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T20 Germany and Beyond: Digital Economy: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2017 — last modified Jun 06, 2017 03:25 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Elonnai Hickok participated in a round-table discussion organized by GIZ and EPF in Berlin from May 29 to 30, 2017.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Stockholm Internet Forum 2017: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2017 — last modified Jun 06, 2017 01:43 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
Elonnai Hickok participated in the Stockholm Internet Forum 2017 held in Stockholm from May 15 to 18, 2017. She spoke on the panel "Private sector and civil society collaboration to advance freedom online". The event was organized by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Online Trolls Attack Critics of India's Aadhaar State ID System: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 01:34 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
India's biometric state ID system has been leaking citizens’ data for months. When this information surfaced in April 2017, it stoked fears that the system could be used as an instrument of surveillance against Indian residents.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
BBMP faces ire for publishing pourakarmikas' Aadhaar details on website: by Prasad Krishna — published May 29, 2017 — last modified Jun 06, 2017 02:27 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has published the Aadhaar details and other personal information of thousands of its pourakarmikas - civic workers who sweep streets and collect waste door-to-door.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Sharad Sharma Apologises for Trolling Aadhaar Critics; Unmasking Ispirit's Controversial Trolling Program: by Prasad Krishna — published May 26, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Last weekend I was at Aditi Mittal’s standup comedy show in Mumbai where she made a cheeky remark that stayed with me – “Do you guys know what India’s soft power is today? It is trolling!”
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Open house on information breaches: by Prasad Krishna — published May 26, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:41 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On May 26, 2017 at the Has Geek open house participants discussed the state of information security in India the legal and regulatory measures that companies must comply with, and consumers should be aware of. Udbhav Tiwari was a speaker at the event organized by Has Geek in Bengaluru.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
iSpirt's Sharad Sharma: Sorry, I trolled Aadhaar critics: by Prasad Krishna — published May 26, 2017 — last modified May 26, 2017 12:13 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Sharad Sharma, the man who is seen as one of the critical backbones of India's digital drive, profusely apologized on Tuesday for anonymously trolling those arguing for better privacy and security standards in Aadhaar.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Aadhaar Card: One Identity, Multiple Disorders: by Prasad Krishna — published May 26, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
It is still hazy to see the desperation of the union government to imposing the Aadhaar Card mandatory when matters related to Aadhaar Card are already sub judice.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Zomato hack: You need to enhance online security with a password manager: by Prasad Krishna — published May 23, 2017 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
Hacking incident at Zomato underlines need to employ different passwords for different accounts.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Chinese state media says U.S. should take some blame for cyber attack: by Prasad Krishna — published May 21, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 01:12 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
"WannaCry is far and away the most severe malware attack so far in 2017, and the spread of this troubling ransomware is far from over". Since the global attack was launched on Friday, several thousand more computers were discovered to be infected, particularly in Asia as the work day began on Monday. "We've seen that the slowdown of the infection rate over Friday night, after a temporary fix around it, has now been overcome by a second variation the criminals have released".
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