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How to make EVMs hack-proof, and elections more trustworthy
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Pranesh Prakash
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Jan 14, 2019
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Internet Governance
Free and fair elections are the expression of democratic emancipation. India has always led by example: the Nehru Committee sought universal adult franchise in 1928, at a time when France didnât let women vote, and laws in the USA allowed disqualification of poor, illiterate, and African-American voters. But how reliable are our voting systems, particularly in terms of security?
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Why Data Localisation Might Lead To Unchecked Surveillance
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Pranesh Prakash
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Oct 16, 2018
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Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In recent times, there has been a rash of policies and regulations that propose that the data that Indian entities handle be physically stored on servers in India, in some cases exclusively. In other cases, only a copy needs to be stored.
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CIS Funding 2008 - 2018
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 07, 2018
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last modified
Jul 07, 2018 01:17 AM
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The Right to Information, The Right to Knowledge (Talk by Sam Pitroda & Carl Malamud)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Feb 14, 2018
On October 15, 2017, Sam Pitroda and Carl Malamud will speak on open data and knowledge in India.
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Submission to TRAI Consultation on "Inputs for Formulation of National Telecom Policy - 2018"
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Pranesh Prakash
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Jan 25, 2018
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Telecom
Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) made a submission to TRAI Consultation on inputs to the National Telecom Policy.
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Killing of Yameen Rasheed Reveals Worsening Human Rights Situation in the Maldives
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Pranesh Prakash
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Apr 25, 2017
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Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Maldives
A courageous liberal blogger in the Maldives was murdered for his words. The international community needs to act.
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Aadhaar marks a fundamental shift in citizen-state relations: From ‘We the People’ to ‘We the Government’
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Pranesh Prakash
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Apr 04, 2017
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Your fingerprints, iris scans, details of where you shop. Compulsory Aadhaar means all this data is out there. And it’s still not clear who can view or use it.
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Developer team fixed vulnerabilities in Honorable PM's app and API
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Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 04, 2016
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filed under:
Privacy,
Security,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Cyber Security,
Hacking,
Mobile Apps,
Data Management
The official app of Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, was found to contain a security flaw in 2015 that exposed millions of people's personal data. A few days ago a very similar flaw was reported again. This post by Bhavyanshu Parasher, who found the flaw and sought to get it fixed last year, explains the technical details behind the security vulnerability.
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Internet Rights and Wrongs
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Sep 22, 2016
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
With a rise in PIL's for unwarranted censorship, do we need to step back and inspect if it's about time unreasonable trends are checked?
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Glaring Errors in UIDAI's Rebuttal
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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Sep 18, 2016
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last modified
Sep 18, 2016 03:22 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This response note by Pranesh Prakash questions Unique Identification Authority of India’s reply to Hans Verghese Mathews' article titled “Flaws in the UIDAI Process” (EPW, March 12, 2016), which found “serious mathematical errors” in the article.
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