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Indian companies need to boost encrpytion adoption rate: experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2016 — filed under: Encryption, Internet Governance
Most banks do not follow Reserve bank of India’s standard 64/128-bit encryption policy due to laxity and unavailability of funds.
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Implementing Indian languages in feature phones will be difficult: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
A recent government standard requiring support for inputting text in any one Indian language in mobile phones - along with Hindi and English - has manufacturers worried. The companies argue that the well-intentioned move may be difficult to implement, especially in the case of feature phones, because inventory and logistics will have to be planned for each state.
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Wikipedia WikiMeetup at Bangalore: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 11, 2016 — last modified Aug 12, 2016 01:31 PM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Event
Bangalore based Wikipedians will gather for a meeting at the Centre for Internet and Society on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 3.00 p.m.
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And now, Aadhaar-enabled smartphones for easy verification and money transfer: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 12, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
As reported earlier, the Indian government has planned to make Aadhaar-enabled smartphones , with which users would be able to self-authenticate and let businesses and banks verify the identity of their clients. This would also help in the government's aim of a cashless society.
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Telugu Wikipedians create Articles on Punjab in Telugu Wikipedia: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 12, 2016 — filed under: CIS-A2K, Telugu Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Telugu Wikipedians created articles on Punjab in a national level contest. Telugu Wikipedians received a trophy during the closing ceremony of Wiki conference India at Chandigarh.
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Sakshi: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 12, 2016 01:59 PM
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Eenadu: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 12, 2016 02:01 PM
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Rational Internet laws essential to fulfil India’s digital goals: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 15, 2016 — last modified Aug 15, 2016 04:13 AM — filed under: Digital India, Internet Governance
India has emerged as a digitally-connected nation but experts suggest the country still lacks pragmatic Internet laws.
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Using technology to address issues: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 15, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
Can technology help the visually-disabled, who have no access to books and reading resources in their schools?
Located in Accessibility / News & Media
Seeking Survey Participants for Research on Musician Livelihood: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 16, 2016 — filed under: Music, Jobs
Are you a musician based in India? Do you compose, write lyrics, perform, record, or teach music as one of your main income sources? If so, the Center for Internet and Society is interested in hearing from you!
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