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"Whatever happened to Privacy?" - International Activism Conference
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 08, 2013
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last modified
Feb 03, 2014 05:56 AM
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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.
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"Will the Magic Number Deliver?" - Roundtable on Aadhaar at CSLG, JNU, April 26
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Apr 20, 2016
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last modified
Apr 20, 2016 10:49 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
The Centre for the Study of Law and Governance (CSLG), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), will organise a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, April 26, to discuss the Aadhaar project and Act. Along with Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Prasanna S, Apar Gupta, and Chirashree Dasgupta, Sumandro Chattapadhyay will be one of the discussants. It will take place in the CSLG Conference Room at 6 pm.
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'Aadhaar' Of Your Existence Or Card Of Controversy?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 12:24 PM
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filed under:
Video,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
recent report estimates that details of 13 crore Aadhaar card holders have been leaked from four government websites. These include bank account details, income levels, addresses, even caste and religion details.
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'Attempts to censor the web ill-advised'
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 17, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Amid concerted government attempts to censor the internet and the recent blocking of file-sharing websites due to a court order based on a petition by producers of a Tamil film, speakers at a discussion on Saturday felt that there was a fear of freedom of expression among those affected by it, primarily the powerful.
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'Ethical Hacker' Saket Modi Calls for Stronger Cyber Security Discussions
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by
Kovey Coles
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published
Aug 05, 2013
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last modified
Aug 05, 2013 01:11 PM
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Cyber Security,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Twenty-two year old Saket Modi is the CEO and co-founder of Lucideus, a leading cyber security company in India which claims to have worked with 4 out of 5 top global e-commerce companies, 4 out of 10 top IT companies in the world, and 3 out of 5 top banks of the Asia Pacific.
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Blog
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'I'm going to ruin you, dear'
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 03, 2014
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last modified
Sep 09, 2014 09:55 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge,
Privacy
Revenge porn is sweeping across the developed world. And now it's being seen in India. The culprit, says Prasun Chaudhuri, is often a former friend, partner, relative or colleague.
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'IRCTC’s Aadhaar play can violate SC order and derail National Security'
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 07, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Your online railway bookings are going to become a wee bit more difficult if they aren’t already so.
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'Privacy Matters', Ahmedabad: Conference Report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 31, 2011
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last modified
Apr 04, 2011 04:45 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Privacy
On 26 March 2011, civil society, lawyers, judges, students and NGO’s, gathered together at the Ahmedabad Management Association to take part in 'Privacy Matters' – a public conference organised by Privacy India in partnership with IDRC and Research Foundation for Governance in India (RFGI) — to discuss the challenges of privacy in India, with an emphasis on national security and privacy. The conference was opened by Prashant Iyengar, head researcher at Privacy India and Kanan Drhu, director of RFGI. Mr. Iyengar explained Privacy India’s mandate to raise awareness of privacy, spark civil action, and promote democratic dialogue around privacy challenges and violations in India. RFGI is a think tank established in 2009 which aims to research, promote, and implement various reforms to improve the legal and political process in Gujarat and across India. ‘Privacy Matters – Ahmedabad’ is the third conference out of the eight that Privacy India will be hosting across India. The next conference will take place in Hyderabad on 9 April 2011. It will focus on human rights and privacy.
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Blog
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Privacy
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(re) conference
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by
Admin
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published
Apr 12, 2019
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last modified
May 02, 2019 02:01 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
From 10 to 12 April 2019, Aayush Rathi participated in a "reconference" a global conference designed to provoke conversations around the new possibilities and opportunities for feminist movements. It was held in Kathmandu, and was organised by CREA, a feminist human rights organisation based in New Delhi.
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(Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information
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by
Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali
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published
May 01, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:29 AM
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filed under:
Digital ID,
Privacy,
NDSAP,
Data Protection,
Accountability,
Featured,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
Since its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar project has been shrouded in controversy due to various questions raised about privacy, technological issues, welfare exclusion, and security concerns. In this study, we document numerous instances of publicly available Aadhaar Numbers along with other personally identifiable information (PII) of individuals on government websites. This report highlights four government projects run by various government departments that have made sensitive personal financial information and Aadhaar numbers public on the project websites.
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