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Expert Committee meeting on 25th November, 2013
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2013 — filed under:
A meeting of the Expert Committee has been scheduled for 25th November, 2013 at 11.00 a.m. in R.No. 714 (7th Floor), Group Meeting Room, DBT, New Delhi to discuss the draft 'Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012' under the Chairmanship of Dr. T. S. Rao, Sr. Adviser, DBT.
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Experts debate on UID and rights
by Radha Rao — published Apr 19, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:32 PM — filed under:
Bangalore, Apr 16, DHNS: A debate on ‘UID and Fundamental Rights’ organised by several city-based organisations, discussed the social, ethical issues, economic and legal issues that accompanies the UID.
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Experts stress on need for enhanced security
by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:13 AM — filed under: , ,
With more and more people falling prey to phishing scams, experts believe that lack of adequate security features in online payment systems will only increase the number of such cases in the coming days. While admitting that the rise in such crimes would be hard to stop or control, cyber security consultants also blame the lack of preparedness before taking the digital economy route as a cause for such problems.
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Experts' committee moots law to protect privacy
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
In its report submitted to the Planning Commission on Thursday, the first ever experts’ group to identify the privacy issues and prepare a report to facilitate authoring of the privacy bill, has said that existing laws have created an ‘unclear regulatory regime’ which allows a state to be intrusive.
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Explore money apps but watch your data
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 08, 2017 — filed under: ,
Financial apps may appear to be free but before you install them, read their privacy policies to know what you may be signing away.
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Exposing Data: Art Slash Activism
by Yelena Gyulkhandanyan — published Nov 17, 2011 — last modified Mar 01, 2013 05:44 AM — filed under: ,
Tactical Tech and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) invite you to the first round of discussions on the intersection of Art and Activism at CIS office in Bangalore on 28 November 2011. Ward Smith (Lecturer, University of California, LA), Stephanie Hankey and Marek Tuszynski (Co-founders, Tactical Technology Collective), Ayisha Abraham (Film maker, Srishti School of Art Design) and Zainab Bawa (Research Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society) are leading the conversations.
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Blog Entry Exposing Data: Art Slash Activism
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 26, 2011 — last modified Dec 29, 2011 01:31 PM — filed under:
Tactical Tech and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) organised a public discussion on the intersection of Art and Activism at the CIS office in Bangalore on 28 November 2011. Videos of the event are now online. Ward Smith (Lecturer, University of California, LA), Stephanie Hankey and Marek Tuszinsky (Co-founders, Tactical Technology Collective), Ayisha Abraham (Film maker, Srishti School of Art Design) and Zainab Bawa (Research Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society) spoke in this event.
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Extending Aadhaar to more areas is a hare-brained idea, it should be dropped
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 24, 2016 — filed under: , ,
News reports that the mandatory use of Aadhaar could be extended to a host of new areas are extremely disturbing. According to these reports, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has identified 20 new areas for which Aadhaar can be made mandatory. This includes registration of companies and NGOs, insurance, competitive examinations and property and vehicle registration.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Extra-Territorial Surveillance and the Incapacitation of Human Rights
by Arindrajit Basu — published Dec 31, 2019 — last modified Jan 02, 2020 11:02 AM — filed under: , ,
This paper was published in Volume 12 (2) of the NUJS Law Review.
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Eye on Mumbai
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 02, 2016 — filed under: ,
The feeds will be beamed to a video wall that stretches 21 feet across at the police’s command and control room.
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