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2014 showed the power of Twitter, now every Indian politician wants a handle
Twitter is fast turning into an effective political tool. As political parties fight another round of electoral battles, a new survey on the 2014 general elections states that those who tweeted well, fared well.
PMO’s no to smart cards, insists on Aadhaar
The government has decided to stop issuing new smart cards to beneficiaries of government schemes as Aadhaar is now backed by a law.
Why is the UIDAI cracking down on individuals that hoard Aadhaar data?
Private firms' offer to print Aadhaar details on plastic card a breach of law.
Daunting task ahead for investigative agencies with WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption
Messaging service WhatsApp's decision to roll out end-to-end encryption for over 1 billion subscribers has been hailed as a positive step by users across the world, although things are set to get tougher for law enforcement and investigative agencies in India seeking to track terrorists.
India's biometric database crosses billion-member mark
India's biometric database notched up one billion members on Monday, as the government sought to allay concerns about privacy breaches in the world's biggest such scheme.
The Panama Papers and the question of privacy
This statement was originally published on privacyinternational.org on 4 April 2016.
RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016
RightsCon is the world’s leading event convened around the issues of the internet and human rights. The annual conference convenes business leaders, visionaries, technologists, legal experts, civil society members, activists, and government representatives from across the globe on issues at the intersection of tech and human rights. The event was organized by RightsCon.
Woman Alleges Harassment at Major International Conference
A prospective lawyer's name tag was flipped, and she was asked rude questions by a CEO at a conference, where, ironically enough, she was invited to devise sexual harassment policies.
ICANN 55
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) held its 55th meeting in Marrakech, Morocco from March 5 to 10, 2016. Padmini Baruah and Vidushi Marda attended the event organized by Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Consular and Social Affairs.
On Google Maps, JNU top result in search for 'anti-national'
"Anti-national" is not a location. But Google Maps seems to have an address for it - Jawaharlal Nehru University in the capital. On Friday, Google Maps pinned other such "locations" in the same place. It yielded the same result for other search terms such as "sedition," "freedom of expression," and "patriotism."
Securing the internet’s future
Mike Godwin, who proposed the eponymous law about online discussion threads, speaks about net neutrality, differential pricing and why no government is likely to oppose stricter surveillance measures.
ICANN Sexual Harassment Case Highlights Lack of Procedure at Global Internet Body
Alleged perpetrator files counter-complaint with ombudsman’s office after being publicly identified.
Making Aadhaar Mandatory: Gamechanger For Governance?
Why a programme that both the Congress and the BJP have hailed as transformational has divided Parliament this week? The Aadhaar Bill which was passed this week aims at facilitating government benefits and subsidies to citizens said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
How the government gains when private companies use Aadhaar
Seven reasons why Parliament should debate the Aadhaar bill (and not pass it in a rush)
Critics say the Aadhaar Bill does not address concerns over privacy, even as government is rushing the Bill without adequate parliamentary scrutiny.
Debate: Five Aadhaar Myths that Don’t Stand Up to Scrutiny
We need to reboot the Aadhaar debate by asking why we want to create a centralised biometric database of Indian residents in the first place.
In India, Biometric Data Storage Sparks Demands for Privacy Laws
In India, calls for strict privacy laws are growing after this week's passage of a measure that allows federal agencies access to biometric data of the nation's citizens, the world's largest such repository.
Dead and Clicking
A look at the phenomenon of digital memorials; repositories and time capsules of a life even after it's ended in the real world.
Hard to broad ban!
The provisions under the Telegraph Act are wispy and can’t be convincingly invoked to exercise a jurisdiction on the internet world.
Aadhaar: Govt will not compromise on national security
The government is confident that the Aadhaar Bill will be passed.
