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Open house on information breaches: by Prasad Krishna — published May 26, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:41 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On May 26, 2017 at the Has Geek open house participants discussed the state of information security in India the legal and regulatory measures that companies must comply with, and consumers should be aware of. Udbhav Tiwari was a speaker at the event organized by Has Geek in Bengaluru.
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Open is the Future: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 27, 2010 — last modified May 01, 2011 02:55 AM — filed under: Openness
The third Open World Forum will gather together decision-makers from the open digital world, in Paris. 1,500 participants from 40 countries will come together to analyze the technological, economic and social impact of Open Source, the invisible engine behind the digital revolution. The aim: to interpret future trends and cross-fertilize initiatives.
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Open Knowledge Day at Mysore: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 14, 2014 — last modified Jul 14, 2014 09:41 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Kannada Wikipedia, Event
Mysore University along with the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team invites you to an Open Knowledge Day at the University of Mysore on July 15, 2014.
Located in Openness / Events
Open Knowledge Day in Mysore (Media Coverage): by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 24, 2014 — last modified Jul 24, 2014 07:01 AM
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Open Knowledge Festival 2014: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 28, 2014 — last modified Jul 28, 2014 10:17 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Subhashish Panigrahi represented India as the India Ambassador of OpenGLAM local in Berlin. The event was organized by Google, Omidyar, et.al., in Berlin from July 15 to 17, 2014.
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Open letter from CIS to PM Modi on Intellectual Property Rights issues on his Visit to US: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 24, 2015 — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Access to Knowledge
Centre for Internet and Society, through its Policy Director Mr. Pranesh Prakash and Programme Officer Nehaa Chaudhari has addressed an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the intellectual property right issues concerning his visit to the United State of America in September, 2015.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Open Letter to the Finance Committe: Biometrics: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 16, 2011 — last modified Feb 17, 2011 01:12 PM — filed under: Privacy
This note points out the weaknesses inherent in biometrics and the pitfalls in using them. It recommends procedural safeguards that should be adopted by the UID in order to make the use of biometrics more secure and inclusive.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Open Letter to the Finance Committee: Finance and Security: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 10, 2011 — last modified Feb 17, 2011 11:57 AM — filed under: Privacy
This note explores the three connections between finance and security and demonstrates the cost implications of operating a centrally designed identity management system as proposed by the UID. In doing so, it shows how the monitoring, storing, and securing of transactional data in a centralized database fall short of meeting the project's objectives of authentication, and thus is an additional cost. Further, it is argued that the blanket monitoring of the transaction database is not an effective method of detecting fraud, and is an expensive component of the project.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Open Letter to the Finance Committee: Operational Design: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 16, 2011 — last modified Feb 17, 2011 10:02 AM — filed under: Privacy
The objective of the UID project is to provide identity infrastructure that is not susceptible to fraud or error. This note highlights parts of the operational design of the project, which are flawed. We plead that each point be taken into consideration and that the design be suitably revised.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Open Letter to the Finance Committee: UID Budget: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 16, 2011 — last modified Feb 17, 2011 11:18 AM — filed under: Privacy
This note presents the aspects of the UID project, which have not been considered or incorporated into the UID’s budget. The costs include re-enrollment, loss in human time, and the cost of the audit function.
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