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Online Trolls Attack Critics of India's Aadhaar State ID System: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 01:34 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
India's biometric state ID system has been leaking citizens’ data for months. When this information surfaced in April 2017, it stoked fears that the system could be used as an instrument of surveillance against Indian residents.
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Debate over #Aadhaar Turns Nasty as Critics Accuse Supporters of Online Trolling: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 01:09 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Internet Freedom Foundation’s Kiran Jonnalagadda has alleged that iSPIRT and its co-founder Sharad Sharma set up fake Twitter profiles to harass, intimidate Aadhaar critics.
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Aadhaar: Ushering in a Commercialized Era of Surveillance in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 07, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Since last year, Indian citizens have been required to submit their photograph, iris and fingerprint scans in order to access legal entitlements, benefits, compensation, scholarships, and even nutrition programs. Submitting biometric information is needed for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers, the training and aid of disabled people, and anti-retroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS patients. Soon police in the Alwar district of Rajasthan will be able to register criminals, and track missing persons through an app that integrates biometric information with the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS).
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Sharad Sharma's case shows how rampant troll culture has become under Modi: by Prasad Krishna — published May 25, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:29 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Sharad Sharma's case shows how rampant troll culture has become under Modi.
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UIDAI asks Centre for Internet & Society to provide hacker details: by Prasad Krishna — published May 18, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:21 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research organisation, Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), seeking details about a suspected hack attack on government websites that led to the leak of information about 13 crore users.
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Provide hacker details, outfit that claimed data leak told: by Prasad Krishna — published May 18, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:14 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research organisation, Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), seeking details about a suspected hack attack on government websites that led to the leak of information about 13 crore users.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
May 2017 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2017 — last modified Jun 17, 2017 02:46 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Welcome to the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) newsletter for May 2017.
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Consilience 2017 - A Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Law: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 01:47 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Law and Technology Society, NLSIU organized their annual conference, Consilience, on the theme 'Artificial Intelligence and the Law' on May 20, 2017 in Bengaluru. Vidushi Marda took part in the event as a panelist.
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Noida cyber cell gives tips on preventing WannaCry attack: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 01:18 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The attackers targeted a weakness found in older versions of Microsoft Windows.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Chinese state media says U.S. should take some blame for cyber attack: by Prasad Krishna — published May 21, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 01:12 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
"WannaCry is far and away the most severe malware attack so far in 2017, and the spread of this troubling ransomware is far from over". Since the global attack was launched on Friday, several thousand more computers were discovered to be infected, particularly in Asia as the work day began on Monday. "We've seen that the slowdown of the infection rate over Friday night, after a temporary fix around it, has now been overcome by a second variation the criminals have released".
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