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Mapping Digital Media: Broadcasting, Journalism and Activism in India: A Public Consultation: by Samantha Cassar — published Oct 31, 2013 — last modified Nov 07, 2013 03:38 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Lawyers, researchers, journalists and activists gathered on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the Bangalore International Centre in response to India’s country report on Mapping Digital Media, which examines citizen’s access to quality news and information across different industries, and impacts on media freedoms as a result of digitisation. Respondents examined themes related to regulation, journalism and activism, and engaging discussions took place among attendees.
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October 2013 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 31, 2013 — last modified Jan 04, 2014 04:31 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness, Researchers at Work
Our newsletter for the month of October 2013 can be accessed below.
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Civil society and Internet Governance: practices from Southeast Asia and beyond: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 31, 2013 — last modified Nov 19, 2013 09:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
On 21 October, the day before the opening of the 2013 Internet Governance Forum in Indonesia, Hivos’ Southeast Asia Regional Office co-organised a pre-event workshop with ID-CONFIG, “Civil Society and Internet Governance: Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Practices from Southeast Asia and Beyond,” at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre.
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Nowhere to hide: Govt making your personal details public: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 29, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The worst fears are coming true. Your sensitive private data may be up online turning you into a potential target of frauds. What is all the more dangerous is that you may be not even aware of this.
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Your private data may be online, courtesy govt: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 29, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Some depts have posted bank account & income details on net for transparency; experts cry privacy breach.
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Saving privacy as we knew it: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 29, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Long overdue protection law still on the back-burner; meanwhile, depts put more of one's personal details online.
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E-governance hopes rise as India crosses 1 billion transactions: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 29, 2013 — filed under: E-Governance, Internet Governance
Government agencies and departments, regarded as bywords for inefficiency and red tape, have recorded over a billion e-governance transactions so far this year, watershed for the world's largest democracy that is betting on technology to cure its ills.
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Asian Forum on Global Governance: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 28, 2013 — last modified Nov 20, 2013 04:35 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Asian Forum on Global Governance is an annual workshop jointly organized by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, and the Observer Research Foundation.
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Taking Stock: Emerging Issues - Internet Surveillance: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 25, 2013 — last modified Nov 09, 2013 06:31 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
This session was held at the IGF in Bali on October 25. Pranesh Prakash made intervention in this session.
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Spy Files 3: WikiLeaks Sheds More Light On The Global Surveillance Industry: by Maria Xynou — published Oct 25, 2013 — last modified Nov 14, 2013 04:21 PM — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, SAFEGUARDS, Featured, Homepage
In this article, Maria Xynou looks at WikiLeaks' latest Spy Files and examines the legality of India's surveillance technologies, as well as their potential connection with India's Central Monitoring System (CMS) and implications on human rights.
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