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Will Aadhaar Act Address India’s Dire Need For a Privacy Law?: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Mar 31, 2016 — last modified Apr 05, 2016 04:01 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
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Will Aadhaar leaks be used as an excuse to shut out scrutiny of welfare schemes?: by Anumeha Yadav — published May 20, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Aadhaar data of all 23 crore beneficiaries of Direct Benefit Transfer schemes could be publicly available, says a report by Centre for Internet and Society.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Will Darjeeling Regain the Trust of Tourists?: by Roshan Gupta — published Dec 20, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
An agitation coupled with an internet ban that left tourists stranded, it looks like a tough time ahead for tourism in the Hills.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Will domain dot भारत spur the growth of Indian languages on the internet?: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 29, 2014 — last modified Sep 08, 2014 05:50 AM — filed under: Wikipedia, Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
Modi's effort to promote the use of Hindi and e-governance has given hope to those who want to see more vernacular content online, but many challenges have to be overcome.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Will Facebook, Twitter relocate servers to India?: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 23, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
The debate to relocate offshore servers of internet and social media firms including Google, Facebook and Twitter has revived.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Will FASTag raise privacy concerns?: by Shreya Nandi and Prathma Sharma — published Oct 18, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
FASTag, an electronic device that enables direct, cashless toll payment, has been touted as the Aadhaar for vehicles as it would help the government track movement of automobiles. But the move can also stoke fresh concerns on privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Will India win net neutrality battle?: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 11, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, TRAI, Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
There is more than what meets the eye in Facebook’s ‘noble mission’ of providing internet for all.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Will Indians have to pay for WhatsApp?: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jul 25, 2015 — last modified Aug 24, 2015 02:00 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) formed a panel in January 2015 to look into net neutrality in the country.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Will Modi govt move on Kashmir’s Article 370 stand the scrutiny of Supreme Court?: by Admin — published Aug 07, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Many scholars have questioned the constitutional validity of Narendra Modi government's decision to scrap Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Will Only Legal Backing For Aadhaar Suffice?: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 16, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Aadhaar is set to become mandatory, but the opponents of the scheme are not amused. Concerns about privacy of the Aadhaar number and the authenticity of the biometric data being collected have been expressed by people right from the beginning. But the government has not done much to address these issues.
Located in Internet Governance

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