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Does Size Matter? A Tale of Performing Welfare, Producing Bodies and Faking Identity
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 14, 2014
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last modified
Jun 04, 2014 09:45 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Malavika Jayaram gave a talk.
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FOEX Live: June 1-7, 2014
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 07, 2014
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last modified
Jun 07, 2014 01:33 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Privacy,
FOEX Live,
Surveillance,
Censorship
A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
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Right to be forgotten poses a legal dilemma in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 09, 2014
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The “right to be forgotten” judgment has raised a controversy, while some argue that it upholds an individual’s privacy, others say it leaves a lot of room for interpretation.
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India's 'Big Brother': The Central Monitoring System (CMS)
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Apr 08, 2013
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last modified
Dec 06, 2013 09:39 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In this post, Maria Xynou looks at India´s Central Monitoring System (CMS) project and examines whether it can target individuals´ communications data, regardless of whether they are involved in illegal activity.
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Comparison of General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Directive
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by
Aditi Chaturvedi and Edited by Leilah Elmokadem
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published
Feb 07, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
Recently, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) was passed. It shall replace the present Data Protection Directive (DPD 95/46/EC), which is a step that is likely to impact the workings of many organizations. This document intends to offer a clear comparison between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) a the Data Protection Direction (DPD).
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Securing Digital Payments: Imperatives for a Growing Ecosystem
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 09, 2017
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filed under:
Digital Money,
Digital Payment,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A round-table conference was organised by ORF and Koan Advisory on “Securing Digital Payments: Imperatives for a Growing Ecosystem”, at “The Claridges”, APJ Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi, between 11.30 - 13.30 on February 3, 2017. Udbhav Tiwari attended the round-table conference.
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Ranking Digital Rights in India
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by
Divij Joshi and Aditya Chawla
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published
Feb 12, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This report is a study of five Indian telecommunication companies (Tata Communications Ltd., Reliance Communications Limited, Aircel Limited, Vodafone India Private Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited) and three Indian online service providers (Hike Messenger, Shaadi.com and Rediff.com). The report is an attempt to evaluate the practices and policies of companies which provide internet infrastructure or internet services, and are integral intermediaries to the everyday experience of the internet in India.
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Indian public concerned about fingerprint payment scheme
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 12, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Guardian is reporting that a prominent think tank has found that the prospect of using fingerprint authentication for everyday payments is raising privacy concerns among the Indian public.
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India's Aadhaar with biometric details of its billion citizens is making experts uncomfortable
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 14, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
"Indians in general have yet to understand the meaning and essence of privacy," says Member of Parliament, Tathagata Satpathy.
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Privacy Gaps in India's Digital India Project
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by
Anisha Gupta and Edited by Amber Sinha
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published
Feb 21, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This paper seeks to assess the privacy protections under 15 e-governance schemes: Soil Health Card, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS), Project Panchdeep, U-Dise, Electronic Health Records, NHRM Smart Card, MyGov, eDistricts, Mobile Seva, Digi Locker, eSign framework for Aadhaar, Passport Seva, PayGov, National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP), and Aadhaar.
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