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Biometrics or Bust? Implications of the UID for Participation and Inclusion: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 06, 2014 — last modified Jan 06, 2014 08:56 AM — filed under: UID, Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
Malavika Jayaram will give a talk on biometrics and the implications of UID for participation and inclusion at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore on January 10, 2014 at 6.00 p.m.
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Biometrics or bust? India's Identity Crisis: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 01, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Malavika Jayaram is speaking at an event organized by the Oxford Internet Institute on July 2, 2013. The talk will be held at Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, 1 St Giles Oxford OX1 3JS.
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Biometrics: An ‘Angootha Chaap’ nation?: by Mukta Batra — published Sep 19, 2014 — last modified Sep 19, 2014 06:12 AM — filed under: UID, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
This blog post throws light on the inconsistencies in biometric collection under the UID and NPR Schemes.
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BIS LITD 17 meeting: by Admin — published Jul 21, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On July 3, 2019, Gurshabad Grover attended the sixteenth meeting of the Information Systems Security and Biometrics Section Committee (LITD17) at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in New Delhi.
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BIS LITD 17 Privacy Panel meeting: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 21, 2017 — last modified Jul 07, 2017 01:31 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Udbhav Tiwari represented CIS at this meeting organized by National Law School of India University in Bangalore on June 21, 2017.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Bit by byte protecting her privacy: by Admin — published Jul 29, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Srikrishna committee draft law on data protection is days away. Here’s a bucket list of issues that will matter
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Bloggers' Rights Subordinated to Rights of Expression: Cyber Law Expert: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jun 03, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:35 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Vijayashankar, an eminent cyber law expert answers Elonnai Hickok’s questions on bloggers' rights, freedom of expression and privacy in this e-mail interview conducted on May 19, 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Bolstering right to remain private: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 29, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Justice AP Shah panel has done to well to lay down an enforceable roadmap that can strengthen privacy laws in the country. It’s now for the legislature to take the issue to a logical conclusion.
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Bouquets & brickbats for Google's new privacy policy: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 25, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Google's recent privacy policy change that allows the internet search company to use names, photographs and endorsements by its users in online advertisements is getting mixed reviews in India - advertisers love it, and activists love to hate it.
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Breach Notifications: A Step towards Cyber Security for Consumers and Citizens: by Amelia Andersdotter — published Nov 14, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Through the Digital India project the Indian government is seeking to establish India as a digital nation at the forefront. Increasingly, this means having good cyber-security policies in place and enabling a prosperous business environment for companies that implement sound cyber-security policies. This paper will look at one such policy, which enables investments in cyber-security for IT products and services through giving consumers a way to hold business owners and public authorities to account when their security fails.
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