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Cookies, not the monster you may think
by Sweta Akundi published Apr 12, 2019 — filed under:
Follow the crumbs to a better understanding of data protection and privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Roundtable on Consumer Experiences with New Technologies in APAC (Singapore)
by Admin published Mar 26, 2019 last modified Apr 15, 2019 10:25 AM — filed under: ,
Arindrajit Basu was invited to a Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence:Consumer Experiences with New Technologies (APAC region).
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Reddit, Telegram among websites blocked in India, say internet groups
by Sai Sachin Ravikumar published Apr 15, 2019 last modified Apr 15, 2019 10:32 AM — filed under:
Discussion board Reddit, messaging service Telegram and comedy site College Humor have been blocked for intermittent periods, say internet groups.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
TikTok craze a ticking time bomb for city
by Gulam Jeelani published Apr 17, 2019 — filed under:
Unlike YouTube, where videos take a long time to upload, on TikTok it happens in a matter of seconds. Not just the youth, the trend has captured the imagination of criminals too.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Securing the internet’s future
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 28, 2016 — filed under:
Mike Godwin, who proposed the eponymous law about online discussion threads, speaks about net neutrality, differential pricing and why no government is likely to oppose stricter surveillance measures.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
On Google Maps, JNU top result in search for 'anti-national'
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 29, 2016 — filed under:
"Anti-national" is not a location. But Google Maps seems to have an address for it - Jawaharlal Nehru University in the capital. On Friday, Google Maps pinned other such "locations" in the same place. It yielded the same result for other search terms such as "sedition," "freedom of expression," and "patriotism."
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Debate: Five Aadhaar Myths that Don’t Stand Up to Scrutiny
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 23, 2016 last modified Apr 01, 2016 03:48 PM — filed under: , ,
We need to reboot the Aadhaar debate by asking why we want to create a centralised biometric database of Indian residents in the first place.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Pratap Vikram Singh - Why Aadhaar is Baseless?
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 17, 2016 last modified Apr 02, 2016 05:31 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
This article by Pratap Vikram Singh, Governance Now, discusses the problems emerging out of the UIDAI project due to its lack of mechanisms for informed and granular consent, and for seeking recourse in the case of denial of service. The article quotes Sumandro Chattapadhyay and mentions Hans Varghese Mathew's work on the biometric basis of UIDAI. It was written before the Aadhaar bill was passed in Lok Sabha.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Surveillance Project
by Sunil Abraham published Apr 05, 2016 — filed under: , ,
The Aadhaar project’s technological design and architecture is an unmitigated disaster and no amount of legal fixes in the Act will make it any better.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Aadhaar: Still Too Many Problems
by Pranesh Prakash published Mar 07, 2016 last modified Apr 06, 2016 03:31 PM — filed under: , ,
While one wishes to welcome govt’s attempt to bring Aadhaar within a legislative framework, the fact is there are too many problems that still remain unaddressed for one to be optimistic.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog