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Blog Entry Services like TwitterSeva aren’t the silver bullets they are made out to be
by Sunil Abraham — published Oct 06, 2016 — last modified Oct 06, 2016 04:31 PM — filed under: ,
TwitterSeva is great, but it should not be considered a sufficient replacement for proper e-governance systems. This is because there are several serious shortcomings with the TwitterSeva approach, and it is no wonder that enthusiastic police officers and bureaucrats are somewhat upset with the slow deployment of e-governance applications. They are also right in being frustrated with the lack of usability and scalability of existing applications that hold out the promise of adopting private sector platforms to serve citizens better.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Session M4 – International Public Policy and Internet Governance Issues Pertaining to the Internet
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 19, 2012 — filed under:
The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum 2012 is being organised at Aoyama Campus, Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. Sunil Abraham will be speaking in the session on international public policy and internet governance issues pertaining to the internet. The event is organised by APrIGF.Asia
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Blog Entry Setting International Norms of Cyber Conflict is Hard, But that Doesn't Mean that We Should Stop Trying
by Arindrajit Basu and Karan Saini — published Sep 30, 2019 — last modified Oct 14, 2019 03:04 PM — filed under:
Last month, cyber-defense analyst and geostrategist Pukhraj Singh penned a stinging epitaph, published by MWI, for global norms-formulation processes that are attempting to foster cyber stability and regulate cyber conflict—specifically, the Tallinn Manual.
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Setting the Agenda: A Behavioural Science approach to Data Privacy
by Admin — published Jul 04, 2019 — filed under: ,
Amber Sinha attended a meeting organised by the Centre for Social Behaviour Change (CSBC) at Ashoka University and the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics on 26 June 2019 at CSBC office, Vasant Vihar in New Delhi.
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Seven reasons why Parliament should debate the Aadhaar bill (and not pass it in a rush)
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 24, 2016 — filed under: , ,
Critics say the Aadhaar Bill does not address concerns over privacy, even as government is rushing the Bill without adequate parliamentary scrutiny.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Seventh Meeting of the Group of Experts on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 11, 2012 — filed under: ,
The seventh meeting of the Group of Experts on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is scheduled to be held on September 18, 2012 at 10.30 a.m. in the Committee Room No. 228, Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110001.
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Blog Entry Seventh Open Letter to the Finance Committee: A Note on the Deduplication of Unique Identifiers
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 12, 2011 — last modified Nov 22, 2011 07:28 AM — filed under:
Sahana Sarkar on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) had sent in a Right to Information application on 30 June 2011 to Ashish Kumar, Central Public Information Officer, UIDAI. The UIDAI sent in its reply. Through the seventh open letter, Hans attempts to characterize in an abstract way the replies that CIS managed to elicit and makes some elementary observations.
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Blog Entry Seventh Privacy Round-table
by Elonnai Hickok — published Nov 20, 2013 — filed under: ,
On October 19, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Data Security Council of India, and Privacy International held a “Privacy Round-table” in New Delhi at the FICCI Federation House.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Several Indian Twitter users' accounts suspended due to tech glitch
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 03, 2014 — last modified Dec 05, 2014 12:17 AM — filed under: ,
Twitter denies conspiracy theory, blames technical glitch for account suspensions
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Sex on-the-go
by Prasad Krishna — published May 18, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 09:08 AM — filed under:
After a freak fire in 2011 reduced the cubbyholes trading in electronic goods inside a Crawford Market shopping plaza to ashes, Junaid has gone alfresco.
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