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Internet Governance
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17 May 2018
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Internet Shutdown StoriesThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has published a collection of stories of the impact of internet shutdowns on people's lives in the country. This book seeks to give a glimpse into the lives of those directly affected by these …
14 May 2018
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AI in the Banking and Finance Industry in IndiaThis is a draft report that seeks to map the present state of use of AI in the banking and financial sector in India.
13 May 2018
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Aadhaar Remains an Unending Security Nightmare for a Billion IndiansYesterday was the 38th and last day of hearings in the Supreme Court case challenging the constitutional validity of India’s biometric authentication programme. After weeks of arguments from both sides, the Supreme Court has now reserved …
12 May 2018
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RightsCon Toronto 2018RightsCon is organizing the 2018 edition of the event at Beanfield Centre at Exhibition Place, Toronto in Canada. A session on Pervasive Technologies project titled "Cheap and chipper: IP in India’s affordable smartphones" is scheduled on …
12 May 2018
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India's National ID Project Brings Pain to Those it Aims to HelpPoor management, corruption and fraud are threatening to derail the world’s largest national identity project.
6 May 2018
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Meeting of Coalition for an Inclusive Approach on the Trafficking BillGurshabad Grover attended a meeting of the Coalition for an Inclusive Approach on the Trafficking Bill at the Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore on May 3, 2018.
5 May 2018
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Digital India' in Dire Need of Safety Policy Reboot - Cybersecurity ExpertsSome experts say the need of the hour is for India to update its cybersecurity policy to respond to growing threats in cyberspace. Information warfare specialists hint at the local storage of digital information as the key to the …
5 May 2018
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Artificial Intelligence for Growth: Leveraging AI and Robotics for India's Economic TransformationAmber Sinha took part in the second international conference organized by ASSOCHAM at Hotel Shangri-La in New Delhi on April 27, 2018.
5 May 2018
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#NAMApolicy on Online Content RegulationSwaraj Barooah attended the #NAMApolicy on Online Content Regulation organized by Media Nama at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on May 3, 2018.
3 May 2018
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Data Usage by Political PartiesSunil Abraham spoke to ANI regarding collection of data and its use by political parties for electoral gains.
3 May 2018
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Cyber experts say 'playground open' for influencing electionsCyber experts said that under the provisions provided by 43 (A) of Indian IT Act, two types of data collection are completely legal: first, the data shared by the user in the public domain and secondly, the data published by the social …
2 May 2018
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Now, Twitter too caught up in Cambridge Analytica controversyTwitter does not share a break-up of users by region, the platform has less than 100 million users in India.
29 Apr 2018
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You Are Not the Only One: India stares at a loneliness epidemic“To anyone looking at me from the outside, I seem like a fairly successful woman. I have a good job with great pay. I am in a relationship and have a bunch of close friends. I couldn’t figure out why I felt so angry or so lonely all the …
27 Apr 2018
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Aadhaar data of over 89 lakh MNREGA workers in Andhra Pradesh leaked onlineIndependent security researcher Kodali Srinivas tweeted screenshots of Aadhaar data of 89,38,138 MNREGA workers available on the Andhra Pradesh Benefit Disbursement Portal.
26 Apr 2018
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DIDP Request #29 - Revenue breakdown by source for FY 2017We requested ICANN for financial information they have not yet provided for the period ending June 2017.
25 Apr 2018
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Revenge Porn Laws across the WorldThe following is a compilation of laws dealing with revenge porn if and how they exist across multiple countries and jurisdictions.
25 Apr 2018
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PAI WG Labor and Economy MeetingElonnai Hickok co-chaired the first PAI Labor and Economy WG in NYC on April 25, 2018.
23 Apr 2018
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What’s up with WhatsApp?In 2016, WhatsApp Inc announced it was rolling out end-to-end encryption, but is the company doing what it claims to be doing?
22 Apr 2018
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Comments on the Draft Digital Information Security in Healthcare ActThe Centre for Internet & Society submitted comments to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India on the draft Digital Information Security in Healthcare Act on April 21, 2018.
21 Apr 2018
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A look at two problematic provisions of the draft Anti-trafficking billThis post examines two badly drafted provisions of the new Anti-Trafficking bill that have the potential to severely impinge upon the Freedom of Expression, including through a misunderstanding of intermediary liability.
19 Apr 2018
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Metrolife: Brutality porn has sadly many takers in IndiaThe name of the eight-year old Kathua rape victim is trending not just on social media but also on a porn site.
19 Apr 2018
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ICANN 61 ReadoutAkriti Bopanna attended an ICANN61 Readout session on the 19th of April at the International Institute of Information Technology at Electronic City in Bengaluru.
19 Apr 2018
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Artificial Intelligence in Governance: A Report of the Roundtable held in New DelhiThis Report provides an overview of the proceedings of the Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Governance, conducted at the Indian Islamic Cultural Centre, in New Delhi on March 16, 2018. The main purpose of the Roundtable was to …
17 Apr 2018
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Is This The Beginning Of The End For Facebook?After two days of congressional hearings that collectively lasted over ten hours, there are many questions about Facebook, its policies and its future that experts are debating.
17 Apr 2018
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Facebook’s fake news clean-up hits language barrierThe sheer diversity of India’s ethnic languages could defeat Facebook’s move to get content moderators and use artificial intelligence (AI) to counter the spread of misinformation on its platform ahead of the general elections next year, …
10 Apr 2018
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Pension won’t be denied for want of Aadhaar, says EPFOThe move is aimed at ensuring that no retired government employee is deprived of pension for want of Aadhaar or failure of fingerprint authentication.
10 Apr 2018
10 Apr 2018
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Government gives free publicity worth 40k to Twitter and FacebookWe conducted a 2 week survey of newspapers for links between government advertisement to social media giants. As citizens, we should be worried about the close nexus between the Indian government and digital behemoths such as Facebook, …
8 Apr 2018
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Digital Native: Delete Facebook?You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
7 Apr 2018
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It Took Just 355 Indians to Mine the Data of 5.6 Lakh Facebook Users. Here's HowData privacy in India is still a nascent subject. Experts say cheap data has led to unprecedented Facebook penetration. Often, it is seen that those who open an account are not aware of the privacy concerns.