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IGF Academy Regional Workshop: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 02, 2016 — last modified Aug 06, 2016 03:30 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham will be a speaker at this event organized by LIRNE Asia in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 4, 2016. He will speak on the status of freedom of expression, internet governance and multi-stakeholder processes
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Digital in South Asia: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 02, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham participated in this event organized by the World Economic Forum on July 19, 2016 at Taj Mahal Hotel in Bangalore.
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Meeting on Net Neutrality and Related Issues: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 16, 2016 — last modified Aug 02, 2016 03:56 PM — filed under: Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
A meeting was convened by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on July 15, 2016 in New Delhi to discuss Net Neutrality and related issues. Sunil Abraham attended this meeting.
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Book Review: Apocalypse Now Redux: by Nishant Shah — published Aug 06, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Book Review
My review for Arundhati Roy and John Cusack's new book that captures their encounter with Edward Snowden, 'Things that can and cannot be said' is now out. It's an engaging, if somewhat freewheeling, political critique of the times we live in.
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Why experts are worried about Aadhaar-based authentication: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 07, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
As private companies are increasingly using Aadhaar data, is the privacy and security of personal data really at risk? What do those defending Aadhaar have to say?
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New Approaches to Information Privacy – Revisiting the Purpose Limitation Principle: by Amber Sinha — published Jul 13, 2016 — last modified Nov 09, 2016 01:54 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Article on Aadhaar throwing light on privacy and data protection.
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Apps can give personal information to strangers: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 08, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
We love our apps. A study done last year, found that app usage in India has grown 131 per cent. But apps are notorious for accessing personal data and we’re obligingly careless with our privacy. Inadvertently, users give away third-parties access to their phone calls and right to operate cameras on their mobiles.
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Roundtable: Identifying and Limiting Hate Speech and Harassment Online: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 28, 2016 — last modified Aug 09, 2016 01:31 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Japreet Grewal attended this event organized by Software Freedom Law Centre at Constitution Club Of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on July 28, 2016.
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Aadhaar-enabled smartphones will ease money transfer: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
With its plans to make smartphones Aadhaar-enabled, the government hopes to provide users a means to do self-authentication and let businesses and banks verify the identity of their clients through their smartphones, a move that could potentially lead the way to a cashless society.
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Indian companies need to boost encrpytion adoption rate: experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2016 — filed under: Encryption, Internet Governance
Most banks do not follow Reserve bank of India’s standard 64/128-bit encryption policy due to laxity and unavailability of funds.
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