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UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy Consultation on 'Privacy and Gender': by Admin — published Nov 02, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Ambika Tandon was a speaker at the Consultation on Privacy and Gender organised by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy held at New York University, New York on October 30 - 31, 2019.
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India facial recognition: How effective will it be?: by Admin — published Nov 15, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
India is trying to build what could be the world's largest facial recognition system.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Cyber law experts asks why CERT-In removed advisory warning about WhatsApp vulnerability: by Megha Mandavia — published Nov 15, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On the missing web page note, CERT-In had provided a detailed explanation of the vulnerability, which could be exploited by an attacker by making a decoy voice call to a target.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Future of Privacy in the Age of Big Data: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 22, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data, Privacy
A study tour on privacy and big data was organised by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom from September 3 to 10, 2016 in Berlin and Hamburg. Vanya Rakesh was one of the participants from South Asia who went for the tour.
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WhatsApp ruling: Experts seek privacy law: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, WhatsApp, Internet Governance, Privacy
On August 25, Whatsapp updated its policy to share user content with social network; the decision opened new monetisation models for the messaging app.
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Eye on Mumbai: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 02, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The feeds will be beamed to a video wall that stretches 21 feet across at the police’s command and control room.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
An 'app'ening world: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 05, 2016 — filed under: WhatsApp, Internet Governance, Privacy
A ‘forward’ has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp about the privacy concerns relating to that instant messaging app; it’s asking for permission to share user data with Facebook.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
New regulations in place; Aadhaar Card records to be preserved for 7 yrs by Centre: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 17, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
UIDAI chief executive office ABP Pandey said that the concerns regarding Aadhar card-related benefits were "exaggerated" and that the agency will keep the records in case any disputes arise in the future.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
MLATs and the proposed Amendments to the US Electronic Communications Privacy Act: by Vipul Kharbanda and Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 20, 2016 — last modified Dec 28, 2016 01:09 AM — filed under: MLATs, Internet Governance, Privacy
In continuance of our blog post on mutual legal assistance treaties (MLATs), we examine a new approach to international bilateral cooperation being suggested in the United States, by creating a mechanism for certain foreign governments to directly approach the data controllers.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
How Long Have Banks Known About The Debit Card Fraud?: by tiwari — published Oct 22, 2016 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
The recent security breach in an Indian payment switch provider, confirmed earlier this week by the National Payments Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), has forced domestic banks into damage control mode over the past few days.
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