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April 2017 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Welcome to the CIS newsletter for April 2017.
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Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sites: by Prasad Krishna — published May 04, 2017 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
A BSNL official says engineers are still working on shutting down the 22 social media sites but so far had been unable to do so without freezing the Internet across Kashmir.
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J&K social media ban: Use of 132-year-old Act can’t stand judicial scrutiny, say experts: by Prasad Krishna — published May 04, 2017 — last modified May 04, 2017 02:12 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
Jammu and Kashmir's social media ban: Legal experts are not convinced this is a viable order
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En Inde, le biométrique version très grand public: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Initiée en 2010, l’Aadhaar est désormais la plus grande base de données d’empreintes et d’iris au monde. Carte d’identité destinée aux 1,25 milliard d’Indiens, elle sert aussi de moyen de paiement. Mais la sécurité du système et son utilisation à des fins de surveillance posent question.
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Vidushi Marda selected for Internet of Rights Fellowship: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
Article 19 had put out a call for applications for its Internet of Rights Fellowship in February 2017. Vidushi has been selected to be part of the 2017-2018 cohort.
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Govt may have made 135 million Aadhaar numbers public: CIS report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
CIS report says Aadhaar numbers leaked through government databases could be 100-135 million and bank accounts numbers leaked about 100 million.
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130 Million Aadhaar Numbers Were Made Public, Says New Report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:32 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The research report looks at four major government portals whose poor information security practices have exposed personal data including bank account details.
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Around 13 crore Aadhaar numbers easily available on government portals, says report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
A report by The Centre for Internet and Society claimed that around 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers were easily accessible on four government portals built to oversee welfare schemes. The document, released on Monday, pointed out that though it is illegal to reveal Aadhaar numbers, the government portals examined made it easy for anyone to access them, as well as other data about beneficiaries of welfare schemes including in many cases their bank account numbers.
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