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T20 Germany and Beyond: Digital Economy
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Prasad Krishna
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May 31, 2017
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Jun 06, 2017 03:25 PM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
Elonnai Hickok participated in a round-table discussion organized by GIZ and EPF in Berlin from May 29 to 30, 2017.
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Stockholm Internet Forum 2017
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 31, 2017
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last modified
Jun 06, 2017 01:43 PM
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Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Elonnai Hickok participated in the Stockholm Internet Forum 2017 held in Stockholm from May 15 to 18, 2017. She spoke on the panel "Private sector and civil society collaboration to advance freedom online". The event was organized by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
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Online Trolls Attack Critics of India's Aadhaar State ID System
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by
Prasad Krishna
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May 31, 2017
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last modified
Jun 07, 2017 01:34 PM
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Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
India's biometric state ID system has been leaking citizens’ data for months. When this information surfaced in April 2017, it stoked fears that the system could be used as an instrument of surveillance against Indian residents.
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BBMP faces ire for publishing pourakarmikas' Aadhaar details on website
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by
Prasad Krishna
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May 29, 2017
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Jun 06, 2017 02:27 PM
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Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has published the Aadhaar details and other personal information of thousands of its pourakarmikas - civic workers who sweep streets and collect waste door-to-door.
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Sharad Sharma Apologises for Trolling Aadhaar Critics; Unmasking Ispirit's Controversial Trolling Program
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by
Prasad Krishna
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May 26, 2017
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Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Last weekend I was at Aditi Mittal’s standup comedy show in Mumbai where she made a cheeky remark that stayed with me – “Do you guys know what India’s soft power is today? It is trolling!”
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Open house on information breaches
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by
Prasad Krishna
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May 26, 2017
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Jun 07, 2017 12:41 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
On May 26, 2017 at the Has Geek open house participants discussed the state of information security in India the legal and regulatory measures that companies must comply with, and consumers should be aware of. Udbhav Tiwari was a speaker at the event organized by Has Geek in Bengaluru.
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iSpirt's Sharad Sharma: Sorry, I trolled Aadhaar critics
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by
Prasad Krishna
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May 26, 2017
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May 26, 2017 12:13 AM
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Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Sharad Sharma, the man who is seen as one of the critical backbones of India's digital drive, profusely apologized on Tuesday for anonymously trolling those arguing for better privacy and security standards in Aadhaar.
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Aadhaar Card: One Identity, Multiple Disorders
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 26, 2017
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Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
It is still hazy to see the desperation of the union government to imposing the Aadhaar Card mandatory when matters related to Aadhaar Card are already sub judice.
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Zomato hack: You need to enhance online security with a password manager
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 23, 2017
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Cyber Security,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Hacking incident at Zomato underlines need to employ different passwords for different accounts.
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Chinese state media says U.S. should take some blame for cyber attack
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 21, 2017
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last modified
Jun 07, 2017 01:12 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
"WannaCry is far and away the most severe malware attack so far in 2017, and the spread of this troubling ransomware is far from over". Since the global attack was launched on Friday, several thousand more computers were discovered to be infected, particularly in Asia as the work day began on Monday. "We've seen that the slowdown of the infection rate over Friday night, after a temporary fix around it, has now been overcome by a second variation the criminals have released".
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