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Blog Entry Perumal Murugan and the Law on Obscenity
by Japreet Grewal — published Jul 21, 2016 — last modified Aug 09, 2016 01:01 PM — filed under: , , ,
Located in Internet Governance
Phishing Attacks on the Rise
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 08, 2011 — last modified Dec 13, 2011 04:15 PM — filed under:
It is very difficult to spot a fake website from the real one these days...with all the new technologies to clearly deceive the eyes. However, there are some ways to make the real from the fake ones with the help of two visual cues. Sunil Abraham was on News 9 on December 2, 2011 speaking about two visual cues to distinguish between the fake and the real websites.
Located in News & Media
PIB plans a fact-checking unit to counter fake news
by Smriti Kak Ramachandran — published Jul 05, 2019 — filed under:
Countering fake news has been high on the government’s agenda; in 2016; the MIB suggested expanding its analytics wing to monitor social media and set up an early warning system for possible flashpoints that the government may be unprepared for.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Picking ‘Wholes’ - Thinking in Systems Workshop
by Saumyaa Naidu — published May 29, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 02:35 PM — filed under: , ,
A System's Thinking masterclass was conducted by Dinesh Korjan on 27th and 28th May in the CIS Delhi office.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Pitroda seeks to put govt information in public domain
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
In the first-ever Indian government press conference on Twitter, Sam Pitroda, adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on public information infrastructure and innovations, championed the cause of putting government information in the public domain to usher in openness and empowerment.
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Place for a safety net
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 13, 2016 — filed under: ,
Vinupriya took her life last week, humiliated by the morphed images of her naked body posted on a social media site. Experts warn that the spike in Internet traffic brings with it an increase in online sexual crimes. Measures must be taken urgently to save lives, they tell T.V. Jayan.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Placements at NUJS: Class of 2017 Scores 100%
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 12, 2017 — filed under: ,
The Campus Recruitment Committee of the Class of 2017, NUJS is proud to confirm that NUJS has once again topped the placement tally among the premier national law schools, in terms of number of jobs, for the year 2016-17 with the graduating class having secured offers for all its 78 members who partook in the recruitment process.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Plug data leak before imposing Aadhaar
by Prasad Krishna — published May 17, 2017 — filed under: , ,
As the Central government continues to expand the scope and boundaries of the applicability of Aadhaar, the unique identification number, even before the Supreme Court’s verdict on its constitutional validity, reports suggesting that millions of Aadhaar numbers may have been leaked deliberately or inadvertently are a matter of grave concern.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
PM’s app also susceptible
by Admin — published Mar 27, 2018 — filed under:
Even the Narendra Modi app of PM Modi is susceptible to data theft as a 22-year old Indian hacker established, claiming that privacy of more than 70 lakh users on it is at stake.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry PMA Policy and COAI Recommendations
by Dipankar Das — published Jun 26, 2014 — last modified Jul 02, 2014 06:45 AM — filed under: ,
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