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Technology in Government and Topics in Privacy

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 27, 2013 10:20 AM

Malavika Jayaram is a speaker at an event organized by Data Privacy Lab at CGIS Cafe, Cambridge Street, Harvard University Campus. She will speak on Biometrics in Beta – India's Identity Experiment on December 9, 2013.

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Cyberscholars Working Group at MIT

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 09, 2014 06:41 AM

Malavika Jayaram is giving a talk on Biometrics or Bust - India’s Identity Crisis at this event organised by Berkman Center for Internet & Society on December 12 at 6.00 p.m.

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"Whatever happened to Privacy?" - International Activism Conference

by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 03, 2014 05:56 AM

Maria Xynou gave a keynote speech and participated as a panelist on the "Suspect Societies" panel. The event was organized by Heinrich Boell Foundation in Berlin on December 5 and 6, 2013.

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India for UN body to resolve internet governance issues

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 26, 2013 08:51 AM

Multi-stakeholder or multi-lateral - two words encapsulating diametrically opposite views on internet governance stands at the heart of a raging debate across the globe.

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International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice (IV)

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 26, 2013 09:05 AM

Building on the workshop in Dagstuhl in June-July 2011 (International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice), Beijing (International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice II), and Athens (International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice III) that set the stage for discussions on cryptography among a group of key researchers from Europe, Asia, and North America, the one day workshop in Bangalore, following AsiaCrypt 2013 will again bring together internationally recognized scientists to discuss direction and development in theoretical and applied cryptography and surrounding societal issues.

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Card transactions with Aadhaar validation need more time: experts

Card transactions with Aadhaar validation need more time: experts

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 26, 2013 06:25 AM

Cost and supply implications are seen by experts as the main hurdles in implementing the RBI directive.

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INSAF National Convention on Crisis of Capitalism and brazen onslaught on DEMOCRACY

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 26, 2013 10:18 AM

Snehashish Ghosh is participating in this event as a speaker.

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A Three-Way Race Draws Delhi’s Young, and Everyone Else, Out to Vote

A Three-Way Race Draws Delhi’s Young, and Everyone Else, Out to Vote

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 26, 2013 07:03 AM

The polling stations were supposed to close at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, just after sunset. But with thousands still waiting in the dark to cast their vote in the state assembly elections, the Delhi Election Commission decided to extend the voting until 6:30 p.m. Then to 7:30 p.m.

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When the virtual world wakes up the real one

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 30, 2013 09:35 AM

The unprecedented wave of voices speaking up against sexual harassment in recent times has as much to do with technology as the determination to seek justice. From Twitter to Tumblr, and blogs to pastebin, the internet's anonymity, reach and speed allow small, personal stories of abuse to swell into big stories.

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Election Commission to monitor conduct of political parties on Facebook, Twitter and Google

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 30, 2013 07:02 AM

With Congress and BJP hammering away at each other in the ongoing assembly contests that will set the stage for national polls next year, the Election Commission wants to make sure social media and online platforms run by Google, Facebook and Twitter are not used to breach the code of conduct that governs candidates and parties. The commission's key concerns relate to malicious content and exceeding the campaign expense limit.

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Chances and Risks of Social Participation

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 30, 2013 09:19 AM

Participation is a key issue within Internet research and hence also for the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. For this reason the institute is going to host a thematically focused meeting on Chances and Risks of Social Participation in Berlin on 22 November 2013 in co-operation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

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YouTube is the answer to what has changed in India

YouTube is the answer to what has changed in India

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 20, 2013 07:00 AM

Alternative Law Forum’s Lawrence Liang on relaunching Creative Commons, and how it changes the legal landscape of copyright issues.

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Expert Committee meeting on 25th November, 2013

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 19, 2013 10:41 AM

A meeting of the Expert Committee has been scheduled for 25th November, 2013 at 11.00 a.m. in R.No. 714 (7th Floor), Group Meeting Room, DBT, New Delhi to discuss the draft 'Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012' under the Chairmanship of Dr. T. S. Rao, Sr. Adviser, DBT.

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Spy agencies, IB and RAW, put spanner in proposed privacy law

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 19, 2013 09:50 AM

The country’s intelligence agencies are out to scuttle a law that’s being drafted to protect your privacy.

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India must support UN's e-snooping move: Human rights activists

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 19, 2013 09:10 AM

India is facing pressure from internet and human rights activists to support a United Nations resolution that calls for an end to electronic spying after revelations of mass illegal surveillance by the United States.

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Social media promotions can backfire, too

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 14, 2013 05:24 AM

Social media is a highly effective marketing tool for companies but its very ubiquity and the speed with which messaging goes viral has meant that it can hurt them badly as well, especially since platforms are not always moderated and can be hacked or misused.

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EC guidelines on social media: Welcome move, but not enough

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 19, 2013 10:18 AM

With election season close by and the growing ubiquity of social media, the Election Commission of India’s recent guidelines for how candidates and political parties must conduct themselves on social media are a well-intentioned step. But are these guidelines enough to regulate how online media is used by parties and candidates, given the kind of proxy wars that are played online? For now, not really.

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Civil society and Internet Governance: practices from Southeast Asia and beyond

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 19, 2013 09:29 AM

On 21 October, the day before the opening of the 2013 Internet Governance Forum in Indonesia, Hivos’ Southeast Asia Regional Office co-organised a pre-event workshop with ID-CONFIG, “Civil Society and Internet Governance: Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Practices from Southeast Asia and Beyond,” at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre.

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Nowhere to hide: Govt making your personal details public

by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 29, 2013 06:15 AM

The worst fears are coming true. Your sensitive private data may be up online turning you into a potential target of frauds. What is all the more dangerous is that you may be not even aware of this.

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Your private data may be online, courtesy govt

by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 29, 2013 05:50 AM

Some depts have posted bank account & income details on net for transparency; experts cry privacy breach.

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