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Paytm Payments Bank woos corporates with digital incentives
by Admin — published Jan 24, 2018 — filed under: ,
Offerings will be an incentive to companies already using Paytm e-wallet services to shift employees’ salary accounts to the bank, says Paytm Payments Bank CEO Renu Satti.
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January 2018 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 31, 2018 — last modified Mar 01, 2018 01:35 AM — filed under: , , , ,
January 2018 Newsletter
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Blog Entry CIS Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India
by Amber Sinha — published Feb 05, 2018 — last modified Apr 18, 2018 04:39 PM — filed under: , ,
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the ‘White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India’ (“White Paper”) released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The White paper was drafted by a Committee of Expert (“Committee”) constituted by the Ministry. CIS has conducted research on the issues of privacy, data protection and data security since 2010 and is thankful for the opportunity to put forth its views. The submission was made on January 31, 2018.
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File Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India
by Amber Sinha — published Feb 05, 2018 — last modified Feb 05, 2018 01:39 PM — filed under: , , ,
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the ‘White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India’ (“White Paper”) released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The White paper was drafted by a Committee of Expert (“Committee”) constituted by the Ministry. CIS has conducted research on the issues of privacy, data protection and data security since 2010 and is thankful for the opportunity to put forth its views. The submission was made on January 31, 2018.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Statement of Solidarity on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Internet Users in Bangladesh
by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 15, 2013 — last modified Jan 15, 2013 11:51 AM — filed under: , , ,
This is a statement on the violent attack on blogger Asif Mohiuddin by the participants to the Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression that took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 14–15, 2013.
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Is freedom of expression under threat in digital age?
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 17, 2013 — last modified Jan 17, 2013 06:16 AM — filed under: , ,
With social networking site Facebook boasting of 1 billion members globally and micro-blogging site Twitter claiming millions, opinion was divided on whether the freedom of expression was under threat in the digital age.
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Blog Entry Web of Sameness
by Nishant Shah — published Jan 18, 2013 — filed under: ,
The social Web has been an ominous space at the start of 2013. It has been awash with horror, pain and grief. The recent gang rape and death of a medical student in Delhi prevents one from being too optimistic about the year to come. My live feeds on various social networks are filled with rue and rage at the gruesome incident and the seeming depravity of our society.
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Financial Inclusion and the UID
by elonnai hickok — published Aug 22, 2011 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 10:36 AM — filed under: ,
Since 2009, when Nandan Nilekani began to envision and implement the Unique Identification Project, the UID authority has promoted the UID/Aadhaar scheme as a tool of development for India - arguing that an identity will assist in bringing benefits to the poor, promote financial inclusion in India, and allow for economic and social development. In this blog entry I will focus on the challenges and possibilities of the UID number providing the residents of India a viable method of access to financial services across the country.
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Bye Bye email?
by Nishant Shah — published Aug 23, 2011 — filed under:
Email might be the default method of communication for most of us, but could it be going the telegram way.
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IISc students boycott UID, don’t want Big Brother to keep watch
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2011 — filed under: ,
The programme doesn’t have statutory backing. It is still in parliament
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