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‘I’m just helpless’: Concern about Kashmir mounts as communication blackout continues: by Niha Masih — published Aug 07, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
For the last 36 hours, Arusha Farooq has been hooked to her phone — making frantic calls, messaging repeatedly and then checking news sites in despair.
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‘If an Indian party acted like Cambridge Analytica, it will not be guilty under current laws’: by Admin — published Mar 25, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, says Indians are vulnerable in the absence of a data protection law.
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‘If an Indian party acted like Cambridge Analytica, it will not be guilty under current laws’: by Admin — published Mar 24, 2018 — last modified Apr 05, 2018 04:24 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, says Indians are vulnerable in the absence of a data protection law.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
‘Internet is an absolute human right’: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 05, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance
The right to the internet is an absolute human right, Bengaluru-based lawyer Lawrence Liang said.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
‘IT hub’ K’taka ranks No 12 in e-deals: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 28, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
Karnataka may be dubbed the ‘IT hub’ of the country but when it comes to e-governance transactions, the state clearly has a long way to go. Statistics from Union government web portal Electronic Transaction Aggregation and Analysis Layer (etaal), which manages e-transactions undertaken by e-governance projects, suggests that Karnataka ranks 12th in the country with just 5.66 crore e-transactions this year as of Monday.
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‘Mobile’ voters may sway polls: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 05, 2014 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
BABALAL Patel’s tiny tea stall in Mumbai is a long way from Silicon Valley. It is not even that close to Bangalore, the Indian equivalent.
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‘Smack’ the Trolls!: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2015 — last modified Apr 04, 2015 06:38 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A car was put up for sale on a Facebook (FB) page by a woman. The first few comments were genuine questions asking about the price and the woman was asked to check her inbox, where price negotiations were carried out.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
‘Techplomacy’ and the negotiation of AI standards for the Indo-Pacific: by Arindrajit Basu — published Oct 21, 2022 — filed under: Internet Governance, Artificial Intelligence
Researchers at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute have partnered with the Centre for Internet and Society (Bengaluru) to produce a ‘techplomacy guide’ on negotiating AI standards for stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
‘The IT Act is fine, but its interpretation is not’: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 21, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology
Several organisations such as the Alternate Law Forum and Centre for Internet and Society are campaigning to amend the IT Act 2000. However, SV Raghavan, scientific secretary, office of PSA to the government of India, stated that the law in place is fine but the stakeholders need to be educated on implementing it better.
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‘Willing to participate, but need more time’: Twitter on parliamentary panel hearing: by Smriti Kak Ramachandran and Vidhi Choudhary — published Feb 15, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Executives from social media firm Twitter’s US headquarters will not appear before a parliamentary panel that has summoned them on Monday over perceived bias towards right-wing handles on the micro-blogging platform.
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