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What if the Net shut down for a few days: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 30, 2013 — last modified Apr 03, 2013 11:01 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
When spammers attacked Spamhaus, a European spam-fighting group in what was billed as the "biggest cyber attack in history", they managed to temporarily slow down the internet. But what if dedicated attackers succeeded in shutting down the internet for a longer time, maybe a few days? What would be the potential impact of such a scenario in a world where crucial data is stored on emails, most financial transactions have shifted online and an entire generation has grown up not realising what life without the web could be like?
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Access to Knowledge Bulletin — January 2013: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 31, 2013 — last modified Apr 05, 2013 06:58 AM — filed under: Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
In the first issue of our newsletter for 2013, we are glad to introduce you to our new programme director, Vishnu Vardhan, provide you an update of the Access to Knowledge (September to December 2012) Report, the Indic Languages Wikipedia Statistical Report 2012 and reports of the events organised in Goa in the month of December 2012.
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Odia books now available online: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:16 AM — filed under: Openness, Odia Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Book lovers can now read Odia books online with the launching of the Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia, here on Friday.
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Article on Odia Wikipedia in Odiapua: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 01, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:38 AM — filed under: Openness, Odia Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
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Why did India fail to discover the ISIS Twitter handle?: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 27, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance
India's surveillance system fails to track the servers of internet giants like Google or Facebook because these do not have servers in the country, says a leading cyber law expert.
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Tulu Wikipedia Presentation: Coverage in Kannada Prabha: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 14, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:46 PM — filed under: Openness, Tulu Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja made a presentation on Tulu Wikipedia at a workshop held in Mangalore on December 14, 2014. This was covered by Kannada Prabha.
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Rohini training: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 27, 2014 03:15 PM
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Digital Security Training: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 03:16 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Rohini Lakshane participated as a trainer in a digital security training conducted by Front Line Defenders for the Afghan Women's Network in New Delhi in November 2014.
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Vijayavani: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 27, 2014 04:29 PM
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Vijaya Karnataka: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 27, 2014 04:34 PM
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