columbia Journal of Asian Law.
5 Jun 2019
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Shining light into darkness: Encouraging greater transparency of government offensive practices in cyberspaceRightsCon is organizing a summit on human rights in the digital age in Tunis in June 2019. Sunil Abraham will be attending a conversation on encouraging greater transparency of government offensive practices in cyberspace on June 12.
5 Jun 2019
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Plugging into India’s broadband revolutionAfter many false starts, the plan to wire India’s digital future may finally take off with Jio GigaFiber’s entry.
5 Jun 2019
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MWC19 Shanghai AI and Trust in APAC and ChinaSunil Abraham will be making a presentation at the summit on AI and Trust in APAC and China at MWC19 Shanghai on June 27, 2019. Sunil has been invited as a speaker on panel ‘Framing AI for Digital Upstarts’.
5 Jun 2019
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HillHacks 2019Karan Saini was a speaker at HillHacks 2019 organized by HillHacks in Bir, Himachal Pradesh from May 24 to May 26, 2019.
5 Jun 2019
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Banking on artificial intelligence: In hiring drive, Bots are calling the shots nowAlgorithms analyse expressions, tone to check for traits such as confidence, anger in video interviews.
5 Jun 2019
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AI for Good WorkshopPranav Manjesh Bidare attended a workshop on AI for Good, organised by Swissnex India, and Wadhwani AI in Bangalore on May 22, 2019.
29 May 2019
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Project Tiger: Wikipedia ropes in locals to contribute articles in Indian languagesThe project has generated content in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu, Odiya and Gujarati.
28 May 2019
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Wikipedia looks to ramp up its Indian language contentWikipedia is generating more content in major Indian languages with the help of Bengaluru-based Centre for Internet and Society.
28 May 2019
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Live [Closed]: TRAI Open House Discussion on OTT Regulation - DelhiTRAI organized an open house discussion on “Regulatory Framework for OTT Services” in Delhi on May 20, 2019. Anubha Sinha attended the event.
28 May 2019
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Data Empowerment And Protection Architecture (DEPA) WorkshopOn 18 May 2019 Pranav Manjesh Bidare attended a workshop on the Data Empowerment And Protection Architecture (DEPA) organised by the iSPIRT Foundation.
28 May 2019
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Artificial Intelligence: Consumer Experiences in New TechnologiesA new report by Consumer International on Consumer Experiences in New Technologies has cited CIS research on artificial intelligence. Arindrajit Basu was interviewed and provided feedback at a roundtable conducted in Singapore in March.
27 May 2019
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In Parts of India, Internet Shutdowns Are a Fact of LifeFears of a censored internet are rising, as the government cites fake news and unlawful content in blocking internet access.
25 May 2019
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Stockholm Internet Forum 2019Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) organized the Stockholm Internet Forum 2019 in Stockholm from 16 - 17 May 2019. Gurshabad Grover was a panelist in the discussion on 'Influencing Internet Governance' co-organised by Article …
25 May 2019
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Consilience 2019The Law and Technology Society at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore organised Consilience on May 25, 2019.
22 May 2019
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ABLI Privacy WorkshopOn May 21 and 22, 2019, Elonnai Hickok, participated in the ABLI privacy workshop along with side events in Singapore.
21 May 2019
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Youths come forward to augment Assamese Wikisource projectAssamese Wikisource is a sister-project of Assamese Wikipedia, where Assamese books with expired copyrights are available.
21 May 2019
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"Aadhaar Reduced Agency in Citizens and Empowered Those in Positions of Authority"In the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypass democratic processes, and turn social networks into battlefields. Facebook, Google and Twitter – …
14 May 2019
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Three emerging market think tanks to collaborate on Good ID recommendations with Omidyar backingOmidyar Network has invested in a trio of organizations from different regions to support enhanced understanding of the appropriate use and limits of digital identity.
14 May 2019
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Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human FaceOn 10 May 2019 Radhika Radhakrishnan attended a stakeholder's roundtable consultation on "Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face", organized by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) …
14 May 2019
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Curating Genderlog India's Twitter handleShweta Mohandas has been nominated to curate Genderlog's Twitter handle (@genderlogindia).
14 May 2019
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BJP outspends Congress, others in social media advertisingThe data shows that so far the BJP has spent Rs 25 crore in advertisements across Facebook, Instagram, Google and YouTube.
14 May 2019
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Artificial Intelligence and Data InitiativeOn 3 May 2019 Arindrajit Basu attended a meeting of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative held at IIC in Delhi. I am a member of the Working Group and co-authoring a report with Anindya Chaudhuri of Global Development Network on …
13 May 2019
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Ahmedabad Wikisource WorkshopReport of the Ahmedabad Wikisource workshop published in Vishwavihar.
2 May 2019
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Cyber criminals hide in the ‘dark web’ to remain anonymousAn increasing number of cyber criminals are using the dark web — the encrypted part of the internet that cannot be tracked — to shop for software that helps them remain anonymous while carrying out their crimes.