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Is Aadhaar Essential To Achieve Error-Free Electoral Rolls?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 25, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Election Commission’s plans to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls may have stirred a hornet’s nest.
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Is Bhutan selling its soul to Google?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 30, 2014
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last modified
Jan 30, 2014 12:27 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Migrating Bhutan government’s communications to Google servers, allowing the United States access to confidential data, raises questions
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Is CMS a Compromise of Your Security?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 15, 2013
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
By secretly monitoring and recording all Indians through a Central Monitoring System, our government will end up making citizens and businesses less safe.
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Is Data Protection Enough?
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Apr 05, 2011
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last modified
Mar 22, 2012 05:28 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The following note looks briefly at different sides of the privacy debate, and asks the question whether a Data Protection law is enough privacy protection for India.
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Blog
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Privacy
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Is Facebook too powerful without legal safeguards?
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by
Admin
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published
Mar 25, 2018
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
The absence of a data protection law and a competition watchdog to oversee Internet companies are key shortcomings, according to some experts.
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Is Facebook tracking your virtual footprints?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 24, 2011
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Social media experts claim number of cases of privacy violations against the site has increased in past few months; Facebook rubbishes the allegations. This article by Sheetal Sukhija was published in MidDay on 22 November 2011.
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Is free speech an Indian value?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 30, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Is freedom of speech and expression deeply accepted in Indian society? Or is it merely a European cultural import that made its way along with the English language and appeared in the Constitution because of the founding fathers' genius? Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya reviews Freedom Song, a film and connects the dots.
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Is freedom of expression under threat in digital age?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 17, 2013
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last modified
Jan 17, 2013 06:16 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
With social networking site Facebook boasting of 1 billion members globally and micro-blogging site Twitter claiming millions, opinion was divided on whether the freedom of expression was under threat in the digital age.
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Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 18, 2013
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last modified
Feb 03, 2013 10:50 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
This week Index held a high level panel debate in partnership with the Editors Guild of India and the India International Centre to discuss the question “Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?” Mahima Kaul reports
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Is India Ignoring its own Internet Protections?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 17, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
India’s information technology law of 2008 limits the liability of Internet companies for material posted on their Web sites by users, including anything government regulators deem objectionable. The firms are supposed to be notified of offensive content — by users or the authorities — and then remove it when legally warranted.
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