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CIS joins the the Global Commission on Internet Governance Research Advisory Network
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has joined the Research Advisory Committee for the Global Commission on Internet Governance.
Is Bhutan selling its soul to Google?
Migrating Bhutan government’s communications to Google servers, allowing the United States access to confidential data, raises questions
TACTIS Symposium 2014
Tata Consultancy organized the TACTIS Symposium at TCS Siruseri, Chennai on January 28 and 29, 2014. Sunil Abraham participated in the event and gave the key note address.
Data Privacy Day 2014
January 28 is annually celebrated as Data Privacy Day (DPD). Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organized the annual meeting J N Tata Hall, Bldg 1, Infosys Campus, Infosys Ltd., Electronics City, Bangalore. Elonnai Hickok was a panelist.
The net is taking over
For many days to come, people will speculate what caused Sunanda Pushkar's death last week in a New Delhi hotel. Did Union minister Shashi Tharoor's wife die of poisoning or a drug overdose? Wasn't she unwell? Was it suicide? Or was it murder? No less a matter of speculation has been the social media's role in the whole affair.
Internet Governance and India: The Way Forward
Snehashish Ghosh is participating in this event organized by the Observer Research Foundation on January 22 in New Delhi.
Multistakeholders Consultation on International Public Policy Issues
The Department of Electronics & Information Technology has called for a meeting on January 21 in New Delhi to discuss international public policy issues. Snehashish Ghosh will participate in the meeting.
What is net neutrality and why it is important
Internet is built around the idea of openness. It allows people to connect and exchange information freely, if the information or service is not illegal.
Social Notworking - 'Murder by Twitter'
Suketu Mehta (@suketumehta) - terrible news about sunanda tharoor. this is murder by twitter.
EU parliament report slams US surveillance
Report that outlines need for stringent laws for protecting citizen privacy, democratizing Internet governance holds lessons for India, say analysts.
Election panel rejects Google’s proposal for electoral services tie-up
EC had earlier signed a non-disclosure agreement with Google but had not shared or handed over any data to the Internet giant so far.
Worldwide: International Privacy - 2013 Year in Review - Asia
Asian Data Privacy Updates
Despite apex court order, IOC proceeds with Aadhaar-linked DBT
Once DBT starts, there is no other method to avail of subsidy: IOC official.
Seminar on "Hate Speech and Social Media"
NALSAR University of Law, in collaboration with the British Deputy High Commission organized a seminar on Hate Speech and Social Media in Hyderabad on January 4 and 5, 2014. Chinmayi Arun was one of the speakers at the seminar.
Rise of the bot: all you need to know about the latest threat online
In the last week of December, 2013, former union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal lodged a police complaint in Chandigarh after witnessing “an unusual rise in his online fan following”. The former minister told the police that his Facebook page had received more than 10,000 likes, within a span of 24 hours. While his allegation that the ‘likes’ were “fabricated” may be true, information technology experts believe a bot was at work.
Inventions that will make a difference
In an increasingly tech-driven world, what does 2014 have to offer? Geeta Padmanabhan turns the spotlight on some life-changing gadgets.
Pranesh Prakash elected as Asia-Pacific Representative to the Executive Committee of NonCommercial Users Constituency
Pranesh Prakash has been elected as the Asia-Pacific representative to the executive committee of the NonCommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) (part of the Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group, which is in turn part of the Generic Names Supporting Organization, which is in turn part of ICANN).
Indian government wakes up to risk of Hotmail, Gmail
Worried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications, but the man responsible for drafting the rules still regularly uses Hotmail.
VII NLSIR Symposium
The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) - the flagship journal of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore is pleased to announce the seventh NLSIR Symposium on “Bridging the Security-Liberty Divide” scheduled to be held on December 21 and December 22, 2013 at the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC, opposite NLSIU Campus, Nagarhavi) Conference Hall, Bangalore.
MongoDB startup hired by Aadhaar got funds from CIA VC arm
Two weeks ago, Max Schireson, chief executive of MongoDB, a New York-based technology startup, was in New Delhi to sew up a very important contract for his company — with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
