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India's Data Protection Framework Will Need to Treat Privacy as a Social and Not Just an Individual Good: by Amber Sinha — published May 18, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The idea that technological innovations may compete with privacy of individuals assumes that there is social and/or economic good in allowing unrestricted access to data. However, it must be remembered that data is potentially a toxic asset, if it is not collected, processed, secured and shared in the appropriate way.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
More errors in Aadhaar data in Andhra Pradesh than in voter database: by Admin — published May 20, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
As much as eight per cent of Aadhaar data collected in Andhra Pradesh has errors, mostly related to name, address and date of birth, which is more than the errors in the voter ID database. But still, 87% of rural residents approve mandatory linking of the unique ID with various schemes and services.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Fairness, Transparency and Accountable AI: by Admin — published May 20, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
Amber Sinha participated remotely in the inaugural meeting of Fairness, Transparency and Accountable AI working group of the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence on May 10, 2018. The meeting was held at DeepMind's office in London.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Complying with Europe’s GDPR will be a “matter of survival” for Indian IT firms: by Admin — published May 26, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
Europe’s new data laws could shake up Indian IT companies.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Emerging Technologies: Issues & Way Forward: by Admin — published May 26, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Aayush Rathi and Gurshabad Grover attended a two day conference on 'Emerging Technologies: Issues & Way Forward' organised by the Technology Policy team at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), held on 23rd and 24th May in Bangalore.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
IETF Indian Community Meetup: RFCs We Love (IoT edition): by Admin — published May 26, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
On May 19, 2018, Gurshabad Grover and Sandeep Kumar attended a 'RFCs We Love Meetup' of the Indian IETF Community held at Zoomcar's office in Bangalore. This meetup was dedicated to discussing IETF RFCs/Active Internet Drafts meant for Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Alexa’s recording leak in US ‘echoes’ privacy issues here: by Admin — published May 30, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Market analyst Sanjay Mehta (name changed) has been keeping his Amazon Echo smart speaker mostly unplugged since reports surfaced last week of the device’s voice assistant, Alexa, inadvertently recording and sending out conversations of a family in the US.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
IPv6: The Transition Challenge: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 05, 2012 — last modified Jun 13, 2012 09:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The future of our connected networks is Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). Not only is it more efficient and faster than IPv4 which we are currently working with, it is also more reliable and secure.
Located in Internet Governance
IPv6: Embrace The Change: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 11, 2012 — last modified Jun 13, 2012 06:09 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A moment of transition is always filled with anxiety. There is concern over the unknown and there is a reluctance to move out of the familiar. However, a transition does not necessarily mean migration; or in other words, as we transition to IPv6 as the new protocol for digital and electronic communication, it does not mean that we are going to abandon the internet as we know it.
Located in Internet Governance
Biz moving to IPv6 but lower costs, support needed: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 14, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
Organisations such as Cisco Systems, Equinix and Singapore Internet Exchange are all gearing up for migration to IPv6 in time for the World IPv6 Launch day slated on Jun. 6,which involved everything from redesigning their backend infrastructure to assessing their systems’ readiness.
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