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Smari McCarthy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 26, 2014
Located in
Openness
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Blog
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Smriti Irani brings back focus on voyeurism prevailing in our country
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 06, 2015
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last modified
May 08, 2015 12:59 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The case of Union minister Smriti Irani finding a CCTV camera at Goa's Fab India has again brought back the focus on digital voyeurism and how a critical issue like surveillance can be exploited. Irani's case comes days after a woman found a mobile phone strapped to a changing room door of a Van Heusen store in Lajpat Nagar's Central market, a popular shopping hub.
Located in
Internet Governance
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News & Media
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SMS Block as Threat to Free Speech
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by
Chinmayi Arun
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published
Sep 02, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
If you could text just one or two people in a day, who would you choose? Many of us have had to make this choice thanks to the order limiting us to five texts a day. Short Message Service (SMS) is not used primarily to send staccato messages like the telegraph was.
Located in
Internet Governance
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Snooping Can Lead to Data Abuse
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jun 09, 2011
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 10:39 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
THE NATGRID, aiming to link databases of 21 departments and ministries for better counter-terror measures, adopts blunt policy approach, subjecting every citizen to the same level of blanket surveillance, instead of a targeted approach that intelligently focuses on geographic or demographic areas that are currently important, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published by Mail Today on June 9, 2011.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Snooping technology: Will CMS work in India?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 22, 2013
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Indian government plans to spend $132 million on setting up its brand new Central Monitoring System this year.
Located in
News & Media
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Social Activist Alleges Threat By Police Officer Over Possession of Aadhaar
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by
Admin
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published
Jul 20, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Social activist Shabnam Hashmi recorded a policeman telling her those without address proof and Aadhaar could be “eliminated”.
Located in
Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Social Media Monitoring
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jan 16, 2017
Located in
Internet Governance
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Files
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Social Media Monitoring
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Jan 13, 2017
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last modified
Jan 16, 2017 02:23 PM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Surveillance
We see a trend of social media and communication monitoring and surveillance initiatives in India which have the potential to create a chilling effect on free speech online and raises question about the privacy of individuals. In this paper, Amber Sinha looks at social media monitoring as a tool for surveillance, the current state of social media surveillance in India, and evaluate how the existing regulatory framework in India may deal with such practices in future.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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South African Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013
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by
Divij Joshi
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published
Apr 16, 2014
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last modified
May 05, 2014 06:59 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
As the rapid spread of technology in developing countries allows exponentially increasing availability of and access to personal data through automatic data processing, governments are beginning to recognize the necessity to evolve policies addressing data security and privacy concerns.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Spreading unhappiness equally around
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jul 31, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The section of civil society opposed to Aadhaar is unhappy because the UIDAI and all other state agencies that wish to can process data non-consensually.
Located in
Internet Governance
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Blog
