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Hack Night in CIS ― A Meeting of Java Script Hackers: by Tom Dane — published Oct 10, 2011 — last modified Oct 27, 2011 11:36 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
CIS hosted a hack night in conjunction with the tech-event organizers HasGeek at its office on 24 September 2011. The event brought together local java script hackers on a common platform. Tom Dane and Kiran Jonnalagadda participated in the event.
Located in Internet Governance
Hacker steals 17 million Zomato users’ data, briefly puts it on dark web: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — filed under: Cyber Security, Hacking, Internet Governance, Privacy
Records of 17 million users were stolen from online restaurant search platform Zomato, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Hackers Take Protest to Indian Streets and Cyberspace: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 18, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
First there was self-styled Gandhian activist Anna Hazare who took to the streets to protest corruption. Now a group agitating against censorship on the Internet has arrived in India.
Located in News & Media
Hacking of SIM card by spy agencies raises fears of sensitive documents being leaked: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 25, 2015 — last modified Mar 09, 2015 01:31 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The hacking of SIM-card and digital security services provider Gemalto by American and British spy agencies has raised fears that sensitive communications, by the Indian government and hundreds of domestic companies, may have been at the risk of being spied on.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Hacking without borders: The future of artificial intelligence and surveillance: by Maria Xynou — published Mar 15, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:30 PM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
In this post, Maria Xynou looks at some of DARPA´s artificial intelligence surveillance technologies in regards to the right to privacy and their potential future use in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Hakon 2016: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 15, 2016 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
Udbhav Tiwari attended attended Hakon 2016, a conference held between September 30 and October 2, 2016 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India,on behalf of CIS under the Hewlett Cyber Security Project.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Hammered government offers Virtual ID firewall to protect your Aadhaar: by Admin — published Jan 16, 2018 — last modified Jan 16, 2018 11:34 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Days after reports surfaced claiming security breaches, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday announced the implementation of a new security protocol that would remove the need to divulge Aadhaar numbers during authentication processes and limit third-party access to KYC details.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Haphazard censorship? Leaked list of blocked websites in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
An analysis of a leaked list of the websites blocked by Indian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) on directions from the Department of Telecom bring to light the inconsistencies in India's online censorship efforts.
Located in News & Media
Hard to broad ban!: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2016 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The provisions under the Telegraph Act are wispy and can’t be convincingly invoked to exercise a jurisdiction on the internet world.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Haryana Cops Say Internet Shutdowns Hurt Police Operations: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 18, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
India sees a very high number of Internet shutdowns, often to preserve law and order, but Haryana cops are arguing against the practice.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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