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'Aadhaar' Of Your Existence Or Card Of Controversy?: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 12:24 PM — filed under: Video, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
recent report estimates that details of 13 crore Aadhaar card holders have been leaked from four government websites. These include bank account details, income levels, addresses, even caste and religion details.
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'Anonymous' hackers to protest Indian Internet laws: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 18, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Global hacking movement Anonymous has called for protesters to take to the streets in 16 cities around India on Saturday over what it considers growing government censorship of the Internet, writes Pratap Chakravarty.
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'Attempts to censor the web ill-advised': by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 17, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Amid concerted government attempts to censor the internet and the recent blocking of file-sharing websites due to a court order based on a petition by producers of a Tamil film, speakers at a discussion on Saturday felt that there was a fear of freedom of expression among those affected by it, primarily the powerful.
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'Delink ICANN from US jurisdiction': by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2016 — filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance
Eight Indian civil society organisations involved with internet governance have called for complete delinking of ICANN from US jurisdiction, saying an important global public infrastructure being subject to a single country’s control is unacceptable.
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'Free Speech and Media in South Asia: Human Rights Concerns in a Globalizing World': by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 24, 2013 — last modified Nov 08, 2013 05:33 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
A seminar organized by the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, in collaboration with the Centre for Media and Governance, National Law University, Delhi. Chinmayi Arun is one of the speakers.
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'Help Konkani Wikipedia come out of incubation': by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 17, 2013 — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The functioning of the free online encyclopedia, ‘Wikipedia,’ is like a true democracy. It is for the people and by the people, said The Centre for Internet and Society Programme Officer (Indian Languages) Pavanaja U B.
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'I'm going to ruin you, dear': by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 03, 2014 — last modified Sep 09, 2014 09:55 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge, Privacy
Revenge porn is sweeping across the developed world. And now it's being seen in India. The culprit, says Prasun Chaudhuri, is often a former friend, partner, relative or colleague.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
'India wants core internet infrastructure': by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 24, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 10:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, NETmundial
India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other stakeholders. In typical Indian diplomatic style, its position can be interpreted to mean everything and nothing.
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'IRCTC’s Aadhaar play can violate SC order and derail National Security': by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 07, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Your online railway bookings are going to become a wee bit more difficult if they aren’t already so.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
'Pakistan' hackers target India's top police agency: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 16, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:26 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Cyber-attackers who identified themselves as the "Pakistan Cyber Army" have hacked the website of India's top police agency, officials said on Saturday. The website of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was hacked by programmers who left a message saying that the attack was in revenge for similar Indian assaults on Pakistani sites, Press Trust of India said. The hackers signed their message on the Indian police website: "Long Live Pakistan."
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