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Alexa’s recording leak in US ‘echoes’ privacy issues here: by Admin — published May 30, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Market analyst Sanjay Mehta (name changed) has been keeping his Amazon Echo smart speaker mostly unplugged since reports surfaced last week of the device’s voice assistant, Alexa, inadvertently recording and sending out conversations of a family in the US.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
All India Privacy Symposium: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 02, 2011 — last modified Feb 27, 2012 11:08 AM — filed under: Conference, Event Type, Internet Governance, Privacy
Privacy India in partnership with the International Development Research Centre, Canada, Society in Action Group, Gurgaon, Privacy International, UK and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative is organizing the All India Privacy Symposium at the India International Centre, New Delhi on Saturday, February 4, 2012.
Located in Internet Governance
All India Privacy Symposium: by Natasha Vaz — published Feb 22, 2012 — last modified Mar 01, 2012 06:16 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Are we citizens or subjects? Experts gather in Delhi for public symposium on privacy, transparency, e-governance and national security in India.
Located in Internet Governance
Allow admins to add users to online group chats only after permission: SFLC.in: by Admin — published Jun 01, 2018 — last modified Jun 26, 2018 02:03 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
SFLC.in -- a donor supported legal services organisation -- has written an open letter to messaging service providers like WhatsApp, Facebook and others, urging them to modify their platforms to ensure that users are not added to group chats without their permission.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Almost every social network has a porn problem—so why is India banning only TikTok?: by Ananya Bhattacharya — published Apr 28, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
TikTok is in some serious trouble in India. Though it isn’t the only one battling a rising tide of porn, violence, and fake news, the country’s courts have singled out the Chinese video-sharing app for a ban.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Amazon and Walmart are about to take a big hit in India: by Admin — published Feb 01, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
India is the world’s biggest emerging digital economy, and Silicon Valley’s top companies have invested huge sums to cash in on it. Now new regulations are threatening their business.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Amazon launches Machine Learning-based platform for healthcare space: by Admin — published Nov 28, 2018 — last modified Dec 03, 2018 12:23 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Artificial Intelligence
Amazon’s Comprehend Medical platform uses a new HIPAA-eligible machine learning service to process unstructured medical text and information such as dosages, symptoms and signs, and patient diagnosis.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Amid Unrest in the Valley, Students See a Dark Wall: by Aakash Hassan — published Dec 19, 2017 — last modified Dec 21, 2017 02:07 PM — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: Frequent, prolonged restrictions on internet have kept many from using the learning resource.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Amnesty International calls for review of 66A of IT act: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology
The review seeks to bring the Act in line with international human rights law standards on freedom of expression.
Located in News & Media
Amutha Arunachalam - Stand Shielded of Digital Rights (Delhi, May 05, 4 pm): by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published May 03, 2017 — last modified May 03, 2017 01:30 PM — filed under: Cybersecurity, Internet Governance, Digital India, #FirstFridayAtCIS, E-Governance
We are proud to announce that Amutha Arunachalam will be the speaker at the May #FirstFriday event at the CIS Delhi office. Amutha is Principal Technical Officer in the Council Of Scientific and Industrial Research. The talk will be on digital signatures, traceability of time-stamps, and setting up an Indian Standard (Digital) Time. If you are joining us, please RSVP at the soonest as we have only limited space in our office.
Located in Internet Governance / Events

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