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Blog Entry India’s Role in Global Cyber Policy Formulation
by Arindrajit Basu published Nov 13, 2019 — filed under: ,
The past year has seen vigorous activity on the domestic cyber policy front in India. On key issues—including intermediary liability, data localization and e-commerce—the government has rolled out a patchwork of regulatory policies, resulting in battle lines being drawn by governments, industry and civil society actors both in India and across the globe.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Should online political advertising be regulated?
by P.J. George published Nov 13, 2019 — filed under: ,
Micro-targeting could have potentially damaging results in the context of political advertising.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India facial recognition: How effective will it be?
by Admin published Nov 15, 2019 — filed under: ,
India is trying to build what could be the world's largest facial recognition system.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Cyber law experts asks why CERT-In removed advisory warning about WhatsApp vulnerability
by Megha Mandavia published Nov 15, 2019 — filed under: ,
On the missing web page note, CERT-In had provided a detailed explanation of the vulnerability, which could be exploited by an attacker by making a decoy voice call to a target.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Activists demand judicial probe into WhatsApp snooping
by KV Kurmanath published Nov 15, 2019 — filed under:
Calls for Parliamentary supervision over Government interception, legal hacking.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
CYFY 2016 - The India Conference on Cyber Security and Internet Governance
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 13, 2016 last modified Sep 13, 2016 03:23 PM — filed under: ,
Sunil Abraham will participate as a panelist at CYFY 2016 event organized by Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi from September 28 to 30, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
How does the government track all its legal cases?
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 14, 2016 — filed under: ,
The Legal Information Management and Briefing System , an integral part of the digital India initiative, aims to be a database of all the ongoing cases with the government.
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SpaceX Explosion Slows Facebook & Israeli Efforts To Control Online Content
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 14, 2016 — filed under:
In their ‘space race’ to expand internet access to remote, impoverished areas of the world, Facebook and Google are actually vying for control o fthe online experiences of millions of people.
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Workshop on Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms, and Human Rights (Delhi, October 01)
by Vanya Rakesh published Sep 20, 2016 last modified Sep 28, 2016 05:53 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , ,
CIS welcomes you to participate in the workshop we are organising on Saturday, October 01 at India Habitat Centre, Delhi, to discuss benefits, harms, and human rights implications of big data technologies, and explore potential research questions. A quick RSVP will be much appreciated.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Is India Prepared for a Cyber Attack? Suckfly And Other Past Responses Say No
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 22, 2016 — filed under: ,
From mandatory disclosures to improving CERT-IN’s functioning and transparency, there is much to be done in the event of future cyber attacks.
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