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Internet Governance
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5 Oct 2016
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An 'app'ening worldA ‘forward’ has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp about the privacy concerns relating to that instant messaging app; it’s asking for permission to share user data with Facebook.
2 Oct 2016
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Eye on MumbaiThe feeds will be beamed to a video wall that stretches 21 feet across at the police’s command and control room.
27 Sep 2016
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WhatsApp ruling: Experts seek privacy lawOn August 25, Whatsapp updated its policy to share user content with social network; the decision opened new monetisation models for the messaging app.
26 Sep 2016
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Right to Food Campaign, Ranchi Convention, 2016The Right to Food Campaign held its 2016 Convention in Ranchi during September 23-25, 2016. While three years have elapsed since the passage of the National Food Security Act, despite improvements in the Public Distribution System (PDS), …
25 Sep 2016
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When the war’s on WhatsAppSlick, jingoistic videos are whipping up pro-war rhetoric on social media after the Uri terror attack.
23 Sep 2016
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Young Scholars' Programme, CPRSouth 2016Rohini Lakshané took part in the Young Scholars' Programme organized by Communication Policy Research South from September 6 to 7, 2016 in Zanzibar.
23 Sep 2016
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LITD 17 Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards MeetingVanya Rakesh attended the LITD-17 committee meeting (committee on Information Systems Security and Biometrics) organised by the Bureau of Indian Standards on 23 September 2016 in Bengaluru.
22 Sep 2016
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The Future of Privacy in the Age of Big DataA study tour on privacy and big data was organised by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom from September 3 to 10, 2016 in Berlin and Hamburg. Vanya Rakesh was one of the participants from South Asia who went for the tour.
22 Sep 2016
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Is India Prepared for a Cyber Attack? Suckfly And Other Past Responses Say NoFrom mandatory disclosures to improving CERT-IN’s functioning and transparency, there is much to be done in the event of future cyber attacks.
22 Sep 2016
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Internet Rights and WrongsWith a rise in PIL's for unwarranted censorship, do we need to step back and inspect if it's about time unreasonable trends are checked?
18 Sep 2016
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Glaring Errors in UIDAI's RebuttalThis response note by Pranesh Prakash questions Unique Identification Authority of India’s reply to Hans Verghese Mathews' article titled “Flaws in the UIDAI Process” (EPW, March 12, 2016), which found “serious mathematical errors” in the …
15 Sep 2016
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India's Aadhaar mandate for smartphone makers may rile global firmsThey are unlikely to oblige to request to make changes in their operating system and devices to ensure Aadhaar authentication is done securely on smartphones.
14 Sep 2016
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SpaceX Explosion Slows Facebook & Israeli Efforts To Control Online ContentIn their ‘space race’ to expand internet access to remote, impoverished areas of the world, Facebook and Google are actually vying for control o fthe online experiences of millions of people.
14 Sep 2016
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How does the government track all its legal cases?The Legal Information Management and Briefing System , an integral part of the digital India initiative, aims to be a database of all the ongoing cases with the government.
13 Sep 2016
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CYFY 2016 - The India Conference on Cyber Security and Internet GovernanceSunil Abraham will participate as a panelist at CYFY 2016 event organized by Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi from September 28 to 30, 2016.
12 Sep 2016
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The DigiLocker was supposed to cut down paperwork but less than 0.1% of Indians are using itThe official data shows that the platform has not enthused as many users as the government expected.
7 Sep 2016
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Despite SC order, thousands booked under scrapped Sec 66A of IT ActCollege student Danish Mohammed’s arrest this March under the scrapped Section 66A of the Information Technology Act for allegedly sharing a morphed picture of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat wasn’t an exception.
6 Sep 2016
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Indians Ask: Is Visiting a Torrent Site Really A Crime?India has banned various large-scale torrent sites for a long time — this is old news. But under a new federal policy in India, one can be jailed for three years and fined 300,000 Indian Rupees (~US $4464) for downloading content on any of …
1 Sep 2016
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Talking Point: Futile Battle Against TorrentsSunil Abraham spoke to Deccan Herald to clear the air about rumours surrounding a jail threat for those logging on to Torrent sites.
31 Aug 2016
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We Truly are the Product being SoldWhatsApp has announced it will begin sharing user data such as names, phone numbers, and other analytics with its parent company, Facebook, and with the Facebook family of companies. This change to its terms of service was effected in order …
31 Aug 2016
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Report on Understanding Aadhaar and its New ChallengesThe Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University collaborated with the Centre for Internet and Society, and other individuals and organisations to organise a two day workshop on “Understanding …
26 Aug 2016
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Festival scan on social mediaAuthorities in a south Karnataka district have started keeping tighter watch on rumour-mongering and hate messages on social media platforms ahead of religious festivals.
24 Aug 2016
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Extending Aadhaar to more areas is a hare-brained idea, it should be droppedNews reports that the mandatory use of Aadhaar could be extended to a host of new areas are extremely disturbing. According to these reports, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has identified 20 new areas for which Aadhaar …
23 Aug 2016
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Policy Brief on the Report of the UN Group of Governmental Experts on ICTIn light of the complex challenges and threats posed to, and by, the field of information telecommunications in cyberspace, in 1998 the draft resolution in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly was introduced and adopted without a …
23 Aug 2016
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Accessing pirated content might lead to prison term & Rs 3-lakh fineIndia puts onus of downloading and viewing pirated content on individuals.
19 Aug 2016
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Public Panel Discussion: Digitalisation for Social ChangeSunil Abraham is participating as a panelist in a discussion co-organized by Mount Carmel College, Bangalore and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, India Office in Bangalore on August 22, 2016.
17 Aug 2016
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Responses to Trai’s consultation paper on free data contain some good suggestionsTrai has announced that it will come up with a final consultation paper on ‘Free Data’, and also a pre-consultation paper on Net Neutrality by the end of this month.
15 Aug 2016
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Rational Internet laws essential to fulfil India’s digital goalsIndia has emerged as a digitally-connected nation but experts suggest the country still lacks pragmatic Internet laws.
12 Aug 2016
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And now, Aadhaar-enabled smartphones for easy verification and money transferAs reported earlier, the Indian government has planned to make Aadhaar-enabled smartphones , with which users would be able to self-authenticate and let businesses and banks verify the identity of their clients. This would also help in the …
10 Aug 2016
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Indian companies need to boost encrpytion adoption rate: expertsMost banks do not follow Reserve bank of India’s standard 64/128-bit encryption policy due to laxity and unavailability of funds.