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Experts debate on UID and rights: by Radha Rao — published Apr 19, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:32 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Bangalore, Apr 16, DHNS: A debate on ‘UID and Fundamental Rights’ organised by several city-based organisations, discussed the social, ethical issues, economic and legal issues that accompanies the UID.
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Does the Safe-Harbor Program Adequately Address Third Parties Online?: by Rebecca Schild — published Apr 16, 2010 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:19 AM — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Facebook, Data Protection, Social Networking
While many citizens outside of the US and EU benefit from the data privacy provisions the Safe Harbor Program, it remains unclear how successfully the program can govern privacy practices when third-parties continue to gain more rights over personal data. Using Facebook as a site of analysis, I will attempt to shed light on the deficiencies of the framework for addressing the complexity of data flows in the online ecosystem.
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Unique Identity (UID) Project: A Debate on Fundamental Rights: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 06, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:08 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A half day workshop on unique identity number and fundamental rights is being held on Friday, 16 April, 2010 at the Institute of Agricultural Technologists in Bangalore. The event is being co-organised by Citizen Action Forum, People's Union for Civil Liberties - Karnataka, Slum Janandolana – Karnataka, Alternative Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society.
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Expel or not? That is the question: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 05, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:48 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The decision of an international school to expel 14 students for their alleged ‘promiscuous’ behaviour has led to much debate and discussion.
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March 2010 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2010 — last modified Aug 13, 2012 05:02 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Intellectual Property Rights, Accessibility, Internet Governance, CISRAW, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! We bring you updates of our research, news, and events for the month of March 2010 in this bulletin.
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Sense and censorship: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 30, 2010 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:15 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham examines Google's crusade against censorship in China in wake of the attacks on its servers in this article published in the Indian Express.
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Indians Get Particular about Online Marriage: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 22, 2010 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:48 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The article quotes Nishant Shah's views on online behaviour of people seen elsewhere in the world.
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Community Informatics: Successfully Applying Information and Communications Technologies as a Support to Local Economic and Social Development: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 22, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Dr. Gurstein will present a talk on the current state of development in Community Informatics and facilitate a broader discussion on community based ICTs for local development and community empowerment as are currently applied in India and worldwide.
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De facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 08, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:41 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Facebook used to be our playground but privacy concerns are now souring that fantasy. Why do we trust a clutch of new corporations with such phenomenal amounts of personal data?
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Report on the Fourth Internet Governance Forum for Commonwealth IGF: by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 05, 2010 — last modified Feb 29, 2012 05:42 AM — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
This report by Pranesh Prakash reflects on the question of how useful the IGF is in the light of meetings on the themes of intellectual property, freedom of speech and privacy.
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