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More Debate on UID Project Needed: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 28, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A press conference on UID was held at the Press Club in Bangalore on 26 July, 2010. It was co-organised by Citizen's Action Forum, Alternate Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society. Mathew Thomas and Vinay Baindur spoke about the UID. Proceedings from the conference was covered in the Hindu on 27 July, 2010.
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More errors in Aadhaar data in Andhra Pradesh than in voter database: by Admin — published May 20, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
As much as eight per cent of Aadhaar data collected in Andhra Pradesh has errors, mostly related to name, address and date of birth, which is more than the errors in the voter ID database. But still, 87% of rural residents approve mandatory linking of the unique ID with various schemes and services.
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More than a Hundred Global Groups Make a Principled Stand against Surveillance: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jul 31, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
For some time now there has been a need to update understandings of existing human rights law to reflect modern surveillance technologies and techniques.
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More urban Indian women are acting against offensive calls and text messages: by Aria Thaker — published Mar 10, 2019 — last modified Mar 10, 2019 02:24 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
More Indian women are fighting back against sexual harassment they face over phone calls and text messages, a survey shows.
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Most emerging firms low on cyber security: Experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 29, 2015 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
When Pavitra Badrinath saw that the upgrade to a shopping application on her smartphone asked access to her contacts and messages, she decided against it. "Laws on privacy are not clear in India. So I am doing what I can to protect my information," the 26-year-old technology firm employee said.
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Mothers discuss kids, music, fashions, on Net: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 26, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:25 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Among the many conversations about behavioural problems seen among teenage children and the benefits of organic foods, there is one that raves about a baby-sitter who takes care of pets too, and one that reviews newly opened art classes in the city. These are not the usual face-to-face discussions among women at a gathering, but threads that run on parenting websites and ‘mommy' blogs that have captured the imagination of many mothers in Chennai.
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Move over Kolaveri di, here comes Gowda: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 28, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
Transparency is the buzzword in governance and chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda is eager to set a new benchmark. You could soon watch what the chief minister is doing at office, live on YouTube. This article was published in dailybhaskar.com on November 28, 2011.
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Moving Towards a Surveillance State: by Srinivas Atreya — published Jul 15, 2013 — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
The cyberspace is a modern construct of communication and today, a large part of human activity takes place in cyberspace. It has become the universal platform where business is executed, discourse is conducted and personal information is exchanged. However, the underbelly of the internet is also seen to host activities and persons who are motivated by nefarious intent.
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MPs oppose curbs on internet; Sibal promises discussions: by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
With MPs raising concerns over open-ended interpretations of restrictive terms in the rules seeking to regulate social media and internet, the government promised to evolve a consensus on points of contention.
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MPs to be taught ‘draconian’ IT Act Rules as India.net support galvanises for annul motion: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Public Accountability
The blog post by Prachi Shrivastava was published in Legally India on April 23, 2012.
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