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India’s biometric ID scans make sci-fi a reality
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 28, 2017
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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
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 15, 2013
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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
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 25, 2013
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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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India’s cyber-security budget 'woefully inadequate': Experts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 28, 2015
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last modified
Feb 09, 2015 01:20 AM
India's cyber-security budget was more than doubled last year. Yet, it is "woefully inadequate" in the wake of revelations made by US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and increasing cyber-attacks on government infrastructure, according to experts.
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India’s dedicated Cryptology centre gets Rs. 115 crore funding
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 29, 2014
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filed under:
Cryptography,
Internet Governance
Work on India's first dedicated cryptology centre – plans for which were first announced in June 2012 – will likely accelerate as the project has gained initial funding of Rs. 115 crore from the federal government, stepping up the nation's efforts to stay on top of an area critical to its military and financial interests.
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India’s Digital ID Rollout Collides With Rickety Reality
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 17, 2017
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
India’s new digital identification system, years in the making and now being put into widespread use, has yet to deliver the new era of modern efficiency it promised for shop owner Om Prakash and customer Daya Chand.
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India’s ethnic clashes intensify within social-media maelstrom
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 24, 2012
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filed under:
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
It began in mid-July: First came a series of retaliatory killings between ethnic communities in the state of Assam in mid-July. Soon nearly 500,000 people had fled their homes for grim refugee camps. The central government belatedly sent in troops to assist, although that has barely quieted matters. But in the meantime, the violence in remote Assam triggered a bizarre series of knock-on events that has affected the entire country.
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India’s Indigenous Languages Drive Wikipedia’s Growth
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 08, 2013
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last modified
Aug 09, 2013 09:58 AM
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filed under:
Telegu Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Openness
Despite accommodating the world’s second largest English-speaking population behind the United States, it is India’s indigenous language speakers that are creating and consuming the content that is driving Wikipedia’s growth on the subcontinent.
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India’s Internet Curbs Under Legal Cloud
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 26, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
India’s crackdown on the Internet has caused much debate. But was it legal?
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India’s National ID Program May Be Turning The Country Into A Surveillance State
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 07, 2017
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last modified
Apr 07, 2017 12:49 PM
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filed under:
Biometrics,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
For seven years, India’s government has been scanning the irises and fingerprints of its citizens into a massive database. The once voluntary program was intended to fix the country’s corrupt welfare schemes, but critics worry about its Orwellian overtones.
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