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Sean McDonald - Ebola: A Big Data Disaster
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Mar 01, 2016
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last modified
Apr 21, 2016 09:57 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Privacy,
Open Data,
Disaster Response,
Internet Governance,
Humanitarian Response,
CIS Papers
We are proud to initiate the CIS Papers series with a fascinating exploration of humanitarian use of big data and its discontents by Sean McDonald, FrontlineSMS, in the context of utilisation of Call Detail Records for public health response during the Ebola crisis in Liberia. The paper highlights the absence of a dialogue around the significant legal risks posed by the collection, use, and international transfer of personally identifiable data and humanitarian information, and the grey areas around assumptions of public good. The paper calls for a critical discussion around the experimental nature of data modeling in emergency response due to mismanagement of information has been largely emphasized to protect the contours of human rights.
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Aadhaar Bill fails to incorporate suggestions by the Standing Committee
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 10, 2016
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last modified
Mar 10, 2016 03:58 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In 2011, a standing committee report led by Yashwant Sinha had been scathing in its indictments of the Aadhaar BIll introduced by the UPA government. Five years later, the NDA government has introduced a new bill which is a rehash of the same. I look at the concerns raised by the committee report, none of which have been addressed by the new bill.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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The New Aadhaar Bill in Plain English
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by
Amber Sinha, Vanya Rakesh and Vipul Kharbanda
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published
Mar 11, 2016
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last modified
Mar 11, 2016 04:41 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
We have put together a plain English version of the The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Sixth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, Nairobi: A Summary
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 24, 2011
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last modified
Oct 24, 2011 09:09 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The sixth annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum was held from 27 to 30 September 2011 at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya. Sunil Abraham participated in six workshops: Privacy, Security, and Access to Rights: A Technical and Policy Analyses, Use of Digital Technologies for Civic Engagement and Political Change: Lessons Learned and Way Forward, The Impact of Regulation: FOSS and Enterprise, Proprietary Influences in Free and Open Source Software: Lessons to Open and Universal Internet Standards, Access and Diversity of Broadband Internet Access and Putting Users First: How Can Privacy be Protected in Today’s Complex Mobile Ecosystem?
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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All India Privacy Symposium
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 02, 2011
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last modified
Feb 27, 2012 11:08 AM
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filed under:
Conference,
Event Type,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Privacy India in partnership with the International Development Research Centre, Canada, Society in Action Group, Gurgaon, Privacy International, UK and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative is organizing the All India Privacy Symposium at the India International Centre, New Delhi on Saturday, February 4, 2012.
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Internet Governance
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Steady Steps.....FOSS and the MDG's
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 09, 2012
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last modified
Dec 09, 2012 01:11 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Internet Governance Forum,
Internet Governance
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this IGF workshop held on November 9, 2012. It was organised by International Center For Free and Open Source Software and Free Software and OpenSource Foundation For Africa.
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News & Media
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The Privatisation of Censorship: The Online Responsibility to Protect Free Expression
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 05, 2012
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last modified
Dec 09, 2012 01:48 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance Forum,
Internet Governance
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this workshop organised on November 5, 2012. It was organized by Index on Censorship.
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News & Media
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66A ‘cut & paste job’
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 11, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
The controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act has borrowed words out of context from British and American laws, according to lawyers here who are calling it a “poor cut-and-paste job”.
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News & Media
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Meeting of the Network of Internet & Society Centers
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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last modified
Dec 11, 2012 10:18 AM
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filed under:
Event,
Internet Governance
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University together with the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet & Society in Berlin, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society Bangalore, the Center for Technology & Society at the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School, KEIO University SFC, the MIT Media Lab, the MIT Center for Civic Media, and the NEXA Center for Internet & Society, will host a highly interactive and participatory meeting of representatives from these and other research centers focused on Internet and society issues.
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Internet Governance
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Events
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Is your facebook page your mini resume?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
As privacy debates heat up across the world, Bangaloreans reveal the trend of employers asking job aspirants for their Facebook IDs and passwords has caught on here too. When Adil Pasha, 24, revealed at an advertising job interview that his main strength was creativity, his interviewers asked for his FB password to check his latest updates.
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