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Data Protection: We can innovate, leapfrog: by Sunil Abraham — published Jan 22, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
About 27% of India's population is still illiterate or barely literate. Most privacy policies and terms of services for web and mobile applications are in English and therefore it is only 10% of us who can actually read them before we provide our consent.
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Distinguished Fellows: by Sunil Abraham — published Sep 17, 2008 — last modified Jul 27, 2020 12:50 PM
Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam is based in Chennai. Rishab Aiyer Ghosh is based at UNU-MERIT at Maastricht. Hans Varghese Mathews is based in Bangalore. Shyam Ponappa is based in New Delhi. Prof. Tejaswini Niranjana is based in Bangalore and Mumbai.
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Do we need the Aadhar scheme?: by Sunil Abraham — published Feb 03, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
"Decentralisation and privacy are preconditions for security. Digital signatures don’t require centralised storage and are much more resilient in terms of security", Sunil Abraham in the Business Standard on 1 February 2012.
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Do You Want to be Watched?: by Sunil Abraham — published Jun 09, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:11 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The new rules under the IT Act are an assault on our freedom, says Sunil Abraham in this article published in Pragati on June 8, 2011.
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Does the Government want to enter our homes?: by Sunil Abraham — published Aug 13, 2010 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:12 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
When rogue politicians and bureaucrats are granted unrestricted access to information then the very future of democracy and free media will be in jeopardy. In an article published in the Pune Mirror on 10 August, 2010, Sunil Abraham examines this in light of the BlackBerry-to-BlackBerry messenger service that the Government of India plans to block if its makers do not allow the monitoring of messages. He says that civil society should rather resist and insist on suitable checks and balances like governmental transparency and a fair judicial oversight instead of allowing the government to intrude into the privacy and civil liberties of its citizens.
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Don’t SLAPP free speech: by Sunil Abraham — published Feb 28, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
IIPM is proving adept at the tactical use of lawsuits to stifle criticism, despite safeguards. THE DEPARTMENT of Telecommunications, on 14 February, issued orders to block certain web pages critical of the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM).
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Dr. Andrew Lynn: by Sunil Abraham — last modified Oct 31, 2008 09:36 AM
Dr. Andrew Lynn
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Dr. Anshu Bharadwaj: by Sunil Abraham — last modified Oct 31, 2008 09:38 AM
Dr. Anshu Bharadwaj
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Dr. Zakir Thomas: by Sunil Abraham — last modified Oct 31, 2008 09:33 AM
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Essay Competition: by Sunil Abraham — published Sep 17, 2008 — last modified Sep 23, 2009 10:02 AM — filed under: FLOSS
In partnership with Free Software User Group - Bangalore, the Centre for Internet and Society is organising a essay competition for school and college students from Bangalore. The last date for submitting entries is 8th November 2008. Three prizes of Rs. 3,000/- each are available for college students, and three 3 prizes of Rs. 1,000/- each are available for school students.
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