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Worldwide: International Privacy - 2013 Year in Review - Asia: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 08, 2014 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 08:44 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Asian Data Privacy Updates
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Letter requesting public consultation on position of GoI at WGEC: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Jan 07, 2014 — last modified Jan 08, 2014 06:36 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Snehashish Ghosh on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society sent a letter to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, requesting for a public consultation on India's position at the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC).
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Digital Citizens: Why Cyber Security and Online Privacy are Vital to the Success of Democracy and Freedom of Expression: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 07, 2014 — last modified Jan 08, 2014 04:59 AM — filed under: Social Media, Privacy, Internet Governance, Cyber Security, Event
Michael Oghia will give a presentation which will show why cyber security and online privacy are vital for democracy and freedom of expression.
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Despite apex court order, IOC proceeds with Aadhaar-linked DBT: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 06, 2014 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:50 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance, Privacy
Once DBT starts, there is no other method to avail of subsidy: IOC official.
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Big Brother is watching you: by Chinmayi Arun — published Jan 06, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
India has no requirements of transparency whether in the form of disclosing the quantum of interception or in the form of notification to people whose communication was intercepted.
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Biometrics or Bust? Implications of the UID for Participation and Inclusion: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 06, 2014 — last modified Jan 06, 2014 08:56 AM — filed under: UID, Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
Malavika Jayaram will give a talk on biometrics and the implications of UID for participation and inclusion at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore on January 10, 2014 at 6.00 p.m.
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Seminar on "Hate Speech and Social Media": by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 05, 2014 — last modified Feb 13, 2014 06:22 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
NALSAR University of Law, in collaboration with the British Deputy High Commission organized a seminar on Hate Speech and Social Media in Hyderabad on January 4 and 5, 2014. Chinmayi Arun was one of the speakers at the seminar.
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Rise of the bot: all you need to know about the latest threat online: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 05, 2014 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 07:16 AM — filed under: Social Media, Wikipedia, Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
In the last week of December, 2013, former union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal lodged a police complaint in Chandigarh after witnessing “an unusual rise in his online fan following”. The former minister told the police that his Facebook page had received more than 10,000 likes, within a span of 24 hours. While his allegation that the ‘likes’ were “fabricated” may be true, information technology experts believe a bot was at work.
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Inventions that will make a difference: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 02, 2014 — last modified Feb 12, 2014 11:07 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In an increasingly tech-driven world, what does 2014 have to offer? Geeta Padmanabhan turns the spotlight on some life-changing gadgets.
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India's Identity Crisis: by Malavika Jayaram — published Dec 31, 2013 — last modified Jan 09, 2014 07:56 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Malavika Jayaram's article was published in 2013 Internet Monitor Annual Report: Reflections on the Digital World, published by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
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