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Social Media Aids Rescue Efforts in Flood-Hit Kashmir: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 12, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance
As flood-ravaged Indian Kashmir faces a communication blackout, social media posts on Facebook and Twitter are playing a huge role in tracing people stranded in the region.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Fighting battles online: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 16, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance
Internet policy maverick Sunil Abraham feels that accessibility is key to democratising the Internet space.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
UID and NPR: Towards Common Ground: by Mukta Batra — published Sep 19, 2014 — last modified Oct 15, 2014 01:06 PM — filed under: UID, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The UID (Unique Identification) and NPR (National Population Register) are both government identity schemes that aggregate personal data, including biometric data for the provision of an identification factor, and aim to link them with the delivery of public utility services.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
They know where you are: by Admin — published Jan 18, 2019 — last modified Jan 18, 2019 02:14 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
With hotel-booking app routinely sharing real-time guest data with police and government, lives of those fleeing persecution is in danger, privacy advocates fear.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Webinar on the draft Intermediary Guidelines Amendment Rules: by Admin — published Jan 18, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
CCAOI and the ISOC Delhi Chapter organised a webinar on January 10 to discuss the draft "The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018". Gurshabad Grover was a discussant in the panel.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Cyber Policy Centres Meeting in Sri Lanka: by Admin — published Jan 20, 2019 — last modified Jan 21, 2019 11:50 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Elonnai Hickok, Sunil Abraham and Ambika Tandon participated in this event organized by IDRC in Sri Lanka on January 11 - 14, 2019.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India should reconsider its proposed regulation of online content: by Gurshabad Grover — published Jan 24, 2019 — last modified Jan 24, 2019 04:59 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The lack of technical considerations in the proposal is also apparent since implementing the proposal is infeasible for certain intermediaries. End-to-end encrypted messaging services cannot “identify” unlawful content since they cannot decrypt it. Presumably, the government’s intention is not to disallow end-to-end encryption so that intermediaries can monitor content.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Creeped out by Netflix's 'You'? Here's how you can avoid online stalkers, data thieves: by Admin — published Jan 12, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Several social media users have no idea of how much of their information is stored on the Internet and what kind of information they are allowing the applications to access.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
How to make EVMs hack-proof, and elections more trustworthy: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 14, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Free and fair elections are the expression of democratic emancipation. India has always led by example: the Nehru Committee sought universal adult franchise in 1928, at a time when France didnât let women vote, and laws in the USA allowed disqualification of poor, illiterate, and African-American voters. But how reliable are our voting systems, particularly in terms of security?
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The DNA Bill has a sequence of problems that need to be resolved: by Shweta Mohandas and Elonnai Hickok — published Jan 15, 2019 — filed under: DNA Profiling, Internet Governance, Privacy
In its current form, it’s far from comprehensive and fails to adequately address privacy and security concerns.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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