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66A ‘cut & paste job’
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 11, 2012 — filed under: ,
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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Meeting of the Network of Internet & Society Centers
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — last modified Dec 11, 2012 10:18 AM — filed under: ,
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.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Is your facebook page your mini resume?
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2012 — filed under: ,
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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Blog Entry Privacy in Healthcare: Policy Guide
by Tanvi Mani — published Aug 26, 2014 — last modified Aug 31, 2014 03:18 PM — filed under: , , ,
The Health Policy Guide seeks to understand what are the legal regulations governing data flow in the health sector — particularly hospitals, and how are these regulations implemented. Towards this objective, the research reviews data practices in a variety of public and private hospitals and diagnostics labs. The research is based on legislation, case law, publicly available documents, and anonymous interviews.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Despite SC order, thousands booked under scrapped Sec 66A of IT Act
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 07, 2016 — filed under: ,
College student Danish Mohammed’s arrest this March under the scrapped Section 66A of the Information Technology Act for allegedly sharing a morphed picture of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat wasn’t an exception.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The DigiLocker was supposed to cut down paperwork but less than 0.1% of Indians are using it
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 12, 2016 — filed under: ,
The official data shows that the platform has not enthused as many users as the government expected.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India's Aadhaar mandate for smartphone makers may rile global firms
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 15, 2016 — filed under: , ,
They are unlikely to oblige to request to make changes in their operating system and devices to ensure Aadhaar authentication is done securely on smartphones.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Glaring Errors in UIDAI's Rebuttal
by Pranesh Prakash — published Sep 18, 2016 — last modified Sep 18, 2016 03:22 AM — filed under: , , ,
This response note by Pranesh Prakash questions Unique Identification Authority of India’s reply to Hans Verghese Mathews' article titled “Flaws in the UIDAI Process” (EPW, March 12, 2016), which found “serious mathematical errors” in the article.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
When the war’s on WhatsApp
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2016 — filed under: , ,
Slick, jingoistic videos are whipping up pro-war rhetoric on social media after the Uri terror attack.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Services like TwitterSeva aren’t the silver bullets they are made out to be
by Sunil Abraham — published Oct 06, 2016 — last modified Oct 06, 2016 04:31 PM — filed under: ,
TwitterSeva is great, but it should not be considered a sufficient replacement for proper e-governance systems. This is because there are several serious shortcomings with the TwitterSeva approach, and it is no wonder that enthusiastic police officers and bureaucrats are somewhat upset with the slow deployment of e-governance applications. They are also right in being frustrated with the lack of usability and scalability of existing applications that hold out the promise of adopting private sector platforms to serve citizens better.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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