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Muzzling the Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 18, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:14 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
It is strange suddenly to be confronted with the provisions of a law passed way back in 2008. But why should the Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008, pushed through in the weeks following the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai be making news now? This news item by Sundeep Dougal was posted in Outlook on March 17, 2011.
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MWC19 Shanghai AI and Trust in APAC and China: by Admin — published Jun 05, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 07:10 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Artificial Intelligence
Sunil Abraham will be making a presentation at the summit on AI and Trust in APAC and China at MWC19 Shanghai on June 27, 2019. Sunil has been invited as a speaker on panel ‘Framing AI for Digital Upstarts’.
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My Experiment with Scam Baiting: by Sahana Sarkar — published Jul 15, 2011 — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Today, as I am sure many of you have experienced, Internet scams are widespread and very deceptive. As part of my research into privacy and the Internet, I decided to follow a scam and attempt to fully understand how Internet scams work, and what privacy implications they have for Internet users. Though there are many different types of scams that take place over the Internet —identity scams, housing scams, banking scams— just to name a few. I decided to look in depth at the lottery scam.
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Myanmar Digital Rights Forum: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 17, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum in Myanmar on December 14 and 15, 2016. The two day event was organized by Phandeeyar, You Can Do IT, Engage Media and Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business with support form the Embassy of Sweden.
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Myanmar Digital Rights Forum proposes a path away from 66(d): by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 10, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
More than 55 representatives from technology companies, government, media and civil society organizations gathered at the innovation lab Phandeeyar to participate in the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum this morning. The two-day event was organized to address critical digital rights challenges in Myanmar.
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Namaste, Mr. Eric Schmidt: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 21, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
An article by R. Jai Krishna published in the Wall Street Journal on March 20, 2013 quotes Sunil Abraham.
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Nanny state rules porn bad for you: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 05, 2015 — filed under: Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Digital Media, Chilling Effect
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Narendra Modi’s personal app sparks India data privacy row: by Admin — published Mar 28, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
PM’s NaMo app sends user data to third party in US, says researcher.
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Nasscom against differential pricing for data services: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 06, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Privacy, Free Basics, Internet Governance, Freedom of Speech and Expression
The National Association of Software and Services Companies says it should be the regulator that decides on such content, not firms.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Nasscom chief saying full data protection isn’t possible should wake us from our digital slumber: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2017 — filed under: WhatsApp, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Considering India is rapidly moving towards a digital economy, the hurdles not withstanding, data and identity security are topics which have to be taken very seriously. Since the demonetisation, a large part of the population who would never bother with digital transactions has suddenly come online. But there is no such thing as complete security of personal data, according to Nasscom chief R Chandrashekhar.
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