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Rethinking DNA Profiling in India: by Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 28, 2012 — last modified Oct 29, 2012 08:00 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
DNA profile databases can be useful tools in solving crime, but given that the DNA profile of a person can reveal very personal information about the individual, including medical history, family history and so on, a more comprehensive legislation regulating the collection, use, analysis and storage of DNA samples needs included in the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
CIS Comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on Promoting Local Telecom Equipment Manufacturing: by Anubha Sinha — published Nov 26, 2017 — last modified Nov 26, 2017 02:56 AM — filed under: Telecom, Featured, Homepage
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) sent comments to the TRAI Consultation Paper on promoting telecom equipment manufacturing. CIS submission drew primarily from the research done in the Pervasive Technologies project.
Located in Telecom / Blog
ವಿಕಿಪಿಡಿಯಾಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 16, 2014 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Openness, Kannada Wikipedia
ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯವು ಇದೀಗ ವಿಕಿಪಿಡಿಯಾದಲ್ಲೂ ಹೆಸರು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಹಲವಾರು ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರ ಅವಿರತ ಶ್ರಮದಿಂದ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶಗಳು ವಿಕಿಪಿಡಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಭ್ಯವಾಗುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುವಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವಿ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿದೆ.
Located in News & Media
The Spies We Trust: Third Party Service Providers and Law Enforcement Surveillance: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 25, 2012 — last modified Jul 31, 2012 04:47 AM
Christopher Soghoian's dissertation was submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree "Doctor of Philosophy" in the School of Informatics, Department of Computer Science, Indiana University
Located in Internet Governance
Privacy and Security Implications of Public Wi-Fi - A Case Study: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 09, 2016
Located in Internet Governance / Files
WIPO SCCR 25 Day 3, November 21, 2012 (Full Text): by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 05, 2012 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Rough transcript of proceedings from WIPO SCCR on Day 3, November 21, 2012.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Privacy after Big Data: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 27, 2017
Located in Internet Governance / Files
Internet and Society in Asia: Challenges and Next Steps: by Nishant Shah — published Dec 23, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance, Research
The ubiquitous presence of internet technologies, in our age of digital revolution, has demanded the attention of various disciplines of study and movements for change around the globe. As more of our environment gets connected to the circuits of the World Wide Web, we witness a significant transformation in the way we understand the politics, mechanics and aesthetics of the world we live in, says Nishant Shah in this peer reviewed essay published in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, Volume 11, Number 1, March 2010.
Located in Internet Governance
Does the Social Web need a Googopoly?: by Rebecca Schild — published Mar 02, 2010 — last modified Aug 18, 2011 05:06 AM — filed under: Privacy, Social Networking, Competition, Google Buzz
While the utility of the new social tool Buzz is still under question, the bold move into social space taken last week by the Google Buzz team has Gmail users questioning privacy implications of the new feature. In this post, I posit that Buzz highlights two privacy challenges of the social web. First, the application has sidestepped the consensual and contextual qualities desirable of social spaces. Secondly, Google’s move highlights the increasingly competitive and convergent nature of the social media landscape.
Located in Openness / Blog
Responsible AI: by Admin — published Sep 20, 2019
Located in Internet Governance / Files

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