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Dissent on Aadhaar: New book highlights limitations of ID project, legal and tech opposition to it: by Admin — published Feb 02, 2019 — last modified Feb 02, 2019 01:13 PM
In 2010, a year after the UIDAI was constituted, three of its functionaries visited internationally-renowned developmental economist Professor Reetika Khera.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
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.
Located in About Us / People
Divergence between the GDPR and PDP Bill 2019: by Pallavi Bedi — published Feb 21, 2020 — last modified Feb 21, 2020 01:05 PM
Located in Internet Governance
DML 2013 Conference: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 21, 2013
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
DNA Databases and Human Rights: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 17, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Using DNA to trace people who are suspected of committing a crime has been a major advance in policing.
Located in Internet Governance
dna exclusive: Geeks have a solution to digital surveillance in India: Cryptography: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 07, 2013 — last modified Jul 15, 2013 06:24 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
While you were thinking of what next to post on Twitter, the government has stealthily put an ambitious surveillance programme in place that tracks your every move in the digital world — through voice calls, SMS and MMS, GPRS, fax communications on landlines, video calls and emails.
Located in News & Media
Does India need its own Bayh-Dole?: by Sanchia de Souza — published Apr 28, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:58 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
Article by Pranesh Prakash, Programme Manager at Centre for Internet and Society in the Indian Express, 24 April 2009
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Does the Safe-Harbor Program Adequately Address Third Parties Online?: by Rebecca Schild — published Apr 16, 2010 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:19 AM — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Facebook, Data Protection, Social Networking
While many citizens outside of the US and EU benefit from the data privacy provisions the Safe Harbor Program, it remains unclear how successfully the program can govern privacy practices when third-parties continue to gain more rights over personal data. Using Facebook as a site of analysis, I will attempt to shed light on the deficiencies of the framework for addressing the complexity of data flows in the online ecosystem.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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
Dont hang up on this one: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 16, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:42 AM — filed under: Telecom
Is 3G the next twist in the mobile phone growth story?
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