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Why this blocking di?: by Prasad Krishna — published May 28, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
In a bid to curb piracy, film producers are now approaching courts to block websites that host pirated content. But the court orders are so vaguely worded that users lose access to even legitimate content. R Krishna reports.
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Why was the Gwalior court in such a hurry to block IIPM URLs?: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 19, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Is it really that easy to get courts to block online content as it appears from the latest case of the blocking of 73 URLs related to IIPM? Legally speaking, yes.
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Why We Should All Worry About The Mandatory Imposition Of Aadhaar: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 27, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
It appears that with each passing day, the government is linking an increasing number of benefits and government services to the 12-digit biometric-based Aadhaar number for Indians, despite growing concerns around its data privacy and security.
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Wi-Fi Direct promises range, bandwidth higher than Bluetooth: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 08:13 AM — filed under: Telecom
Sharing, printing and connecting for Wi-Fi devices is going to be more convenient than ever with soon-to-be-launched technology Wi-Fi Direct, which enables devices to connect to each other without a conventional Wi-Fi hub. This article by Ramkumar Iyer was published in the Hindu on 31 October 2010.
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Wie die chinesische Mega-App TikTok Indiens Wahlkampf beeinflussen könnte: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 20, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Die chinesische Kurzvideo-App Tiktok gehört zu den wertvollsten Start-ups der Welt – und sie wird zunehmend politisch. In Indien weckt das Ängste.
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Wiki: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 30, 2015 03:16 PM
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Wiki changes the world: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2011 — last modified Jan 03, 2012 10:23 AM — filed under: Digital Natives
A fortnightly column on ‘Digital Natives’ authored by Nishant Shah is featured in the Sunday Eye, the national edition of Indian Express, Delhi, from September 2010 onwards. This article was published in the Indian Express on January 23, 2011. In this Nishant Shah explains how Wiki changes the world by making the ordinary person the expert and knowledge free.
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Wiki donors: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 21, 2013 — last modified Jul 01, 2013 04:19 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
Time Out finds out what Wikipedia’s doing to turn the info mammoth Kannada friendly
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Wiki Editors: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 03, 2014 06:04 AM
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Wiki Education Programs: by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 22, 2013 02:24 PM
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