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Cool Jobs | Parmesh Shahani, Head, Godrej India Culture Lab: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 04, 2013 — last modified Jan 17, 2013 05:55 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The man behind Mumbai’s most original ideas space on being a cross-pollinator
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Mobile Broadband: Leveraging for Business Transformation: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2013 — last modified Jan 15, 2013 08:40 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Mobile India 2013 is being held at the Chancery Pavillion, Bangalore on 9 January 2013. Sunil Abraham is speaking at this event.
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Indian government websites: Gold mine for cybercriminals: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2013 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:18 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
If you are a cybercriminal trying to commit identity theft or digitally impersonate a citizen, you have help from the unlikeliest of sources — the Government of India.
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2012 in Review: Biometric ID Systems Grew Internationally...and So Did Concerns about Privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 01, 2013 — last modified Jan 17, 2013 04:40 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2012 and discussing where we are in the fight for free expression, innovation, fair use, and privacy.
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Mining the Web Collective: by Sharath Chandra Ram — published Dec 31, 2012 — last modified Jan 06, 2013 11:48 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
In March 2012, Dr Bruno Latour and his team from the Sciences Po Media Lab organized a workshop that assembled a selected group of researchers from India to explore methods of Controversy Mapping. It was hosted by Dr J. Srinivasan, Director of the Divecha Centre for Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
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The year social media came of age in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2012 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Sambhavi Saxena, 19, was at Jantar Mantar on December 25 protesting against Nirbhaya's brutal rape when Delhi Police swooped down, rounded her up along with other agitators and took them to the Parliament Street police station. Sambhavi fired tweet after tweet even as she was bundled into a van.
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A note of dissent on cash transfers and UID: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2012 — last modified Dec 31, 2012 03:15 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The following is the text of a note released by 208 scholars, activists and concerned citizens on the United Progressive Alliance government’s plan to introduce cash transfers linked to the Aadhaar (UID) numbers of beneficiaries:
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UN agrees to review agencies governing Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2012 — filed under: ITU, Internet Governance, Censorship
Although India’s proposal has been criticized as an effort to control the Net, govt says this will ensure it has more say in policymaking.
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No fear of losing internet freedom till Jan 15: Experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2012 — filed under: ITU, Internet Governance
There is no need to get scared about losing internet freedom, at least till January 2015.
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State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp: Summary: by Elonnai Hickok — published Dec 31, 2012 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 04:02 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, SAFEGUARDS
On December 13 and 14, 2012, the Electronic Frontier Foundation organized the Surveillance and Human Rights Camp held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting examined trends in surveillance, reasons for state surveillance, surveillance tactics that governments are using, and safeguards that can be put in place to protect against unlawful or disproportionate surveillance.
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