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Cyber Policy 2.0: by Admin — published Aug 19, 2019 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Cyberspace
National Law University organized an executive education program in Bangalore on August 17, 2019. Arindrajit Basu was a speaker. He spoke on Deconstructing the India regulatory approach to data governance and cyber security.
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Best Bits 2012: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 06, 2012 — last modified Dec 06, 2012 06:46 AM — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
Best Bits organized a workshop at the IGF. It was held on November 3 and 4, 2012. Pranesh Prakash and Elonnai Hickok participated in the event.
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Chilling Effects and Frozen Words: by Lawrence Liang — published Apr 30, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
What if the real danger is not that we lose our freedom of speech and expression but our sense of humour as a nation? Lawrence Liang's op-ed was published in the Hindu on April 30, 2012.
Located in Internet Governance
Twitter, Facebook take the lead in blogosphere as blog searches fall by half: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 07, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
Blogging is old hat. A prominent trend-tracking tool shows that blog searches around the globe have halved, while micro-blogging platforms Twitter and Facebook have grown, suggesting a seminal shift in online communication.
Located in News & Media
Privacy Matters — Analyzing the "Right to Privacy Bill": by Natasha Vaz — published Dec 05, 2011 — last modified Apr 28, 2012 04:10 AM — filed under: Event Type, Video, Internet Governance, Privacy
Privacy India in partnership with International Development Research Centre, Canada, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, the Godrej Culture Lab, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore is organising "Privacy Matters", a public conference at IIT, Bombay on 21 January 2012.
Located in Internet Governance
Wie die chinesische Mega-App TikTok Indiens Wahlkampf beeinflussen könnte: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 20, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Die chinesische Kurzvideo-App Tiktok gehört zu den wertvollsten Start-ups der Welt – und sie wird zunehmend politisch. In Indien weckt das Ängste.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Consultation on Draft E-commerce Policy: by Admin — published Mar 20, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, ICT
Alternative Law Forum and IT for Change organized a public consultation on draft e-commerce policy on March 14, 2019 at Tony Hall, Ashirwad , Off St.Marks Road in Bangalore. Arindrajit Basu attended the event.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Proposed Intermediary Liability Rules threat to privacy and free speech, global coalition tells MeitY: by Zaheer Merchant — published Mar 20, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
“We respectfully call on you to withdraw the draft amendments proposed to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules in December. As published, the draft amendments would erode digital security and undermine the exercise of human rights globally.”
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Unlike Facebook, Twitter is a ghost town for political ads in India so far: by Aria Thaker — published Mar 20, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
India’s politicians and political parties don’t seem to be buying ads on Twitter just yet, even as parties are pumping money into Facebook advertising.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Now, police use apps to catch a criminal: by Ketaki Desai — published Mar 31, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Recently, Punjab police detained three suspects on a tip-off. The cops clicked their photographs, uploaded them on an app called the Punjab Artificial Intelligence System or PAIS which uses facial recognition, and immediately got the lowdown on their criminal history, which involved a contract killing and looting. Four stolen vehicles and five weapons were recovered from them.
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