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Electoral Databases – Privacy and Security Concerns
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Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Jan 16, 2014
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last modified
Jan 16, 2014 11:07 AM
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filed under:
Digital Governance,
Privacy,
Cybersecurity,
Data Protection,
Internet Governance,
Safety,
Information Technology,
Cyber Security,
Security,
e-Governance,
Transparency, Politics,
E-Governance
In this blogpost, Snehashish Ghosh analyzes privacy and security concerns which have surfaced with the digitization, centralization and standardization of the electoral database and argues that even though the law provides the scope for protection of electoral databases, the State has not taken any steps to ensure its safety.
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Blog
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Who Owns Your Phone?
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Sep 18, 2016
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filed under:
Digital Governance,
Research,
Digital Media,
RAW Research,
Researchers at Work
The capacity of companies to defy standards that work tells an alarming story of what we lose when we lose control of our devices.
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Workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data' (Delhi, November 12)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Nov 02, 2016
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last modified
Nov 12, 2016 10:14 AM
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filed under:
Data Systems,
Digital Governance,
Privacy,
Data Revolution,
Surveillance,
Big Data,
Digital India,
Internet Governance,
Big Data for Development,
Digital Rights
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Sarai programme, CSDS, invite you to a workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data: What Changes? What should Change?' on Saturday, November 12. This workshop aims to build a dialogue around some of the key government-led big data initiatives in India and elsewhere that are contributing significant new challenges and concerns to the ongoing debates on the right to privacy. It is an open event. Please register to participate.
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Events
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WikiWars - A report
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Feb 23, 2010
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last modified
Oct 06, 2010 11:21 AM
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filed under:
Digital Governance,
Wikipedia,
Featured,
Cybercultures,
Workshop,
CPOV
The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore and the Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam, hosted WikiWars – an international event that brought together scholars, researchers, academics, artists and practitioners from various disciplines, to discuss the emergence and growth of Wikipedia and what it means for the information societies we inhabit. With participants from 15 countries making presentations about Wikipedia and the knowledge ecology within which it exists, the event saw a vigorous set of debates and discussions as questions about education, pedagogy, language, access, geography, resistance, art and subversion were raised by the presenters. The 2 day event marked the beginning of the process that hopes to produce the first critical reader – Critical Point of View (CPOV) - that collects key resources for research and inquiry around Wikipedia.
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CPOV : Wikipedia Research Initiative
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Mar 16, 2010
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last modified
Aug 23, 2011 02:52 AM
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filed under:
Conference,
Open Standards,
Digital Activism,
Digital Governance,
Digital Access,
Public Accountability,
Research,
Featured
The Second event, towards building the Critical Point of View Reader on Wikipedia, brings a range of scholars, practitioners, theorists and activists to critically reflect on the state of Wikipedia in our contemporary Information Societies. Organised in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by the Institute of Network Cultures, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, the event builds on the debates and discussions initiated at the WikiWars that launched off the knowledge network in Bangalore in January 2010. Follow the Live Tweets at #CPOV
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The Future of Journalism: EJC @ Picnic 2010
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Oct 13, 2010
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filed under:
Conference,
Digital Activism,
Digital Governance
Nishant Shah was a speaker at the PICNIC 2010, in Amsterdam, where he made a presentation titled "Citizens in the time of Database Democracies : Information ecology and role of participatory technologies in India"
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Locating Internets: Histories of the Internet(s) in India — Research Training and Curriculum Workshop: Call for Participation
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 11, 2011
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last modified
Jul 21, 2011 06:00 AM
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filed under:
Development,
Gaming,
Digital Activism,
Digital Governance,
Research,
CISRAW,
Featured,
Cybercultures,
archives,
New Pedagogies,
Workshop,
IT Cities
Deadline for submission: 26th July 2011-06-08;
When: 19th - 22nd August, 2011;
Where: Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad;
Organised by: Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore and CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Please Note: Travel support is only available for domestic travel within India.
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Workshop on Democratic Accountability in the Digital Age (Delhi, November 14-15)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Oct 31, 2016
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last modified
Dec 15, 2016 09:27 AM
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filed under:
Digital ID,
Digital Governance,
Privacy,
UID,
Internet Governance,
Accountability,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Welfare Governance,
E-Governance,
Digital Rights
IT for Change, along with Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI), is organising a two day workshop on ‘Democratic Accountability in the Digital Age’. The workshop will focus on evolving a comprehensive policy approach to data based governance and digital democracy, grounded in a rights and social justice framework. It will be held at the United Service Institution of India, Delhi, during November 14-15, 2016. The CIS team to participate in the workshop includes Sumandro Chattapadhyay (speaker), Amber Sinha (speaker), Vanya Rakesh (participant), and Himadri Chatterjee (participant).
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Millions of Indians move from cash to digital payments. But some ask whether it’s safe
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 16, 2017
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filed under:
Digital Money,
Internet Governance,
Digital Governance,
Digital Economy
Minutes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began an ambitious new mobile-phone-payment application in December, several clones of the app popped up at Android smartphone stores.
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News & Media
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Fake Narendra Modi apps aplenty, but it’s up to users to protect themselves
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 10, 2016
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last modified
Dec 10, 2016 04:24 AM
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filed under:
Digital India,
Internet Governance,
Digital Governance,
Privacy
The app, hosted on Google Play store, automatically gets excessive permission including full network access and ability to take pictures and videos once downloaded.
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