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India WhatsApp Privacy Fight May Affect Multinationals
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 02, 2017 — filed under: , , ,
The Indian Supreme Court’s review of Facebook Inc.'s and WhatsApp Inc.'s data security practices may lack teeth but also presages a desire for a stronger privacy regime and oversight of multinationals, internet and privacy specialists told Bloomberg BNA.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
For India’s complaints department, visit Facebook Live
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 25, 2017 — filed under: ,
Notebook: Social media cuts through red tape in a country beset by inertia.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Supreme Court issues notice to WhatsApp, Centre on data privacy
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 17, 2017 — filed under: , ,
Analysts said India lacked data protection laws.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Social Media Monitoring
by Amber Sinha published Jan 13, 2017 last modified Jan 16, 2017 02:23 PM — filed under: , ,
We see a trend of social media and communication monitoring and surveillance initiatives in India which have the potential to create a chilling effect on free speech online and raises question about the privacy of individuals. In this paper, Amber Sinha looks at social media monitoring as a tool for surveillance, the current state of social media surveillance in India, and evaluate how the existing regulatory framework in India may deal with such practices in future.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India’s ruling party takes online abuse to a professional level
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 31, 2016 — filed under: ,
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) employs an army of trolls to harass and intimidate critics through social media, a new book claims.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry The Curious Case of Poor Security in the Indian Twitterverse
by Udbhav Tiwari published Dec 17, 2016 — filed under: ,
What are the technical, legal and jurisdictional issues around the recent Twitter and email hacks claimed by the ‘Legion Crew’, and what can targeted entities do to better protect themselves?
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry ISIS and Recruitment using Social Media – Roundtable Report
by Vidushi Marda, Aditya Tejus, Megha Nambiar and Japreet Grewal published Dec 15, 2016 last modified Dec 16, 2016 02:19 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society in collaboration with the Takshashila Institution held a roundtable discussion on “ISIS and Recruitment using Social Media” on 1 September 2016 from 5.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. at TERI in Bengaluru.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Caught in a filter bubble
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 24, 2016 — filed under: ,
The country seems to be polarised over demonetisation and its after-effects. And more likely than not, you’ve had plenty of news stories to read that corroborate what you believe, regardless of whether you think the scrapping of the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was an ingenious plan or not, especially if you get most of your news on social media.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
How The U.K. Got A Better Deal From Facebook Than India Did
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 18, 2016 — filed under: , ,
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and India’s Karmanya Sareen shared a similar concern – how messenger application WhatsApp’s decision to share user data with parent Facebook is a violation of the promise of privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Google, Facebook will not place ads on sites distributing fake news
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 15, 2016 — filed under: ,
Google plans to update its AdSense program policies to prevent placement of its ads on sites distributing fake news.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media