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Presentation of the UID project by Ashok Dalwai – A Report: by Elonnai Hickok — published Sep 08, 2010 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:09 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
On Tuesday, 7 September 2010, Ashok Dalwai, the Deputy Director General of the Unique Identification of India (UIDAI), gave a lecture at the Indian Institute for Science in Bangalore. Representing the UID Authority, his presentation explained the vision of the project and focused on the challenges involved in demographic and biometric identification, the technology adopted, and the enrolment process. Elonnai Hickok gives a report of his presentation in this blog post.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Presentation to Amnesty International on researching the Future of Work: by Admin — published Jul 21, 2019 — filed under: Gender, Internet Governance, Future of Work
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon made a presentation to Amnesty International on July 18, 2019.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Preserving a Universal Internet: The Costs of Fragmentation: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 03, 2014 — last modified Oct 05, 2014 09:05 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by OECD and Centre for International Governance Innovation on September 3, 2014.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Press controls ‘send wrong message to rest of world’: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Britain could trigger an international media crackdown if the Government goes ahead with plans for a Royal Charter to introduce a new Press regulator, free speech campaigners warned yesterday.
Located in News & Media
Press Coverage of Online Censorship Row: by Pranesh Prakash — published Dec 08, 2011 — last modified Dec 08, 2011 11:31 AM — filed under: IT Act, Links, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Facebook, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
We are maintaining a rolling blog with press references to the row created by the proposal by the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology to pre-screen user-generated Internet content.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Press Release, March 11, 2016: The Law cannot Fix what Technology has Broken!: by Japreet Grewal and Sunil Abraham — published Mar 16, 2016 — last modified Mar 16, 2016 10:10 AM — filed under: UID, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics
We published and circulated the following press release on March 11, 2016, as the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016. This Bill was proposed by finance minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley to give legislative backing to Aadhaar, being implemented by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Press Release, March 15, 2016: The New Bill Makes Aadhaar Compulsory!: by Amber Sinha — published Mar 16, 2016 — filed under: UID, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics
We published and circulated the following press release on March 15, 2016, to highlight the fact that the Section 7 of the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 states that authentication of the person using her/his Aadhaar number can be made mandatory for the purpose of disbursement of government subsidies, benefits, and services; and in case the person does not have an Aadhaar number, s/he will have to apply for Aadhaar enrolment.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Prime Security: The Mathematics of RSA Encryption: by elonnai hickok — published Aug 29, 2011 — last modified Sep 22, 2011 07:13 AM — filed under: Event Type, Internet Governance
Based on simple properties of prime numbers, RSA encryption protects our money and digital identity. But how does it actually work? The Centre for Internet and Society invites you to a one-day workshop by Rohit Gupta on 9 September 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Principles for Internet Governance: NETmundial 2014 — What do the Contributions Reveal?: by Geetha Hariharan — published Apr 21, 2014 — last modified Apr 23, 2014 04:01 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, NETmundial
The Global Multi-stakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance (NETmundial) is scheduled for April 23-24, 2014. Towards its stated end of establishing "strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in the world", NETmundial sought contributions from stakeholders around the world on two topics: (1) Set of Internet governance principles; (2) Roadmaps for the further evolution of the Internet governance system.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Privacy & Media Law: by Sonal Makhija — published Jul 19, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In her research, Sonal Makhija, a Bangalore-based lawyer, tries to delineate the emerging privacy concerns in India and the existing media norms and guidelines on the right to privacy. The research examines the existing media norms (governed by Press Council of India, the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and the Code of Ethics drafted by the News Broadcasting Standard Authority), the constitutional protection guaranteed to an individual’s right to privacy upheld by the courts, and the reasons the State employs to justify the invasion of privacy. The paper further records, both domestic and international, inclusions and exceptions with respect to the infringement of privacy.
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