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How privacy fares in the 2019 election manifestos | Opinion: by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — published May 02, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
We now have a rights-based language around privacy in the mainstream political discourse but that’s where it ends.
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How private companies are using Aadhaar to try to deliver better services (but there's a catch): by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 23, 2016 — last modified Dec 23, 2016 02:04 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
They are gathering more information on you.
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How Sai Baba Was Made To Spy On Your Phone For Credit Ratings: by Gopal Sathe — published Jul 08, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Researchers revealed that Hyderabad-based CreditVidya—a highly successful fintech company that rated people’s creditworthiness—collected data from people using music apps and Sai Baba apps.
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How Surveillance Works in India: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jul 15, 2013 — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
When the Indian government announced it would start a Centralized Monitoring System in 2009 to monitor telecommunications in the country, the public seemed unconcerned. When the government announced that the system, also known as C.M.S., commenced in April, the news didn’t receive much attention.
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How the government gains when private companies use Aadhaar: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 24, 2016 — last modified Apr 01, 2016 03:58 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
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How The U.K. Got A Better Deal From Facebook Than India Did: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 18, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance, Privacy
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and India’s Karmanya Sareen shared a similar concern – how messenger application WhatsApp’s decision to share user data with parent Facebook is a violation of the promise of privacy.
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How the UID project can be a cause for concern: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 13, 2010 — last modified Apr 09, 2018 12:59 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), headed by Nandan Nilekani, is the UPA government's most ambitious project, where one billion Indians are branded with a unique identity number.
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How the world’s largest democracy is preparing to snoop on its citizens: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 15, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Monitoring system will allow govt to snoop on voice calls, SMSes, and access Internet data.
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How to Engage in Broadband Policy and Regulatory Processes: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 09, 2014 — last modified Apr 03, 2014 06:07 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
LIRNEasia with the support of the Ford Foundation offered a four-day course in Gurgaon from March 7 to 10, 2014. Sunil Abraham taught on Surveillance and Privacy.
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How to make EVMs hack-proof, and elections more trustworthy: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 14, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Free and fair elections are the expression of democratic emancipation. India has always led by example: the Nehru Committee sought universal adult franchise in 1928, at a time when France didnât let women vote, and laws in the USA allowed disqualification of poor, illiterate, and African-American voters. But how reliable are our voting systems, particularly in terms of security?
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