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RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 31, 2016
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last modified
Apr 06, 2016 03:10 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
RightsCon is the world’s leading event convened around the issues of the internet and human rights. The annual conference convenes business leaders, visionaries, technologists, legal experts, civil society members, activists, and government representatives from across the globe on issues at the intersection of tech and human rights. The event was organized by RightsCon.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India's biometric database crosses billion-member mark
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 07, 2016
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
India's biometric database notched up one billion members on Monday, as the government sought to allay concerns about privacy breaches in the world's biggest such scheme.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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FAQ on the Aadhaar Project and the Bill
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Elonnai Hickok, Vanya Rakesh, and Vipul Kharbanda
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published
Apr 13, 2016
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last modified
Apr 13, 2016 02:06 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics,
Homepage
This FAQ attempts to address the key questions regarding the Aadhaar/UIDAI project and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 (henceforth, Bill). This is neither a comprehensive list of questions, nor does it contain fully developed answers. We will continue to add questions to this list, and edit/expand the answers, based on our ongoing research. We will be grateful to receive your comments, criticisms, evidences, edits, suggestions for new answers, and any other responses. These can either be shared as comments in the document hosted on Google Drive, or via tweets sent to the information policy team at @CIS_InfoPolicy.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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'Attempts to censor the web ill-advised'
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jun 17, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Amid concerted government attempts to censor the internet and the recent blocking of file-sharing websites due to a court order based on a petition by producers of a Tamil film, speakers at a discussion on Saturday felt that there was a fear of freedom of expression among those affected by it, primarily the powerful.
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News & Media
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India's struggle for online freedom
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
"65 years since your independence," a new battle for freedom is under way in India — according to a YouTube video uploaded by an Indian member of Anonymous, the global "hacktivist" movement.
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News & Media
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Response to the Pegasus Questionnaire issued by the SC Technical Committee
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by
Anamika Kundu, Digvijay, Arindrajit Basu, Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Apr 13, 2022 02:45 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On March 25, 2022, the Supreme Court appointed Technical Committee constituted to examine the allegations of alleged unauthorised surveillance using the Pegasus software released a questionnaire seeking responses and comments from the general public.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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The Phishing Society: Why 'Facebook' is more Dangerous than the Government Spying on You - A Talk by Maria Xynou
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Maria Xynou
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Aug 01, 2013
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last modified
Sep 27, 2013 09:16 AM
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Event,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Next Wednesday, you are all invited to listen to Maria Xynou's crazy - or not-so-crazy theory of the "Phishing Society", in which surveillance, control and oppression is not imposed in a traditional top-down manner, but rather a personal and collective "choice"...come and engage in a heated debate!
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Internet Governance
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Events
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Crypto Night
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 06, 2013
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Challenging government snooping at an all-night cryptography party.
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News & Media
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Data Usage by Political Parties
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by
Admin
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published
May 03, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Sunil Abraham spoke to ANI regarding collection of data and its use by political parties for electoral gains.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Artificial Intelligence for Growth: Leveraging AI and Robotics for India's Economic Transformation
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by
Admin
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published
May 05, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Artificial Intelligence,
Privacy
Amber Sinha took part in the second international conference organized by ASSOCHAM at Hotel Shangri-La in New Delhi on April 27, 2018.
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News & Media
