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A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Krishnarajapet

A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Krishnarajapet

Posted by U.B.Pavanaja at Aug 14, 2013 12:10 PM |

On Sunday, August 11, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Shyam Computers, Krishnarajapet, Karnataka. The workshop was co-organized by the CIS-A2K team along with Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet. This report summarizes the proceedings of that workshop and subsequent research into relevant questions flowing from the discussions.

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A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Mysore

A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Mysore

Posted by U.B.Pavanaja at Aug 13, 2013 02:05 PM |

On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at the Centre for Proficiency Development and Placement Services (CPDPS), Manasa Gangotri campus, University of Mysore, Karnataka by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team. Dr. U.B.Pavanaja conducted the workshop.

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FinFisher in India and the Myth of Harmless Metadata

FinFisher in India and the Myth of Harmless Metadata

Posted by Maria Xynou at Aug 13, 2013 11:15 AM |

In this article, Maria Xynou argues that metadata is anything but harmless, especially since FinFisher — one of the world's most controversial types of spyware — uses metadata to target individuals.

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Banking and Accessibility in India: A Report by CIS

Posted by Nirmita Narasimhan at Aug 12, 2013 03:40 PM |

The report gives an analysis of banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India. Besides a detailed look at the legal provisions and guidelines on banking and technology, the report also provides a view on different disabilities in relation to banking and accessibility in India and contains case studies and guidelines from countries such as New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America, Canada and the Netherlands. The report sums up the analysis with suggestions and recommendations to improve banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India.

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Breaking into the Closed Circle: Domestic High-Tech Manufacturing Needs Access To Markets

Posted by Shyam Ponappa at Aug 10, 2013 12:00 PM |
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The deferral of India's preferential market access (PMA) policy for locally manufactured high-tech products indicates some lack of clarity and/or confusion in the government.

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Are Indian Consumer Laws Ready for the Digital Age?

Posted by Vipul Kharbanda at Aug 08, 2013 10:20 AM |

The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, recognizing the need for protection of the rights of consumers, drafted a set of model guidelines on consumer protection which were adopted by the General Assembly in 1985. The United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection (UNGCP) act as an international reference point of the consumer movement, however since it has been over a quarter of a century since they were first drafted, there is a strong argument for revising them to bring them in line with new developments in technology and business practices.

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Ethical Issues in Open Data

Posted by Kovey Coles at Aug 07, 2013 09:10 AM |

On August 1, 2013, I took part in a web meeting, organized and hosted by Tim Davies of the World Wide Web foundation. The meeting, titled “Ethical issues in Open Data,” had an agenda focused around privacy considerations in the context of the open data movement.

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Do You Have the Right to Unlock Your Smart Phone?

Posted by Puneeth Nagaraj at Aug 07, 2013 07:30 AM |

In this blog post Puneeth Nagaraj looks at the recent controversy over the expiration of the exemption granted by the US Library of Congress for unlocking phones and compares the Indian position as per a 2005 Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment.

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'Ethical Hacker' Saket Modi Calls for Stronger Cyber Security Discussions

Posted by Kovey Coles at Aug 05, 2013 01:10 PM |

Twenty-two year old Saket Modi is the CEO and co-founder of Lucideus, a leading cyber security company in India which claims to have worked with 4 out of 5 top global e-commerce companies, 4 out of 10 top IT companies in the world, and 3 out of 5 top banks of the Asia Pacific.

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A Telegu Wiki Meetup @ CIS

Posted by SJ Veera (Telugu Wikipedian) at Aug 05, 2013 01:00 PM |

Telugu Wikipedians had their monthly meetup at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore on Saturday, July 13, 2013, 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 9) - Saikat Datta

Posted by Purba Sarkar at Aug 05, 2013 05:24 AM |

CIS interviews Saikat Datta, Resident Editor of DNA, Delhi, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.

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Theorizing the Digital Subaltern

Posted by Sara Morais at Aug 02, 2013 10:25 AM |

As digital humanities research at CIS proceeds, a number of critical positions have arisen, making it possible to reconcile questions of humanities with the digital realm. This blog entry focusses on race as a factor of research and how it is displayed in the digital.

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Digital Humanities Talk at CIS

Posted by Sara Morais at Aug 01, 2013 06:55 AM |

In an attempt to contextualize the digital humanities work within the CIS network of projects, Sara Morais held a talk on the advantages and problems in doing digital humanities work. Following is the transcript of the talk with a video of the presentation.

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Open Access Dialogues - Report and Policy Recommendations

Posted by Sumandro Chattapadhyay at Aug 01, 2013 12:00 AM |

The Open Access Dialogues were a series of global electronic debates facilitated by Eve Gray and Kelsey Wiens, in partnership with The African Commons Project (South Africa) and the Centre for Internet and Society (India), during November 2012 to March 2013. It was supported by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, and was hosted at WSIS Knowledge Communities Discussion Forum.

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Guidelines for the Protection of National Critical Information Infrastructure: How Much Regulation?

Posted by Jonathan Diamond at Jul 31, 2013 10:50 PM |

July has been a busy month for cyber security in India. Beginning with the release of the country’s first National Cyber Security Policy on July 2 and followed just this past week by a set of guidelines for the protection of national critical information infrastructure (CII) developed under the direction of the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO), India has made respectable progress in its thinking on national cyber security.

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More than a Hundred Global Groups Make a Principled Stand against Surveillance

Posted by Elonnai Hickok at Jul 31, 2013 02:26 PM |

For some time now there has been a need to update understandings of existing human rights law to reflect modern surveillance technologies and techniques.

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A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Sagara

Posted by U.B.Pavanaja at Jul 31, 2013 11:50 AM |

On Sunday, July 28, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Sagara, Shimoga Dist, Karnataka by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team. In this post, I share with you the happenings from the workshop.

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India's National Cyber Security Policy in Review

Posted by Jonathan Diamond at Jul 31, 2013 10:40 AM |

Earlier this month, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology released India’s first National Cyber Security Policy. Years in the making, the Policy sets high goals for cyber security in India and covers a wide range of topics, from institutional frameworks for emergency response to indigenous capacity building.

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The Audacious ‘Right to Be Forgotten’

Posted by Kovey Coles at Jul 31, 2013 10:08 AM |

There has long been speculation over the permanency of our online presence. Posting about excessively-personal details, commenting in a way which is later embarrassing, being caught in unflattering public photos; to our chagrin, all of these unfortunate situations often persist on the web, and can continue to haunt us in future years.

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Comments on the Draft Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions

Posted by Puneeth Nagaraj at Jul 31, 2013 05:45 AM |

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) submitted the below comments to the office of the Controller General of Patents Designs & Trademarks, Mumbai on July 26, 2013.

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