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India's Techies Angered Over Internet Censorship Plan: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 22, 2011 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance
India has the world's largest democracy, and one of the most rambunctious. Millions of its young people are cutting edge when it comes to high-tech. Yet the country is still very conservative by Western standards, and a government minister recently said that offensive material on the web should be removed.
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India's Toilet Problem: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 16, 2012 06:03 AM
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India, Egypt say no thanks to free Internet from Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 03, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Free Basics, Internet Governance, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Facebook
ALWAR, India — Connecting people to the Internet is not easy in this impoverished farming district of wheat and millet fields, where working camels can be glimpsed along roads that curve through the low-slung Aravalli Hills.
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India- EU FTA: A Note on the Copyright Issues (PDF): by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 03, 2013
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India-EU Proposed FTA: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 10, 2013
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India’s ballot battle will also run through Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 05, 2014 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Facebook on Tuesday launched its widely awaited “election tracker” for the upcoming general elections, a move that signals the growing importance of social media as a political tool in a rapidly urbanizing India.
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India’s Big Bet on Identity: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 07, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The world’s largest biometric authentication system reaches its first major milestone, but lots of challenges remain, writes Joshua J. Romero in ieeespectrum. Sunil Abraham was quoted in this story which was featured in March 2012 edition.
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India’s biometric ID scans make sci-fi a reality: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2017 — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
I have been thinking about my fingerprints and the secrets that may lie within my eyes — and whether I want to share them with the Indian government. I may not however have a choice.
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India’s Central Monitoring System: Security can’t come at cost of privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 15, 2013 — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
During a Google hangout session in June this year, Milind Deora, minister of state for communications and information technology, addressed concerns related to the central monitoring system (CMS).
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India’s Civil Liberties Crisis: Of Bans, Blocks, Bullying and Biometrics: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Malavika Jayaram will be a speaker at this event which is organized by the Center for Global Communication Studies and will be held at Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennslyvania, Philadelphia, on March 28, 2013, from 12 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
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