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Breeding misinformation in virtual space
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Dec 08, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A well-informed citizenry and institutions that provide good information are fundamental to a functional democracy.
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RTI regarding Smart Cities Mission in India
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by
Paul Thottan
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published
Apr 21, 2016
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filed under:
Smart Cities,
RTI Application,
RTI,
Internet Governance
Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) had filed an RTI on 3 February 2016 before the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) regarding the Smart Cities Mission in India. The RTI sought information regarding the role of various foreign governments, private industry, multilateral bodies that will provide technical and financial assistance for this project and information on Government agreements regarding PPP’s for financing the project.
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CCTV plays Sherlock
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 24, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Whether it's the Mercedes hit-and-run in Delhi or the antics of the chaddi baniyan gang in Mumbai, police are increasingly relying on CCTV footage to solve crimes. Sunday Times looks at how the small picture is getting bigger.
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News & Media
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Government keeps experts out of cyber security discussions
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 24, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Anja Kovacs of the Internet Democracy project feels that India has given away too much, and that India's multi-stakeholder approach in the context of the role of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is not too clear.
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The Panama Papers and the question of privacy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 06, 2016
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last modified
Apr 24, 2016 02:03 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This statement was originally published on privacyinternational.org on 4 April 2016.
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Cyber Security of Smart Grids in India
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by
Elonnai Hickok and Vanya Rakesh
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published
Apr 28, 2016
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Internet Governance
An integral component of the ambitious flagship programme of the Indian Government- Digital India, which paves way for a digital data avalanche in the country, is a well-designed digital infrastructure ensuring high connectivity and integration of services, the potential areas being smart cities, smart homes, smart energy and smart grids, to list a few. Likewise, the 100 Smart Cities Mission envisions changing the face of urbanization in India, to manage the exponential growth of population in the cities by creating smart cities with ICT driven solutions, along with big data analytics. Smart grid technologies are key for both these schemes.
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Why India’s attempt to police digital maps and satellite images is a ‘dumb’ idea
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 08, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Are we back to the license raj?
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Identity of the Aadhaar Act: Supreme Court and the Money Bill Question
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by
Vanya Rakesh and Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 09, 2016
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filed under:
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar
A writ petition has been filed by former Union minister Jairam Ramesh on April 6 challenging the constitutionality and legality of the treatment of this Act as a money bill. The Supreme Court heard the matter on April 25 and invited the Union government to present its view. It is our view that the Supreme Court can not only review the Lok Sabha speaker’s decision, but should also ask the government to draft the Aadhaar Bill again, this time with greater parliamentary and public deliberation. Vanya Rakesh and Sumandro Chattapadhyay wrote this article on The Wire.
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Why The New Government Policy Mandating Panic Buttons On Phones Isn’t Going To Protect Women
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 15, 2016
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filed under:
Gender,
Internet Governance
Recently, the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted about new rules mandating a panic button in every cell phone sold in the country from January 2017. To keep ladies safe, of course.
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from Delhi University
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
May 15, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
This post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in Delhi University.
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