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LITD 17 Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards Meeting
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Prasad Krishna
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Sep 23, 2016
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Oct 07, 2016 01:38 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
Vanya Rakesh attended the LITD-17 committee meeting (committee on Information Systems Security and Biometrics) organised by the Bureau of Indian Standards on 23 September 2016 in Bengaluru.
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Live Chat: Aadhaar: An identity crisis?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Mar 17, 2015
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Apr 03, 2015 06:54 AM
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Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Aadhaar card is not compulsory for citizens and "no person should be denied any benefits or ‘suffer’ for not having the Aadhaar cards issued by Unique Identification Authority of India," the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
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Live Chat: For a neutral net
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 15, 2015
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May 09, 2015 07:13 AM
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Internet Governance
How much do you know about net neutrality? How does it affect you?
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Live Chat: Win for Free Speech
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Prasad Krishna
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Mar 26, 2015
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Mar 26, 2015 04:07 PM
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IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Join us for a live chat at 5.30 pm on SC striking down the Section 66A of the IT Act which had permitted the arrest of people for posting "offensive content" on the internet.
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Living in a Fish Bowl
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Prasad Krishna
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Jul 16, 2014
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
Though India needs a comprehensive law on the right to privacy, it may not be ready for something as avant garde as the “right to be forgotten” on the Internet, argues Shuma Raha
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Locating Constructs of Privacy within Classical Hindu Law
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Ashna Ashesh and Bhairav Acharya
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Dec 29, 2014
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Jan 01, 2015 01:56 PM
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Featured,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This white paper seeks to locate privacy in Classical Hindu Law, and by doing so, displace the notion that privacy is an inherently ‘Western’ concept that is the product of a modernist legal system.
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Location Tracking: Why the Govt-Mobile Manufacturer War Won’t End Soon
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Prasad Krishna
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Oct 25, 2013
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Internet Governance
The Union government and mobile operators are at loggerheads on location based services (LBS) – the service through which mobile companies can provide real time location of mobile users to the government.
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Lok sabha polls: Social media companies launch special pages for polls
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 14, 2014
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Social Media,
Internet Governance
Internet and social media giants such as Google and Facebook have launched special campaigns, pages and services around the Indian Lok Sabha elections to make the most of the world's largest democratic exercise that kicked off on Monday.
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Look what the state just did to you
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 12, 2011
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Jun 16, 2011 10:51 AM
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Internet Governance
The government's recent introduction of new rules in the IT Act allows 'offensive' material on any website to be removed within 36 hours. Did the state just arm everyone to shoot the messenger, online?Th
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Look Who’s Chasing... The Twitter God
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 10, 2012
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Apr 10, 2012 09:24 AM
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Internet Governance
The celebrity isn’t the known face, it’s the Twitter handle that gets the following, writes Arpita Basu in this article published in Outlook's April 2012 issue. Sunil Abraham is quoted in this article.
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