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Deceptive Design in Voice Interfaces: Impact on Inclusivity, Accessibility, and Privacy: by Saumyaa Naidu and Shweta Mohandas — published Aug 08, 2023 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This article was commissioned by the Pranava Institute, as part of their project titled Design Beyond Deception, supported by the University of Notre Dame - IBM's Tech Ethics Lab.” The article examines the design of voice interfaces (VI) to anticipate potential deceptive design patterns in VIs. It also presents design and regulatory recommendations to mitigate these practices.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
RTI on Complaints under Section 79 of IT Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2013 — last modified Jun 12, 2013 09:50 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, gave its reply to an RTI application filed by Saket Bisani. We are reproducing the text below:
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Open Letter to "Not" Recognize India as Data Secure Nation till Enactment of Privacy Legislation: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jun 19, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:07 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
India shouldn't be granted the status of "data secure nation" by Europe until it enacts a suitable privacy legislation, points out the Centre for Internet and Society in this open letter.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India Subject to NSA Dragnet Surveillance! No Longer a Hypothesis — It is Now Officially Confirmed: by Maria Xynou — published Jun 13, 2013 — last modified Nov 06, 2013 10:20 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
As of last week, it is officially confirmed that the metadata of everyone´s communications is under the NSA´s microscope. In fact, the leaked data shows that India is one of the countries which is under NSA surveillance the most!
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Is India the next frontier for Facebook?: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 09, 2014 — last modified Nov 05, 2014 12:43 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Pushing to bring hundreds of millions of Indians into the online world, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday called for expanding his pet project to provide free mobile Internet for developing countries into India.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Game release cancelled over gay character: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 22, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
Electronic Arts stops accepting preorders for Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Learning Forum: Transparency and Human Rights in the Digital Age: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 06, 2014 — last modified Dec 04, 2014 04:14 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
Pranesh Prakash spoke at this event organized by Global Network Initiative on November 6, 2014 in California.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
E-Consultation on Cyber Security, Justice, and Governance Begins!: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 04, 2014 — last modified Dec 04, 2014 11:36 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham facilitated the e-consultation on "Internet access, the freedom of expression online, and development in the Global South" at the event organized by the Hague Institute for Global Justice.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Fourth Discussion Meeting of the Expert Committee to Discuss the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 10, 2014 — last modified Dec 08, 2014 04:07 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The fourth expert committee meeting was held on November 10, 2014 at the Department of Biotechnology to discuss the potential privacy concerns of the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill. Sunil Abraham however was unable to participate because of technical problems.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Several Indian Twitter users' accounts suspended due to tech glitch: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 03, 2014 — last modified Dec 05, 2014 12:17 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
Twitter denies conspiracy theory, blames technical glitch for account suspensions
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