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Internet Governance
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27 Aug 2019
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Linking Aadhaar to Facebook, Twitter: Possible witch-hunt or key to curb crime & fake news?The Supreme Court has cautioned against linking users’ social media accounts with Aadhaar, saying it will impinge on citizens’ privacy.
27 Aug 2019
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Impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 - IT and Automotive Sector in India by the Dialogue and FESOn August 21, 2019, Aayush Rathi, attended a report launch event and focus group discussion on the "Impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 - IT and Automotive Sector in India". Research conducted by the Dialogue in collaboration with the …
26 Aug 2019
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AI is biased, you’ll see if you Google ‘hands’As it is, the world is unfair. The question now is, do we want automated tech to be unfair too? As we build more and more AI-dependent smart digital infrastructure in our cities and beyond, we have pretty much overlooked the emerging …
22 Aug 2019
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US pressure threatens to weaken data - localisation mandate in India's landmark data-protection billSources say the bill may have to concede vital ground to technology companies.
22 Aug 2019
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Perché l'India ha tagliato internet al KashmirLo stato di isolamento imposto a più di 12,5 milioni di persone rischia di causare importanti disagi al Paese, nel quale è diventato praticamente impossibile comunicare con l’esterno. Problemi per ospedali e farmacie
22 Aug 2019
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Linking Aadhaar to Facebook, WhatsApp won't curb fake news, but may undermine its legislation: ExpertsThe Supreme Court’s move to look into the petition regarding the linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar has opened a pandora’s box.
22 Aug 2019
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India Shut Down Kashmir’s Internet Access. Now, ‘We Cannot Do Anything.’Masroor Nazir, a pharmacist in Kashmir’s biggest city, Srinagar, has some advice for people in the region: Do not get sick, because he may not have any medicine left to help.
19 Aug 2019
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Emergence of Chinese Technology:Rising stakes for innovation, competition and governanceOmidyar Network in partnership with the Esya Centre organized a private discussion on the theme “Emergence of Chinese technology - rising stakes for innovation, competition and governance” on Monday, 12 August 2019 in New Delhi. Arindrajit …
19 Aug 2019
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Cyber Policy 2.0National Law University organized an executive education program in Bangalore on August 17, 2019. Arindrajit Basu was a speaker. He spoke on Deconstructing the India regulatory approach to data governance and cyber security.
16 Aug 2019
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Rethinking the intermediary liability regime in IndiaThe article consolidates some of our broad thematic concerns with the draft amendments to the intermediary liability rules, published by MeitY last December.
15 Aug 2019
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Abuse linked to Net fixationAddiction to surfing for explicit content and loss of privacy are big concerns when it comes to children, say counsellors.
13 Aug 2019
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IETF 105Gurshabad Grover attended a meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), IETF105, held in Montreal from July 20 - 26.
9 Aug 2019
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Why the Madras HC case on WhatsApp traceability could have wider ramificationsWhile traceability will make law enforcement easier, it could also undermine voices of dissent, say experts.
9 Aug 2019
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Ministry of Health's public consultation on National Digital Health Blueprint: Legal issues around telemedicine, consent, and 'egosystems' in healthcare Trisha Jalan“The patient should be centric to every intervention,” declared Preeti Sudan, special secretary at the Ministry of Health, at the ministry’s public consultation on the National Digital Health Blueprint 2019, held at the Constitution Club of …
8 Aug 2019
8 Aug 2019
8 Aug 2019
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Design and Uses of Digital Identities - Research PlanIn our research project about uses and design of digital identity systems, we ask two core questions: a) What are appropriate uses of ID?, and b) How should we think about the technological design of ID? Towards the first research question, …
8 Aug 2019
7 Aug 2019
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Will Modi govt move on Kashmir’s Article 370 stand the scrutiny of Supreme Court?Many scholars have questioned the constitutional validity of Narendra Modi government's decision to scrap Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir.
7 Aug 2019
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Private Sector and the cultivation of cyber norms in IndiaInformation Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become a regular facet of modern existence. The growth of cyberspace has challenged traditional notions of global order and uprooted the notion of governance itself. All over the world, the …
7 Aug 2019
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National Stakeholders Consultation on the National Digital Health BlueprintAmbika Tandon and Aayush Rathi attended the National Stakeholders Consultation on the National Digital Health Blueprint organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 6 August 2019 at Constitution Club of India in New Delhi.
7 Aug 2019
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Comments on the National Digital Health BlueprintThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had released the National Digital Health Blueprint on 15 July 2019 for comments. The Centre for Internet & Society submitted its comments.
7 Aug 2019
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‘I’m just helpless’: Concern about Kashmir mounts as communication blackout continuesFor the last 36 hours, Arusha Farooq has been hooked to her phone — making frantic calls, messaging repeatedly and then checking news sites in despair.
31 Jul 2019
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In India, Privacy Policies of Fintech Companies Pay Lip Service to User RightsA study of the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies that operate in India shows that none comply with even the basic requirements of the IT Rules, 2011.
31 Jul 2019
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Facebook Data for Good in New DelhiWhen data is shared responsibly with the communities that need it, it can improve well being and save lives. Anubha Sinha participated in a session organized by Facebook on 29 July 2019 at University of Chicago Center in New Delhi.
31 Jul 2019
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Facebook Data for Good in BangaloreWhen data is shared responsibly with the communities that need it, it can improve well being and save lives. Shweta Mohandas participated in a session organized by Facebook on 25 July 2019 at Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.
30 Jul 2019
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Twitter reacts to the India's cryptocurrency dramaAn Inter-Ministerial Committee led by Subhash Chandra Garg, secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) has submitted a report which will recommend a ban on cryptocurrency in India to the finance ministry.
30 Jul 2019
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The Digital Identification ParadeNCRB’s proposed Automated Facial Recognition System impinges on right to privacy, is likely to target certain groups.
30 Jul 2019
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Roundtable with the WhatsApp leadershipWill Cathcart, WhatsApp's new global head, visited India and invited Sunil Abraham for a discussion on 26 July 2019 at the Mountbatten, The Oberoi, New Delhi. Sunil met with some other people from WhatsApp leadership.
30 Jul 2019
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For sex workers, mobile phone becomes a double-edged swordOur research on the use of mobile phones by sex workers, as part of the project on Feminist Information Infrastructure in collaboration with Sangama, was cited in an article in the Economic Times.