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Flashpoint #TrollControl: Maneka versus NCW
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 09, 2016 — filed under: ,
Amidst the debate over controlling online trolls - the proposal by Union Women and Child Development Minister to curb violence against women on the internet has triggered a fight between the minister and the National Commission for Women (NCW).
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Flaws in the UIDAI Process
by Hans Varghese Mathews — published Mar 06, 2016 — last modified Mar 06, 2016 10:40 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The accuracy of biometric identification depends on the chance of a false positive: the probability that the identifiers of two persons will match. Individuals whose identifiers match might be termed duplicands. When very many people are to be identified success can be measured by the (low) proportion of duplicands. The Government of India is engaged upon biometrically identifying the entire population of India. An experiment performed at an early stage of the programme has allowed us to estimate the chance of a false positive: and from that to estimate the proportion of duplicands. For the current population of 1.2 billion the expected proportion of duplicands is 1/121, a ratio which is far too high.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
For India’s complaints department, visit Facebook Live
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 25, 2017 — filed under: ,
Notebook: Social media cuts through red tape in a country beset by inertia.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
For sex workers, mobile phone becomes a double-edged sword
by Tushar Kaushik — published Jul 30, 2019 — filed under:
Our research on the use of mobile phones by sex workers, as part of the project on Feminist Information Infrastructure in collaboration with Sangama, was cited in an article in the Economic Times.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Forecasting the Implications of the CLOUD Act Around the World
by Admin — published Sep 20, 2018 — last modified Sep 20, 2018 03:51 PM — filed under: ,
Elonnai Hickok participated in the event organized by the Global Network Initiative at the Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. on September 18, 2018 as a speaker.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Foreign Funding of NGOs
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 02, 2013 — last modified Mar 04, 2013 11:52 PM — filed under: ,
Should FDI in India’s thinktank sector worry us? It is a debate long overdue.
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Foreign Media on Zuckerberg's India Backlash
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 30, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 09:20 AM — filed under: ,
When Facebook's co-founder proposed bringing free Web services to India, his stated aim was to help connect millions of impoverished people to unlimited opportunity. Instead, critics have accused him of making a poorly disguised land grab in India's burgeoning Internet sector. The growing backlash could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, his ambitious, two-year-old effort to connect the planet.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
File Forensic DNA Databases
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 10, 2012 — filed under:
A presentation by Jeremy Gruber
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Forget privacy, Aadhaar Bill gives too much power to the executive
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2016 — filed under: , ,
The government promotes the Aadhaar programme because it believes the 12-digit unique identification number will let them track every penny spent from the exchequer. But money is not all that the Aadhaar number can track.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
FOSS & a Free, Open Internet: Synergies for Development
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 16, 2015 — last modified Jun 18, 2016 05:57 PM — filed under: , , ,
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. Civil Society is organizing a workshop on FOSS and a Free, Open Internet. The workshop will be held on November 13, 2015 from 2.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash will be speaking at this event.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
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