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Internet Governance
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29 Aug 2018
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UNESCAP Google AI MeetingArindrajit was a panelist at the event on AI in public service delivery hosted by UNESCAP Bangkok on August 29, 2018. The event was co-organized by Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and Google.
27 Aug 2018
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India steps up vigilance against WhatsApp abuseDelhi wants firm to open local office, appoint grievance officer as misinformation spreads.
27 Aug 2018
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Consumer Care Society: Silver Jubilee Year CelebrationsArindrajit Basu delivered a talk the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Consumer Care Society (CCS )on 'Privacy and Security in the Age of the Internet.
27 Aug 2018
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Centre draws red lines for Whatsapp over fake news, says must comply with Indian lawsIn a meeting with WhatsApp’s CEO Chris Daniels, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India put forward several demands, including that the company must have a grievance officer in India and have proper compliance of Indian laws.
23 Aug 2018
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Summer School on DisinformationSunil Abraham will participate as a speaker at the event organized by Digital Asia Hub, Hans-Bredow-Institut, University of Hamburg, Institute for Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro - ITS Rio and Berkman Klein Center for Internet and …
22 Aug 2018
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DNA ‘Evidence’: Only Opinion, Not Science, And Definitely Not Proof Of Crime!On August 9, 2018, the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018 was introduced in the Lok Sabha and we commented on some key aspects of it earlier.
22 Aug 2018
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An Analysis of the CLOUD Act and Implications for IndiaIndia houses the second largest population in the world at approximately 1.35 billion individuals. In such a diverse and dense context, law enforcement could be a challenging job.
21 Aug 2018
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ICANN response to DIDP #31 on diversityThis post summarizes the response of ICANN to our inquiry on the diversity of their employees.
18 Aug 2018
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Use of Visuals and Nudges in Privacy NoticesNudging in privacy notices can be a privacy-enhancing tool. For example, informing users of how many people would have access to their data would help them make a decision. However, nudges can also be used to influence users towards making …
17 Aug 2018
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National Health Stack: Data For Data’s Sake, A Manmade Health HazardOn Oct. 5, 2017, an HIV positive woman was denied admission in Hyderabad’s Osmania General Hospital even though she was entitled to free treatment under India’s National AIDS Control Organisation programme. Another incident around the same …
16 Aug 2018
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India's Contribution to Internet Governance DebatesIndia's Contribution to Internet Governance Debates", an article by Sunil Abraham, Mukta Batra, Geetha Hariharan, Swaraj Barooah and Akriti Bopanna, was recently published in the NLUD Student Law Journal, an annual peer-reviewed journal …
16 Aug 2018
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Future of Work: Report of the ‘Workshop on the IT/IT-eS Sector and the Future of Work in India’This report provides an overview of the proceedings and outcomes of the Workshop on the IT/IT-eS Sector and the Future of Work in India (hereinafter referred to as the “Workshop”), organised at Omidyar Networks’ office in Bangalore, on June …
13 Aug 2018
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UIDAI says asked nobody to add the helpline number to contactsUIDAI says the toll free number 1800-300-1947 in the contact list of Android phones is an ‘outdated and invalid number’
13 Aug 2018
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The National Health Stack: An Expensive, Temporary PlaceboThe year 2002 saw the introduction of a very ambitious National Program for Information Technology in the United Kingdom with the goal to transform the National Health Service — a pre-existing state-sponsored universal healthcare program. …
13 Aug 2018
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The Big Eye: The tech is all ready for mass surveillance in IndiaChennai’s T. Nagar, arguably India’s biggest shopping district by revenues and crowded on any given day, gets even more packed in festival seasons as thousands throng its saree and jewellery stores.
13 Aug 2018
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How Chinese apps are making inroads in Indian small townsAfter selling a company he cofounded to Alibaba in 2013, Sichuan-born Forrest Chen wanted to look beyond China for his next venture. India was one of the countries on his list of potential markets, which included the US, the UK, Indonesia …
13 Aug 2018
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Feminist Information Infrastructure Workshop with Blank Noise and SangamaAkriti Bopanna, Swaraj Paul Barooah and Ambika Tandon as part of the project on Feminist Information Infrastructure, conducted a full-day workshop with Sangama and Blank Noise on August 8, 2018 at CIS, Bangalore.
1 Aug 2018
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UNDP joins Tech Giants in Partnership on AIUNDP joins the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (AI), a consortium of companies, academics, and NGOs working to ensure that AI is developed in a safe, ethical, and transparent manner. Founded in 2016 by the tech giants - Amazon, …
31 Jul 2018
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Spreading unhappiness equally aroundThe section of civil society opposed to Aadhaar is unhappy because the UIDAI and all other state agencies that wish to can process data non-consensually.
31 Jul 2018
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Smartphone rumours spark series of mob killings in IndiaNation reels from killings blamed on fake reports of kidnappers spread on WhatsApp
31 Jul 2018
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Lining up the data on the Srikrishna Privacy Draft BillIn the run-up to the Justice BN Srikrishna committee report, some stakeholders have advocated that consent be eliminated and replaced with stronger accountability obligations. This was rejected and the committee has released a draft bill …
31 Jul 2018
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India’s internet shutdowns are costing the economy billions of dollarsFrequent internet shutdowns have begun to hurt the Indian economy.
30 Jul 2018
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The Potential for the Normative Regulation of Cyberspace: Implications for IndiaAuthor: Arindrajit Basu Edited by: Elonnai Hickok, Sunil Abraham and Udbhav Tiwari Research Assistance: Tejas Bharadwaj
29 Jul 2018
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The crown of thorns that awaits Facebook’s India MD hireBetween 2015 to 2017, Facebook nearly doubled its user base to about 250 million in India. The two other popular Facebook products, WhatsApp and Instagram, became swimmingly popular in the country, too – the messaging platform counts 200 …
29 Jul 2018
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People Should Have Right To Their Data, Not Companies, Says TRAIRules for protection of personal data in the telecom space are not sufficient, regulator TRAI said today while suggesting that consumers be given the right to choice, consent and to be forgotten to safeguard their privacy.
29 Jul 2018
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Govt asks CBI to probe Cambridge Analytica in data breach caseCentre directs social media platforms to take prompt action against fake messages
29 Jul 2018
29 Jul 2018
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Data localisation may pinch startups, payments firmsThe draft Data Protection Bill is likely to have significant impact on how companies and startups use customer data, particularly as it would increase costs and make it difficult for them to take data outside the country.
29 Jul 2018
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Bit by byte protecting her privacyThe Srikrishna committee draft law on data protection is days away. Here’s a bucket list of issues that will matter
29 Jul 2018
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After Securing Net Neutrality In India, TRAI Goes To Bat For Data PrivacyThis will be a stop-gap measure before the creation of a privacy bill.