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Watch: Aadhaar has become a whipping boy: Nandan Nilekani: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
India certainly needs a modern data privacy and protection law, Nilekani said in an interview.
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Third Multistakeholder Consultation on Encryption: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
Udbhav Tiwari represented CIS at the Third and Final Multistakeholder Consultation on Encryption held at the Taj Palace, New Delhi on May 11, 2017. The event was organised by the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. Saikat Dutta and Japreet Grewal were also present at the round-table discussion.
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Here’s what everyone is saying in TRAI’s latest Net Neutrality consultation: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017
Last year’s highly public and widely discussed TRAI consultation resulted in Internet providers being barred from charging differently for different parts of the Internet. This time around, the telecom regulator’s newest consultation on Net Neutrality is significantly more business-as-usual, and much more muted.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
UIDAI puts posers to CIS over Aadhaar data leak claim: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: UIDAI, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has asked research firm Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) to explain its sensational claim that 13 crore Aadhaar numbers were "leaked" and provide details of servers where they are stored.
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What’s Hard To Digest About The Zomato Hacking: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
Yet another day, yet another major security breach. But, this time it’s not a presidential candidate in the U.S. or the U.K.’s National Health Service. Instead. it’s Zomato, the popular Indian online food delivery and restaurant search service.
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Hack exposes Zomato's weak protection of customer data, say Cyber experts: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
Online restaurant aggregator says it will beef up security after 17 million user details were stolen.
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IT companies in Bengaluru on high alert over WannaCry ransomware: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — last modified May 19, 2017 09:05 AM — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Digital Media
In the wake of the ransomware attack triggered by WannaCry virus, IT firms in Bengaluru are racing against time to updating their security systems. At some firms, employees have been asked to stay away from work for a few hours, while many other companies have declared holiday for a day or two for their employees.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Google, Facebook's AI group adds new members: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
CIS is one of the organizations.
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22 nieuwe leden voor Partnership on AI: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — last modified May 19, 2017 06:54 AM — filed under: Telecom, Internet Governance
Partnership on AI, een non-profit organisatie ter bevordering van het algemeen begrip van kunstmatige intelligentie en de ontwikkeling van best practices, heeft 22 nieuwe leden aangekondigd.
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Intel, eBay, SAP, Salesforce y Sony colaborarán en inteligencia artificial: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
Junto a otras empresas como Zalando, McKinsey & Company o Cogitai han decidido unirse a la asociación Partnership on AI impulsada por Amazon, Google, Facebook, IBM y Microsoft.
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