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India’s Supreme Court hears challenge to biometric authentication system: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:44 AM — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Two lawsuits being heard this week before India’s Supreme Court question a requirement imposed by the government that individuals should quote a biometrics-based authentication number when filing their tax returns.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India:Privacy in Peril: by Bhairav Acharya — published Jul 12, 2013 — last modified Sep 25, 2013 09:56 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The danger of mass surveillance in India is for real. The absence of a regulating law is damning for Indians who want to protect their privacy against the juggernaut of state and private surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Indian Government Quietly Brings In Its 'Central Monitoring System': Total Surveillance Of All Telecommunications: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 08, 2013 — last modified Jul 02, 2013 09:12 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
There's a worrying trend around the world for governments to extend online surveillance capabilities to encompass all citizens -- often justified with the usual excuse of combatting terrorism and/or child pornography.
Located in News & Media
Indian Government says it is still drafting privacy law, but doesn’t give timelines: by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2017 — last modified May 15, 2017 02:10 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian government to bar politicians from using Gmail for official business: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 30, 2013 — last modified Sep 05, 2013 09:52 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Surveillance
US-based email services seen as too risky.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian government websites: Gold mine for cybercriminals: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2013 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:18 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
If you are a cybercriminal trying to commit identity theft or digitally impersonate a citizen, you have help from the unlikeliest of sources — the Government of India.
Located in News & Media
Indian Intermediary Liability Regime: by Admin — published May 20, 2018
Located in Internet Governance / Files
Indian net service providers too play censorship tricks: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 13, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The study by a Canadian university has found that some major Indian ISPs have deployed web-censorship and filtering technology.
Located in News & Media
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s digital dream gets bad reception: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 29, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship, Surveillance
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Silicon Valley’s most powerful chief executives this week how his government “attacked poverty by using the power of networks and mobile phones’’, the entire population of the state of Kashmir remained offline — by order of the state.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian politicians yet to tap voters online: CIS’s Abraham: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 23, 2013 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham talks about the role online media will play in forthcoming elections and the behaviour of online readers of news.
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