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Most popular apps inaccessible to millions of disabled, says study
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2016 — last modified Nov 21, 2016 02:47 AM — filed under:
Booking cabs, buying food and making payments online seem like they're just a swipe and a tap away, but for millions of disabled Indians, these apps are not designed for them to use.
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CIIPC-NLUD Workshop on Wikipedia Editing and Open Source Knowledge Sources
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2016 — last modified Nov 23, 2016 08:04 AM — filed under: ,
Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition (CIIPC), National Law university, Delhi as part of its Open Science Project, had organised WikiEdit2016 a two day workshop regarding orientation on editing Wikipedia and hands-on-training session. The event was organized on November 11 and 12, 2016 at National Law University in New Delhi.
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Caught in a filter bubble
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 24, 2016 — filed under: ,
The country seems to be polarised over demonetisation and its after-effects. And more likely than not, you’ve had plenty of news stories to read that corroborate what you believe, regardless of whether you think the scrapping of the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was an ingenious plan or not, especially if you get most of your news on social media.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
File The Technology Behind Big Data
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 01, 2016 — last modified Dec 02, 2016 01:23 AM
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Lack of clarity about cashless and online transactions makes digital payments more worrisome
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 02, 2016 — filed under: , , ,
Even as demonetisation pushes for more and more cashless and online transactions through, e-wallets, banks and other such apps, there is a serious lack of clarity on how these companies handle customer data, and how it is shared with other entities. "Data is the new oil," is an oft repeated phrase in nearly every technology related conversation that comes up anywhere in India today.
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