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Parties give short shrift to privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 05:54 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Both the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner.
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Parties seek social media influencers to go viral: by Admin — published Apr 03, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
It was 2015. Rahul Gandhi, Congress vice president then, met Mount Carmel College students in Bengaluru. Soon after the interaction, there were media reports on how Gandhi was stumped by the questions.
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Partnership on AI Adds Corporate, NGO Members, Charts Initial Course: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
Artificial intelligence is a booming business in 2017, but one that also comes with significant baggage in the form of public misunderstanding, potential job losses, and fear.
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Partnership on AI adds new organizations to its network: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society (Partnership on AI) is strengthening its network of partners by welcoming new organizations to share their diverse, unique perspectives on AI.
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Pastebin, Dailymotion, Github blocked after DoT order: Report: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2015 04:17 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
A number of Indian users are reporting they're not able to access websites such as Pastebin, DailyMotion and Github while accessing the internet through providers such as BSNL and Vodafone.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Patanjali's Kimbho swiftly retreats over security scare, ripped on Twitter: by Admin — published Jun 01, 2018 — filed under: WhatsApp, Internet Governance
Swadeshi" messaging app targeted at WhatsApp taken off from app stores hours after launch.
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Paytm Payments Bank woos corporates with digital incentives: by Admin — published Jan 24, 2018 — filed under: Digital Money, Internet Governance
Offerings will be an incentive to companies already using Paytm e-wallet services to shift employees’ salary accounts to the bank, says Paytm Payments Bank CEO Renu Satti.
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Peeping Toms In Your Inbox: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 15, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:42 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Nothing’s safe any more—not your mobile number, nor your e-mail—as they’re put on offer for the benefit of telemarketers, writes Namrata Joshi and Neha Bhatt in an article published in the Outlook.
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Peering behind the veil of ICANN's DIDP (II): by Padmini Baruah — published Oct 15, 2015 — filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance
In a previous blog post, I had introduced the concept of ICANN’s Documentary Information Disclosure Policy (“DIDP”) and their extremely vast grounds for non-disclosure. In this short post, I have made an analysis of every DIDP request that ICANN has ever responded to, to point out the flaws in their policy that need to be urgently remedied.
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Peering behind the veil of ICANN’s DIDP (I): by Padmini Baruah — published Sep 21, 2015 — last modified Oct 15, 2015 02:42 AM — filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance
One of the key elements of the process of enhancing democracy and furthering transparency in any institution which holds power is open access to information for all the stakeholders. This is critical to ensure that there is accountability for the actions of those in charge of a body which utilises public funds and carries out functions in the public interest.
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