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Too Clever By Half: Strengthening India’s Smart Cities Plan with Human Rights Protection: by Vanya Rakesh — published Mar 22, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
The data involved in planning for urbanized and networked cities are currently flawed and politically-inflected. Therefore, we must ensure that basic human rights are not violated in the race to make cities “smart”.
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Hard to broad ban!: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2016 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The provisions under the Telegraph Act are wispy and can’t be convincingly invoked to exercise a jurisdiction on the internet world.
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Dead and Clicking: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 23, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
A look at the phenomenon of digital memorials; repositories and time capsules of a life even after it's ended in the real world.
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In India, Biometric Data Storage Sparks Demands for Privacy Laws: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 23, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
In India, calls for strict privacy laws are growing after this week's passage of a measure that allows federal agencies access to biometric data of the nation's citizens, the world's largest such repository.
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Seven reasons why Parliament should debate the Aadhaar bill (and not pass it in a rush): by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 24, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Critics say the Aadhaar Bill does not address concerns over privacy, even as government is rushing the Bill without adequate parliamentary scrutiny.
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Making Aadhaar Mandatory: Gamechanger For Governance?: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 24, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Why a programme that both the Congress and the BJP have hailed as transformational has divided Parliament this week? The Aadhaar Bill which was passed this week aims at facilitating government benefits and subsidies to citizens said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
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Blockchain: A primer for India: by Anusha Madhusudhan — published Nov 18, 2019 — last modified Mar 30, 2020 01:32 PM — filed under: Blockchain, Internet Governance, Cryptocurrencies
This report is presently being updated.
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Cybersecurity Visuals Media Handbook: Launch Event: by Saumyaa Naidu — published Nov 28, 2019 — last modified Dec 06, 2019 09:27 AM — filed under: Cybersecurity, Cyber Security, Event, Internet Governance
6th December | 6 pm | Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore
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Cyber security tips for small businesses: by Theres Sudeep — published Dec 05, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
It is important to have good cyber security practices, experts recommend.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
In Twitter India’s Arbitrary Suspensions, a Question of What Constitutes a Public Space: by Torsha Sarkar — published Dec 12, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
A discussion is underway about the way social media platforms may have to operate within the tenets of constitutional protections of free speech.
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