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January Report 2016.pdf: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 16, 2016
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FB: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 16, 2016 02:32 PM
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Tweets: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 16, 2016 02:35 PM
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A scheme in India to help the poor raises privacy concerns: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
India’s legislators are on Wednesday debating a law that would allow the government to collect biometric and demographic information from people in return for distributing to them government benefits and subsidies.
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Aadhaar: Govt will not compromise on national security: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The government is confident that the Aadhaar Bill will be passed.
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India Still Trying To Turn Optional Aadhaar Identification Number Into A Mandatory National Identity System: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2016 — last modified Mar 24, 2016 06:34 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
from the sliding-down-the-slippery-slope-to-disaster dept
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Encryption policy would have affected emails, operating systems, WiFi: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
Our email data would have to be stored. If we connect to a WiFi, that data would have to be stored, and that's plain ridiculous. There is a problem when the government tries to target citizens to ensure national security, said Pranesh Prakash, policy director at the Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society.
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Open sesame: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance
The government’s email is shockingly vulnerable.
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Govt presses 'undo' button on draft encryption policy: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance
The decision came a day before PM embarked on a visit to the US, where he is expected to meet leaders of firms such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Tesla.
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Government invites comments on Draft National Encryption Policy, attracts controversy: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2015
The Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY) has posted a Draft National Encryption Policy on its website inviting comments from the public. The purpose of the policy is to frame rules under Section 84A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, regarding use of encryption methods.
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