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Privacy and Security Implications of Public Wi-Fi - A Case Study: by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 09, 2016 — last modified Dec 12, 2016 12:29 PM — filed under: Public Wireless Network, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital Rights
Today internet is an essential necessity in everyday work and recognizing its vital role, governments across the world including the Indian government, are giving access to public Wi-Fi. However, use of public Wi-Fi brings along with it certain privacy and security risks. This research paper analyses some of these concerns, along with the privacy policies of key ISPs in India providing public Wi-Fi service in Bangalore-namely D-VoIS and Tata Docomo, as a case study to provide suitable recommendations.
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Privacy Policy Research: by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 02, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 09:40 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy policy in India since the year 2010 with the following objectives.
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Reply to RTI Application under RTI Act of 2005 from Vanya Rakesh: by Vanya Rakesh — published Jan 03, 2016 — last modified Jan 13, 2016 02:40 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Unique Identification Authority of India replied to the RTI application filed by Vanya Rakesh.
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Responsible Data Forum: Discussion on the Risks and Mitigations of releasing Data: by Vanya Rakesh — published Aug 26, 2015 — last modified Sep 06, 2015 02:29 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
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RTI regarding Smart Cities Mission in India: by Vanya Rakesh — published Apr 21, 2016 — last modified Apr 21, 2016 02:12 AM
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RTI response regarding the UIDAI: by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 12, 2015 — last modified Dec 22, 2015 02:57 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This is a response to the RTI filed regarding UIDAI
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Sectoral Privacy Research: by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 02, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 09:46 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy in India since the year 2010, with special focus on the following issues.
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Security Research: by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 03, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 09:55 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy policy in India since the year 2010 with the following objectives.
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Smart Cities in India: An Overview: by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 21, 2015 — last modified Jan 11, 2016 01:30 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance
The Government of India is in the process of developing 100 smart cities in India which it sees as the key to the country's economic and social growth. This blog post gives an overview of the Smart Cities project currently underway in India. The smart cities mission in India is at a nascent stage and an evolving area for research. The Centre for Internet and Society will continue work in this area.
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Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference 2015, Bangalore: by Vanya Rakesh — published Sep 21, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance
Nispana Innovative Platforms organized a Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference 2015, in Bangalore on 3rd and 4th September, 2015. The event saw participation from people across various sectors including Government Representatives from Ministries, Municipalities, Regulatory Authorities, as well as Project Management Companies, Engineers, Architects, Consultants, Handpicked Technology Solution Providers and Researchers. National and International experts and stakeholders were also present to discuss the opportunities and challenges in creating smart and responsible cities as well as citizens, and creating a roadmap for converting the smart cities vision into a reality that is best suited for India.
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