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India’s cyber-security budget 'woefully inadequate': Experts
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 28, 2015 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
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 29, 2014 — filed under: ,
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
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 17, 2017 — filed under: , , ,
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
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 24, 2012 — filed under: , ,
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
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 08, 2013 last modified Aug 09, 2013 09:58 AM — filed under: , , , ,
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
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 26, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
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
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 07, 2017 last modified Apr 07, 2017 12:49 PM — filed under: , , ,
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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India’s net neutrality debate is unique and complex
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 30, 2015 — filed under: , ,
Connectivity to millions in India is main issue
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India’s ruling party takes online abuse to a professional level
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 31, 2016 — filed under: ,
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) employs an army of trolls to harass and intimidate critics through social media, a new book claims.
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India’s Supreme Court hears challenge to biometric authentication system
by Prasad Krishna published May 03, 2017 last modified May 20, 2017 06:44 AM — filed under: , , ,
Two lawsuits being heard this week before India’s Supreme Court question a requirement imposed by the government that individuals should quote a biometrics-based authentication number when filing their tax returns.
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