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Blog Entry MediaNama - #NAMAprivacy: The Future of User Data (Delhi, Sep 6)
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay published Sep 05, 2017 last modified Sep 05, 2017 10:22 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
MediaNama is hosting a full day conference on "the future of user data in India", on the 6th of September 2017, which is particularly significant given the recent Supreme Court ruling on the fundamental right to privacy, and two government consultations: one at the TRAI, and another at MEITY. This discussion is supported by Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Research Director, will participate as a speaker in the session titled "regulating storage, sharing and transfer of data."
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Artificial Intelligence in Governance: A Report of the Roundtable held in New Delhi
by Saman Goudarzi and Natallia Khaniejo published Apr 19, 2018 last modified May 03, 2018 03:49 PM — filed under: , ,
This Report provides an overview of the proceedings of the Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Governance, conducted at the Indian Islamic Cultural Centre, in New Delhi on March 16, 2018. The main purpose of the Roundtable was to discuss the deployment and implementation of AI in various aspects of governance within the Indian context. This report summarises the discussions on the development and implementation of AI in various aspects of governance in India. The event was attended by participants from academia, civil society, the legal sector, the finance sector, and the government.
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Blog Entry What’s up with WhatsApp?
by Aayush Rathi and Sunil Abraham published Apr 23, 2018 — filed under: , , , , ,
In 2016, WhatsApp Inc announced it was rolling out end-to-end encryption, but is the company doing what it claims to be doing?
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In the Right Circle
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 23, 2011 — filed under: ,
I’ve been on Google Plus for a few weeks now. In the beginning, it felt like showing up early at a much-talked-up party. There was a small scatter of people, poking around, examining the place, making preliminary conversation with the few others they knew. Most of the talk was, unsurprisingly, about Google Plus.
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Blog Entry Why your Facebook Stalker is Not the Real Problem
by Nishant Shah published Mar 21, 2012 — filed under: ,
We live in networked conditions. This is a statement that can now be taken at face-value, and immediately explains our highly connected, inter-meshed environments finds Nishant Shah in this article published in FirstPost on March 20, 2012.
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Privacy Act should not circumscribe RTI: expert group
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
An expert group to draw the framework of a law to protect privacy of individuals has suggested that issues of personal privacy must not be used to dilute the provisions of or block information under the Right to Information Act, and used a language that almost directly contradicts the sentiments expressed by the Prime Minister in this regard just a few days ago.
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Govt panel wants curbs on phone taps
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
A government-appointed panel on Thursday recommended several measures, including guidelines on interception of telephonic conversations, video and audio recordings, use and storage of data as well as setting up of dispute resolution entities at Centre and state-level to protect the privacy of individuals.
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Experts' committee moots law to protect privacy
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
In its report submitted to the Planning Commission on Thursday, the first ever experts’ group to identify the privacy issues and prepare a report to facilitate authoring of the privacy bill, has said that existing laws have created an ‘unclear regulatory regime’ which allows a state to be intrusive.
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Privacy law mooted to protect people against misuse of info
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
A government-appointed expert group today suggested enactment of a law to protect individuals against misuse of information collected through telephone tapping, videography or any other method.
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Panel suggests law to protect individual privacy
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
A government-appointed expert panel Thursday called for a law to protect individual privacy against misuse of information collected by various agencies, public and private, and through various methods like telephone tapping.
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