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How Next-Gen Smartphone Users are Being Bought and Sold: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 19, 2013 — last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:48 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
After facebook and google, Twitter became the latest to buy millions of Indian smartphone users in July.
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How private companies are using Aadhaar to try to deliver better services (but there's a catch): by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 23, 2016 — last modified Dec 23, 2016 02:04 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
They are gathering more information on you.
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How tech brings self-reliance to students with disabilities: by Prasad Krishna — published May 29, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
Rakshit Malik, 18, has every reason to be pleased with himself. He just scored 96.4% in his Class 12 exam -the third-highest score in CBSE's disabled category.
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How Technology Is and Isn't Helping Fight Corruption in India: by Prasad Krishna — published May 29, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 06:43 AM
I recently sat down with Sunil Abraham, the founder and executive director of the Center for Internet & Society (CIS) in Bangalore to talk about the center, and his views on the role of technology and openness in politics and society.
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How the government gains when private companies use Aadhaar: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 24, 2016 — last modified Apr 01, 2016 03:58 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
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How The U.K. Got A Better Deal From Facebook Than India Did: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 18, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance, Privacy
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and India’s Karmanya Sareen shared a similar concern – how messenger application WhatsApp’s decision to share user data with parent Facebook is a violation of the promise of privacy.
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How the UID project can be a cause for concern: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 13, 2010 — last modified Apr 09, 2018 12:59 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), headed by Nandan Nilekani, is the UPA government's most ambitious project, where one billion Indians are branded with a unique identity number.
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How the world’s largest democracy is preparing to snoop on its citizens: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 15, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Monitoring system will allow govt to snoop on voice calls, SMSes, and access Internet data.
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How to Engage in Broadband Policy and Regulatory Processes: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 09, 2014 — last modified Apr 03, 2014 06:07 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
LIRNEasia with the support of the Ford Foundation offered a four-day course in Gurgaon from March 7 to 10, 2014. Sunil Abraham taught on Surveillance and Privacy.
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How to Steer Clear of India’s Strict Internet Laws: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 10:13 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The arrest of two women in Mumbai for a Facebook post is the latest heavy-handed move by India’s government to curb what Indian citizens say on the Internet.
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