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"Aadhaar Reduced Agency in Citizens and Empowered Those in Positions of Authority": by Martin Moore — published May 21, 2019 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance
In the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypass democratic processes, and turn social networks into battlefields. Facebook, Google and Twitter – where our politics now takes place – have lost control and are struggling to claw it back. As our lives migrate online, we are gradually moving into a world of datafied citizens and real-time surveillance. The entire political landscape has changed, with profound consequences for democracy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
"All Indian Enterprises should Be Very Worried": Centre for Internet and Society: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 28, 2013 — last modified Feb 28, 2013 09:21 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
The DoT’s CERT team has successfully censored more than 70 URLs that didn’t particularly contain praises of IIPM. Amusingly, a URL containing a public notice issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in July 2012 was also blocked.
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"ಕನ್ನಡ ಮತ್ತು ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನದ ಜೊತೆ ಜೊತೆಗೆ...": by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 16, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
ನಾನು ಏನಾದರು ಮಾಡಬೇಕು ಎಂದುಕೊಂಡರೆ ಸಾಲದು, ಬನ್ನಿ, ಕಾರ್ಯೋನ್ಮುಖರಾಗಿ...
Located in Internet Governance
"Decoding the Digital"- Winter School at IIIT Bangalore: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 17, 2016 — filed under: Smart Cities, Internet Governance
The Centre for IT and Public Policy at IIIT Bangalore organized a winter school from December 12 to 14, 2016 at the IIIT campus on Decoding the Digital, where the theme for the same was Smart Cities and Social Media. Vanya Rakesh participated in it.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
"Privacy matters": by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 27, 2011 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 07:20 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Privacy India invites individuals to attend the second "Privacy matters" conference, a one-day event on the 5th February 2011 at the TERI Southern Regional Centre, Bangalore. Privacy India, Society in Action Group, and the Centre for Internet & Society have joined hands to organize the event.
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"Whatever happened to Privacy?" - International Activism Conference: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 08, 2013 — last modified Feb 03, 2014 05:56 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Maria Xynou gave a keynote speech and participated as a panelist on the "Suspect Societies" panel. The event was organized by Heinrich Boell Foundation in Berlin on December 5 and 6, 2013.
Located in News & Media
#NAMApolicy on Online Content Regulation: by Admin — published May 05, 2018 — last modified May 05, 2018 01:52 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Swaraj Barooah attended the #NAMApolicy on Online Content Regulation organized by Media Nama at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on May 3, 2018.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
#NAMAprivacy: Data Protection Authority's regulatory and enforcement challenges: by Admin — published Sep 14, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
This is the second post in our series covering our events in Delhi and Bangalore on India’s Data Protection Law.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
#NAMAprivacy: Data standards for IoT and home automation systems: by Admin — published Nov 08, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data
On 5th October, MediaNama held a #NAMAprivacy conference in Bangalore focused on Privacy in the context of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) and the issue of consent, supported by Google, Amazon, Mozilla, ISOC, E2E Networks and Info Edge, with community partners HasGeek and Takshashila Institution. Part 1 of the notes from the discussion on IoT:
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
#NAMAprivacy: The economics and business models of IoT and other issues: by Admin — published Nov 08, 2017 — filed under: IoT, Internet Governance
On 5th October, MediaNama held a #NAMAprivacy conference in Bangalore focused on Privacy in the context of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) and the issue of consent, supported by Google, Amazon, Mozilla, ISOC, E2E Networks and Info Edge, with community partners HasGeek and Takshashila Institution.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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