Centre for Internet & Society

National IG Mechanisms – Looking at Some Key Design Issues

by Prasad Krishna - Baku, Azerbaijan

The Centre for Internet & Society is coorganizing this workshop along with Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, Institute for System Analysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, et.al., at the seventh Internet Governance Forum 2012 in Azerbaijan. The workshop will be held in Conference Room 4, from 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Pranesh Prakash is a panelist for this workshop.

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The Public Voice: Privacy Rights are a Global Challenge

by Prasad Krishna - Punta del Este, Uruguay

October 21, 2012 is an important day for global civil society defending privacy and free speech. The Public Voice coalition will be hosting a global conference in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and you are invited to take part in the conversation and interact with the panelists. Malavika Jayaram is speaking at this event.

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The DNA Profiling Bill: Developing Best Practices

by Prasad Krishna - India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

On the 27th of September 2012 the Centre for Internet & Society invites the public to a meeting and talk with international experts Helen Wallace from GeneWatch UK, and Jeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics from the United States. The meeting will take place from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. at the India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi in Conference Room No. 2.

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UK DNA Database and the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons that India can Learn from Its Mistakes

by Prasad Krishna - Centre for Internet & Society (Near TERI Complex and Domlur Club), No. 194, 2nd C Cross, Domlur IInd Stage, Bangalore

On September 24, 2012, the Centre for Internet & Society in collaboration with the Alternative Law Forum invites the public to a talk with international experts, Helen Wallace from GeneWatch, UK and Jeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics in the United States. The meeting will be held at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore from 5.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

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Cartonama Conference

by Prasad Krishna - TERI (4th Main, 2nd Cross, Next to Domlur Club, Domlur 2nd Stage, Bangalore – 560 071)

HasGeek is organising a Cartonama Conference on September 22, 2012 at the TERI Complex in Bangalore, from 9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

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Thinking with Data@CIS

by Prasad Krishna - The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore (Near Domlur Club and TERI Complex)

The Thinking with Data course offered at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) will be screened at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. The screening will be followed by online discussions with the faculty through Skype or Google+ Hangouts.

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Role of the US Tech Companies in Government Surveillance: A Lecture by Christopher Soghoian

by Prasad Krishna - The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore

Christopher Soghoian will deliver a lecture on the role US tech companies play in assisting government surveillance at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore on August 27, 2012, from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

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Biometric Identification: Specified Error, Accuracy and Efficiency, Considered for the Operations of the UIDAI — A Talk by Hans Varghese Mathews

by Prasad Krishna - The Centre for Internet & Society Office, Bangalore (Near to Domlur Club and TERI)

Hans Varghese Mathews gave a public lecture on biometric identification at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore on August 17, 2012 at 5.00 p.m.

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The Asian Edge: 2012 Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society Summer School

by Prasad Krishna - Bangalore

The 2nd Biannual Inter Asia Cultural Studies (IACS) Summer School will be hosted in Bangalore, India by the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) with the Inter Asia Cultural Studies Consortium. The event will be held in the first and second week of August 2012.

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Privacy Matters — Consumer Privacy

by Prasad Krishna - India International Centre, New Delhi

Privacy India, in partnership with the Centre for Internet & Society, International Development Research Centre, Society in Action Group and Privacy International, invites you to a public conference focused on discussing the challenges and concerns to consumer privacy in India. The event will be held at the Indian International Centre, New Delhi on Saturday, July 7, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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