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Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
19 May 2017
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Hack exposes Zomato's weak protection of customer data, say Cyber expertsOnline restaurant aggregator says it will beef up security after 17 million user details were stolen.
19 May 2017
19 May 2017
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Faking it on WhatsApp: How India's favourite messaging app is turning into a rumour millSpreading fast and wild on WhatsApp fake news about riots, ‘miracle’ currency
19 May 2017
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Experts stress on need for enhanced securityWith more and more people falling prey to phishing scams, experts believe that lack of adequate security features in online payment systems will only increase the number of such cases in the coming days. While admitting that the rise in …
19 May 2017
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Debate over #Aadhaar Turns Nasty as Critics Accuse Supporters of Online TrollingInternet Freedom Foundation’s Kiran Jonnalagadda has alleged that iSPIRT and its co-founder Sharad Sharma set up fake Twitter profiles to harass, intimidate Aadhaar critics.
19 May 2017
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Aadhaar security: Here's how your private information can be protectedLock Aadhaar, and notify UIDAI if you get a one-time-password for a transaction you did not initiate
19 May 2017
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Aadhaar data leak: Take precautions while sharing info on websites, MEITy tells all depts‘Publishing identity info is in clear contravention of the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016’
19 May 2017
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A 13-year-old's rape in TN highlights the major threat online sexual grooming poses to childrenPredatory paedophiles online pose a major threat to children who form 7% of internet users in India.
19 May 2017
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22 nieuwe leden voor Partnership on AIPartnership on AI, een non-profit organisatie ter bevordering van het algemeen begrip van kunstmatige intelligentie en de ontwikkeling van best practices, heeft 22 nieuwe leden aangekondigd.
19 May 2017
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22 companies join Partnership on AI, begin to study AI's impact on work and societyThe non-profit artificial intelligence organization added new groups into its fold, and announced initiatives on developing AI best practices and harnessing the technology for social good.
18 May 2017
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UIDAI asks Centre for Internet & Society to provide hacker detailsThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research organisation, Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), seeking details about a suspected hack attack on …
18 May 2017
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Provide hacker details, outfit that claimed data leak toldThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research organisation, Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), seeking details about a suspected hack attack on …
17 May 2017
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Plug data leak before imposing AadhaarAs the Central government continues to expand the scope and boundaries of the applicability of Aadhaar, the unique identification number, even before the Supreme Court’s verdict on its constitutional validity, reports suggesting that …
15 May 2017
13 May 2017
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Meeting on Proactive Disclosure and Personal Data (Delhi, May 13, 5:30 pm)CIS is organising an informal discussion on topics related to proactive disclosure and personal data thrown up by the recently published report by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali titled "Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack …
12 May 2017
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Why Aadhaar leaks should worry you, and is biometrics really safe?What’s worrying is that the UIDAI seems to always be in denial mode over security concerns.
12 May 2017
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India is building a biometric database for 1.3 billion people — and enrollment is mandatoryInside the buzzing enrollment agency, young professionals wearing slim-fitting jeans and lanyards around their necks tapped away at keyboards and fiddled with fingerprint scanning devices as they helped build the biggest and most ambitious …
12 May 2017
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In The Biggest Data Leak, Info Of 13 Crore Aadhaar Card Holders Has Been Compromised And Is Available OnlineThe Modi government has been trying to make Aadhaar mandatory for everything from Income Tax return, buying a SIM card, bank transaction, train ticket, air travel, mid-day meal government subsidies etc.
12 May 2017
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Aadhaar's the largest biometric database globally but it is leaky by designIt the largest biometric database in the world and it is fraught with security issues.
12 May 2017
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Aadhaar: Are a billion identities at risk on India's biometric database"My fingerprints and iris are mine and my own. The state cannot take away my body," a lawyer told India's Supreme Court last week.
12 May 2017
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Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS reportAadhaar numbers and personal information of as many as 135 million Indians could have been leaked from four government portals due to lack of IT security practices, the Centre for Internet and Society has claimed.
5 May 2017
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Communication Design and Visualising InformationSaumyaa conducted a session on the broad principles of communication design and visualising information.
5 May 2017
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Amutha Arunachalam - Stand Shielded of Digital Rights (Delhi, May 05, 4 pm)We are proud to announce that Amutha Arunachalam will be the speaker at the May #FirstFriday event at the CIS Delhi office. Amutha is Principal Technical Officer in the Council Of Scientific and Industrial Research. The talk will be on …
5 May 2017
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135 million aadhaar details, 100 million bank accounts "leaked" from government websites: ResearchersThis was published by Counterview on May 5, 2017.
4 May 2017
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आधार नंबर, नाम, पता, बैंक अकाउंट और दूसरी संवेदनशील जानकारियां लीक: CIS रिपोर्टएक तरफ भारत सरकार लोगों से अपना आधार कार्ड बनवाने और उसे जरूरी सर्विसों के साथ जोड़ने की अपील कर रही है. दूसरी तरफ लगातार सरकारी वेबसाइट्स से लोगों की आधार से जुड़ी जानकारियां लीक हो रही हैं. सरकार ने आधार को लगभग सभी सर्विसों के लिए जरूरी …
4 May 2017
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With digitisation at the forefront, government departments need to be cautious about digital securityThe huge leak of Aadhar data from four websites belonging to a central ministry and the Andhra Pradesh government has been on the government radar for a while. The leak, caused by poor security protocols, had left around 130 million numbers …
4 May 2017
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Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sitesA BSNL official says engineers are still working on shutting down the 22 social media sites but so far had been unable to do so without freezing the Internet across Kashmir.
4 May 2017
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J&K social media ban: Use of 132-year-old Act can’t stand judicial scrutiny, say expertsJammu and Kashmir's social media ban: Legal experts are not convinced this is a viable order
4 May 2017
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Aadhaar data of 130 millions, bank account details leaked from govt websites: ReportJust how leaky is the Aadhaar data? A lot, says a study published by Centre for Internet and Society, a Bengaluru-based organisation (CIS). In a study published on May 1, two researchers from CIS found that data of over 130 million Aadhaar …
3 May 2017
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What privacy? 13 crore Aadhaar numbers accessible on government portalsAt least 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers are readily accessible on government portals, a report claims.