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Scrap UID project, say people's organisations: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The unique identification number project is executed without any legislative or parliamentary sanction.
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UID Act may be released for debate, may be introduced in monsoon session: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 01, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:27 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
An article by Karen Leigh & Surabhi Agarwal in livemint on June 30, 2010.
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‘UID is being forced’: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:20 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
CIS feels that the UID project is forced on the citizens.
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UID project draws flak from civil rights activists: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The unique identification project is drawing a flak from civil rights activists.
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WIPO Proposals Would Open Cross-Border Access To Materials For Print Disabled: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:56 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The print disabled feel that the possible UN recommendations being negotiated upon may come up short, reports Kaitlin Mara in this article.
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What it means to be a child today: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 17, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:42 AM — filed under: Digital Natives
They move seamlessly between reality and virtual reality. The digital landscape they inhabit comprises generations — not of family — but of technology such as Web 2.0, 3G, PS4 and iPhone5. Their world has moved beyond their neighbourhood, school and childhood friends to encompass a 500-channel television universe, the global gaming village, the endless internet. These are the children born in the last decade and half — possibly the first generation that has never known a world without hi-tech.
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Indian civil liberties groups are now geared to fight the draconian IT Rules: by Prasad Krishna — published May 11, 2011
There is a price for liberty and that is eternal vigil against forces that seek to grab it from you. Civil Liberties groups are now coming to terms with the recently issued Information Technology Rules 2011 of the Government of India, which they fear would curtail the freedom of expression of Internet users in the country, writes Akash Bisht. This article was published in the Weekend Leader.com, Vol 2 Issue 18, 6 - 12 May, 2011.
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Aadhaar’s moment of truth: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 05, 2011 — last modified Jul 05, 2011 07:16 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
It’s time for the unique identity project to answer tough questions it has dodged so far, writes MA Arun in the Deccan Herald.
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What documents will you need, to get UID?: by Prasad Krishna — published May 28, 2011 — last modified May 30, 2011 10:18 AM
UID or Aadhaar will roll out in Bengaluru in June. Here are the various documents one can use to make the enrolment easier. This news was published in CitizenMatters.in on May 28, 2011.
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Access to Knowledge in the Age of Intellectual Property: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 08:14 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
Access to Knowledge in the Age of Intellectual Property charts the rise of the access to knowledge movement, a movement in which Open Society Foundations have played a key role. It maps the vast terrain of legal, cultural, and technical issues that activists and thinkers aligned to the movement negotiate every day.
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