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Surveillance: Privacy Vs Security
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 17, 2013 — last modified Aug 19, 2013 05:32 AM — filed under: , ,
The Foundation for Media Professionals is organizing a debate at the India International Centre, New Delhi on August 17, 2013. Shri Kapil Sibal will give the opening speech. Natgrid chief Raghu Raman is one of the debaters. Pranesh Prakash is participating in this event as a panelist.
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Blog Entry FinFisher in India and the Myth of Harmless Metadata
by Maria Xynou — published Aug 13, 2013 — last modified Aug 13, 2013 11:30 AM — filed under: , ,
In this article, Maria Xynou argues that metadata is anything but harmless, especially since FinFisher — one of the world's most controversial types of spyware — uses metadata to target individuals.
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Chinese hackers baiting Indian govt, corporate employees: report
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2013 — last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:31 AM — filed under: ,
Hackers using fake subject headings to get users to open virus-laden email attachments.
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Facebook: Limiting access to social media can restrict freedom of speech
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 08, 2013 — filed under: , , ,
In its counter-affidavit to the PIL in the Delhi high court, Facebook has argued that limiting access to social media can limit an individual's freedom of speech and expression.
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Token disclosures?
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 07, 2013 — filed under: ,
Snowden’s Xkeyscore expose makes a mockery of Twitter’s transparency revelations.
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Blog Entry Ethical Issues in Open Data
by Kovey Coles — published Aug 07, 2013 — last modified Aug 07, 2013 09:19 AM — filed under: , ,
On August 1, 2013, I took part in a web meeting, organized and hosted by Tim Davies of the World Wide Web foundation. The meeting, titled “Ethical issues in Open Data,” had an agenda focused around privacy considerations in the context of the open data movement.
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Crypto Night
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 06, 2013 — filed under: ,
Challenging government snooping at an all-night cryptography party.
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Blog Entry 'Ethical Hacker' Saket Modi Calls for Stronger Cyber Security Discussions
by Kovey Coles — published Aug 05, 2013 — last modified Aug 05, 2013 01:11 PM — filed under: , ,
Twenty-two year old Saket Modi is the CEO and co-founder of Lucideus, a leading cyber security company in India which claims to have worked with 4 out of 5 top global e-commerce companies, 4 out of 10 top IT companies in the world, and 3 out of 5 top banks of the Asia Pacific.
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The Phishing Society: Why 'Facebook' is more Dangerous than the Government Spying on You - A Talk by Maria Xynou
by Maria Xynou — published Aug 01, 2013 — last modified Sep 27, 2013 09:16 AM — filed under: , ,
Next Wednesday, you are all invited to listen to Maria Xynou's crazy - or not-so-crazy theory of the "Phishing Society", in which surveillance, control and oppression is not imposed in a traditional top-down manner, but rather a personal and collective "choice"...come and engage in a heated debate!
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Blog Entry Guidelines for the Protection of National Critical Information Infrastructure: How Much Regulation?
by Jonathan Diamond — published Jul 31, 2013 — last modified Aug 01, 2013 04:48 AM — filed under: , ,
July has been a busy month for cyber security in India. Beginning with the release of the country’s first National Cyber Security Policy on July 2 and followed just this past week by a set of guidelines for the protection of national critical information infrastructure (CII) developed under the direction of the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO), India has made respectable progress in its thinking on national cyber security.
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