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Right to Read Campaign - Kolkata: by Radha Rao — published Oct 22, 2009 — last modified Feb 04, 2013 06:47 AM — filed under: Event Type, Accessibility
The nationwide Right to Read campaign which began with its first road show at Loyola College, Chennai is now having its second road show at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. There will be half day events with publicity. Events shall comprise presentations, debates and demonstrations, book reading sessions and stalls where various accessibility tools will be demonstrated.
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Clarification on Information Security Practices of the Aadhaar Report: by Aditya Tejas — published May 17, 2017
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Learning from Fukushima: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2011 — last modified Aug 30, 2011 12:47 PM — filed under: Telecom
Take remedial steps and demystify the unreasoning dread of nuclear power, says Shyam Ponappa in his latest column published by the Business Standard on April 7, 2011.
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India To Let Private Companies Access Citizens’ Biometric Data: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 27, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
India, home to the world’s largest national biometric registry, plans to begin sharing citizens’ data with the country’s private companies and startups.
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Comments and Feedback on the Draft Twelfth Five Year Plan with respect to Persons with Disabilities: by Rahul Cherian — published Dec 28, 2012 — filed under: Accessibility
The Centre for Internet & Society was one of the ten organizations representing people with disabilities that sent comments and feedback on the draft twelfth five year plan.
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The Supreme Court Judgment in Shreya Singhal and What It Does for Intermediary Liability in India?: by Jyoti Panday — published Apr 11, 2015 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 11:59 PM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Chilling Effect
Even as free speech advocates and users celebrate the Supreme Court of India's landmark judgment striking down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of 2000, news that the Central government has begun work on drafting a new provision to replace the said section of the Act has been trickling in.
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Take charge of Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2011 — last modified Jun 06, 2011 08:16 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Want to take control of your data and the way you use your Facebook account? Then try these tricks, writes Shweta Taneja.
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When Whistle Blowers Unite: by Sunil Abraham — published Jan 14, 2010 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:17 AM — filed under: Digital Activism, Internet Governance
Leaking corporate or government information in public interest through popular Web service providers is risky but Wikileaks.org is one option that you could try out.
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An Interview of Nirmita Narasimhan on ITU Portal: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 28, 2011 — filed under: Accessibility
ITU Girls in ICT is now online! ITU interviewed Nirmita and published her profile on their website.
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Wikipedia turns 11 today: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 16, 2012 — filed under: Openness
The world's largest free encyclopaedia turns 11 on Sunday. To mark the occasion, the Wikipedia community will host events in seven cities across the country. The community is also celebrating the first anniversary of the Wikimedia India chapter.
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