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Danish Expert Group on Data Ethics: by Admin — published Nov 30, 2018 — last modified Dec 01, 2018 04:42 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Data Protection, Data Management, Privacy
Amber Sinha was one of the stakeholders who provided inputs to the Danish Expert Group on Data Ethics in June 2018 during their visit to New Delhi. The Expert Group has prepared and submitted its final report.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Darjeeling’s e-commerce Crumbles after 100 days sans Internet: by Avijit Sarkar — published Dec 20, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: The shutdown on ground and that of the internet have together hurt the economy critically
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Dark days for the creative class in India: Siddiqui: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 17, 2014 — last modified Feb 17, 2014 09:14 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
As India’s literacy rate improves, governments, courts, media, publishers and big business are all stifling free speech.
Located in News & Media
Dark waders: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 20, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
Akhila Seetharaman finds out why a group of artists and researchers are preoccupied with chasing shadows. This article was published in Time Out Bengaluru, Vol. 3, Issue 20, April 15 - 28, 2011.
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Data Breach: How will the biggest scandal that Facebook is mired in affect its credibility in India?: by Admin — published Mar 27, 2018 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Facebook has not been able to catch a break lately.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Data Empowerment And Protection Architecture (DEPA) Workshop: by Admin — published May 28, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
On 18 May 2019 Pranav Manjesh Bidare attended a workshop on the Data Empowerment And Protection Architecture (DEPA) organised by the iSPIRT Foundation.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Data Flow in the Unique Identification Scheme of India: by Vidushi Marda — published Sep 03, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This note analyses the data flow within the UID scheme and aims at highlighting vulnerabilities at each stage. The data flow within the UID Scheme can be best understood by first delineating the organizations involved in enrolling residents for Aadhaar. The UIDAI partners with various Registrars usually a department of the central or state Government, and some private sector agencies like LIC etc– through a Memorandum of Understanding for assisting with the enrollment process of the UID project.
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Data for Development: Mapping key considerations for policy and practice in India: by Admin — published Apr 25, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On 24 April 2019 Arindrajit Basu delivered a talk at an event titled at Data for Development:Mapping key considerations for policy and practice in India at Azim Premchand University.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Data in the open makes it easy for cyber criminals: by Admin — published Jul 29, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
With data of about 10 crore bank accounts available in the public domain, it has become easy for cyber criminals to steal money. What makes detection of such crimes tough is the lack of convergence between various departments and sectors.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Data Infrastructures and Inequities: Why Does Reproductive Health Surveillance in India Need Our Urgent Attention?: by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — published Feb 14, 2019 — last modified Dec 30, 2019 04:44 PM — filed under: Big Data, Data Systems, Privacy, Researchers at Work, Internet Governance, Research, BD4D, Healthcare, Surveillance, Big Data for Development
In order to bring out certain conceptual and procedural problems with health monitoring in the Indian context, this article by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon posits health monitoring as surveillance and not merely as a “data problem.” Casting a critical feminist lens, the historicity of surveillance practices unveils the gendered power differentials wedded into taken-for-granted “benign” monitoring processes. The unpacking of the Mother and Child Tracking System and the National Health Stack reveals the neo-liberal aspirations of the Indian state.
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