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Facial Recognition Technology in India: by Elonnai Hickok, Pallavi Bedi, Aman Nair and Amber Sinha — published Aug 31, 2021 — last modified Sep 02, 2021 04:21 PM — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Facial Recognition
The Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, University of Essex, UK and the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) have jointly published a research paper on facial recognition technology. Authors, Elonnai Hickok, Pallavi Bedi, Aman Nair and Amber Sinha, examine technological tools such as CCTV and FRT which are increasingly being deployed by the government.
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June and July Newsletter: by Pranav M B — published Aug 10, 2021 — filed under: Internet Governance, Researchers at Work, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
The newsletter presents the work done in the months of June and July 2021.
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Techno-solutionist Responses to COVID-19: by Amber Sinha, Pallavi Bedi and Aman Nair — published Aug 10, 2021 — filed under: Digital Governance, Privacy, Digitalisation, Co-WIN, Covid19, Digital Technologies, Internet Governance, Technology, E-Governance
The Indian state has increasingly adopted a digital approach to service delivery over the past decade, with vaccination being the latest area to be subsumed by this strategy. In the context of the need for universal vaccination, the limitations of the government’s vaccination platform Co-WIN need to be analysed.
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March - May Newsletter: by Pranav M B — published Aug 08, 2021 — filed under: Internet Governance, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
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Finding Needles in Haystacks - Discussing the Role of Automated Filtering in the New Indian Intermediary Liability Rules: by Shweta Mohandas and Torsha Sarkar — published Aug 03, 2021 — last modified Aug 03, 2021 07:28 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Artificial Intelligence
On the 25th of February this year The Government of India notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The new Rules broaden the scope of which entities can be considered as intermediaries to now include curated-content platforms (Netflix) as well as digital news publications. This blogpost analyzes the rule on automated filtering, in the context of the growing use of automated content moderation.
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The Ministry And The Trace: Subverting End-To-End Encryption: by Gurshabad Grover, Tanaya Rajwade and Divyank Katira — published Jul 12, 2021 — last modified Jul 12, 2021 08:18 AM — filed under: Cryptography, Intermediary Liability, Constitutional Law, Internet Governance, Messaging, Encryption Policy
A legal and technical analysis of the 'traceability' rule and its impact on messaging privacy.
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State of Consumer Digital Security in India: by Pranav M B — published Jul 05, 2021 — last modified Jul 05, 2021 11:07 AM — filed under: Digital Governance, Privacy, Digital Knowledge, Internet Governance, Digital Media
This report attempts to identify the existing state of digital safety in India, with a mapping of digital threats, which will aid stakeholders in identifying and addressing digital security problems in the country. This project was funded by the Asia Foundation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
At the Heart of Crypto Investing, There is Tether. But Will its Promise Pan Out?: by Aman Nair — published Jul 01, 2021 — filed under: Internet Governance, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies
The $18.5 million fine levied by the New York attorney general’s office earlier this year to settle a legal dispute, raises more questions than answers.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Advanced biometric technologies and new market entries tackle fraud, chase digital ID billions: by Chris Burt — published Jun 28, 2021 — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, UIDAI, Biometrics, Aadhaar
Amid forecasts of rapid growth and huge market potential, digital ID platforms launches by Techsign and Ping Identity, new services, features and even an investment fund have been launched.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Facebook launches India tech scholars programme for law students: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 26, 2021 — filed under: Technological Protection Measures, Internet Governance
Facebook India on Friday announced a new initiative - the Facebook India Tech Scholars (FITS) programme - for law students in the country.
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