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India’s National ID Program May Be Turning The Country Into A Surveillance State: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 07, 2017 — last modified Apr 07, 2017 12:49 PM — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
For seven years, India’s government has been scanning the irises and fingerprints of its citizens into a massive database. The once voluntary program was intended to fix the country’s corrupt welfare schemes, but critics worry about its Orwellian overtones.
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India’s net neutrality debate is unique and complex: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 30, 2015 — filed under: Social Media, Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
Connectivity to millions in India is main issue
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India’s post-truth society: by Swaraj Paul Barooah — published Sep 12, 2018 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The proliferation of lies and manipulative content supplies an ever-willing state a pretext to step up surveillance.
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India’s record on internet shutdown gets bleaker; now blocked in 2 NE states: by Admin — published Dec 15, 2019 — last modified Dec 15, 2019 05:51 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
India reported over 100 internet shutdown in 2018, according to an annual study of Freedom House, a US-based non-profit research organization.
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India’s Role in Global Cyber Policy Formulation: by Arindrajit Basu — published Nov 13, 2019 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
The past year has seen vigorous activity on the domestic cyber policy front in India. On key issues—including intermediary liability, data localization and e-commerce—the government has rolled out a patchwork of regulatory policies, resulting in battle lines being drawn by governments, industry and civil society actors both in India and across the globe.
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India’s ruling party takes online abuse to a professional level: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) employs an army of trolls to harass and intimidate critics through social media, a new book claims.
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India’s Supreme Court hears challenge to biometric authentication system: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:44 AM — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Two lawsuits being heard this week before India’s Supreme Court question a requirement imposed by the government that individuals should quote a biometrics-based authentication number when filing their tax returns.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India’s Supreme Court strikes down law that led to arrests over Facebook posts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Judge rules that section of the information technology law was unconstitutional, had wrongly swept up innocent people and had a ‘chilling’ effect on free speech.
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India’s Supreme Court strikes down law that led to Facebook arrests: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2015 — last modified Mar 27, 2015 12:29 AM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a provision of a law that made it illegal to spread “offensive messages” on electronic devices and resulted in arrests over posts on Facebook and other social media.
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India’s vanishing fingerprints put UID in question: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 26, 2011 — last modified Oct 26, 2011 10:05 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A curious situation has come to light at the UID (unique identity) enrolment centres. Call it the phenomenon of vanishing fingerprints. You see, our unique fingerprints don’t necessarily last a lifetime and they can be damaged or destroyed and, in some cases, even non-existent. And that is not the best scenario for the first-of-its-kind project that endeavours to create a unique identity for India’s billion-plus population based on fingerprints and iris scans (or biometric data).
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