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India's biometric database crosses billion-member mark
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 07, 2016 — filed under: , ,
India's biometric database notched up one billion members on Monday, as the government sought to allay concerns about privacy breaches in the world's biggest such scheme.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry India's Biometric Identification Programs and Privacy Concerns
by Divij Joshi published Mar 31, 2013 last modified Jul 21, 2016 10:51 AM — filed under: , ,
The invasiveness of individual identification coupled with the fallibility of managing big data which biometric identification presents poses a huge risk to individual privacy in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry India's Broken Internet Laws Need a Shot of Multi-stakeholderism
by Pranesh Prakash published Apr 26, 2012 last modified Apr 26, 2012 01:45 PM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Cyber-laws in India are severely flawed, with neither lawyers nor technologists being able to understand them, and the Cyber-Law Group in DEIT being incapable of framing fair, just, and informed laws and policies. Pranesh Prakash suggests they learn from the DEIT's Internet Governance Division, and Brazil, and adopt multi-stakeholderism as a core principle of Internet policy-making.
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Blog Entry India's Central Monitoring System (CMS): Something to Worry About?
by Maria Xynou published Jan 30, 2014 last modified Feb 22, 2014 01:50 PM — filed under: , ,
In this article, Maria Xynou presents new information about India's controversial Central Monitoring System (CMS) based on official documents which were shared with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS). Read this article and gain an insight on how the CMS actually works!
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India's centralised snooping system facing big delays
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 15, 2013 — filed under: ,
Central Monitoring System lacks algorithms, database and data.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry India's Contribution to Internet Governance Debates
by Sunil Abraham, Mukta Batra, Geetha Hariharan, Swaraj Barooah and Akriti Bopanna published Aug 16, 2018 — filed under: , , ,
India's Contribution to Internet Governance Debates", an article by Sunil Abraham, Mukta Batra, Geetha Hariharan, Swaraj Barooah and Akriti Bopanna, was recently published in the NLUD Student Law Journal, an annual peer-reviewed journal published by the National Law University, Delhi.
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India's cyber cafes going porn-free
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 28, 2011 last modified May 06, 2011 04:53 AM — filed under:
Pornography fans in India who like to indulge in the sexual eye candy at public cyber cafes may be in for a forced intervention as a new government ruling bans porn websites, requires cafe owners to keep a one-year log of all sites accessed by customers and forces customers to produce an ID card prior to use. This news was published on msnbc.com on April 28, 2011.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry India's Data Protection Framework Will Need to Treat Privacy as a Social and Not Just an Individual Good
by Amber Sinha published May 18, 2018 — filed under: ,
The idea that technological innovations may compete with privacy of individuals assumes that there is social and/or economic good in allowing unrestricted access to data. However, it must be remembered that data is potentially a toxic asset, if it is not collected, processed, secured and shared in the appropriate way.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India's HIV-positive trans people find 'new strength' in technology
by Annie Banerji published Oct 17, 2019 last modified Oct 18, 2019 03:28 PM — filed under:
Shoved, cursed and ridiculed, Nisha's hospital visits were always stressful as a transgender woman and got worse after she was diagnosed as HIV-positive.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry India's Identity Crisis
by Malavika Jayaram published Dec 31, 2013 last modified Jan 09, 2014 07:56 AM — filed under: ,
Malavika Jayaram's article was published in 2013 Internet Monitor Annual Report: Reflections on the Digital World, published by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog