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Civic activism over WhatsApp and stories of and from cab drivers are part of a new narrative in Bengaluru
Does a city have a pulse? And can that pulse be felt in its technological interactions?
Creeped out by Netflix's 'You'? Here's how you can avoid online stalkers, data thieves
Several social media users have no idea of how much of their information is stored on the Internet and what kind of information they are allowing the applications to access.
The constitutionality of MHA surveillance order
The rules require review committees to examine all surveillance orders issued under this section every couple of months.
MHA snoop order & bid to amend IT rules: China-like clampdown or tracking unlawful content?
An MHA order last week authorised 10 government agencies to scan data on computers. This was followed by the Modi government’s proposal to amend the Information Technology rules for social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter to “proactively identify, remove or disable access to unlawful information or content” in order to curb fake news online.
The dark side of future tech: Where are we headed on privacy, security, truth?
#2018 Year-End Special: We now live in a time when devices listen, chips track your choices, and governments can watch from behind a barcode. How do we navigate this world?
India-China Tech Forum 2018
Arindrajit Basu spoke at the India-China Tech Forum 2018 organised by ORF and Peking University at the Ji Xianlin Centre for India-China Studies, Mumbai on December 11 - 12, 2018. The event functioned as a bi-annual dialogue that fosters co-operation in this space between the two countries.
Big Brother is here: Amid snooping row, govt report says monitoring system 'practically complete'
The recently released 2017-18 annual report of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) says that surveillance equipment is being rolled out in 21 service areas across the country.
How data privacy and governance issues have battered Facebook ahead of 2019 polls
Rohit S, an airline pilot, had enough of Facebook. With over 1,000 friends and part of at least a dozen groups on subjects ranging from planes to politics, the 34-year-old found himself constantly checking his phone for updates and plunging headlong into increasingly noisy debates, where he had little personal connect.
Is Aadhaar Essential To Achieve Error-Free Electoral Rolls?
The Election Commission’s plans to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls may have stirred a hornet’s nest.
AI for Social Good Summit
Arindrajit Basu was a speaker at the event co-organized by Google AI and United Nations ESCAP on December 13, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Centre’s order on computer surveillance threatens right to privacy, experts say
The Constitutional validity of the notification allowing ten agencies to intercept information is uncertain.
Ten Indian government agencies can now snoop on people’s internet data
In a significant attack on online privacy, India’s Home Affair’s Ministry has authorised no fewer than ten different central government agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt “any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer”.
Centre’s order on computer surveillance is backed by law – but the law lacks adequate safeguards
The Information Technology Act’s surveillance scheme furthers a colonial hangover.
Many sites bypass porn ban
They use proxy and mirror sites to cater to India, now on a list of countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that block intimate content online.
Podcast on 'Abortion rights and privacy' with PI
Ambika Tandon recorded a podcast with Privacy International on abortion rights, bodily autonomy, and privacy in the Indian and Argentinian context, which was released on December 6, 2018.
Teaching at Shristi Interlude
Shweta Mohandas is participating as a mentor for Srishti Interlude (a set of workshops that help the design students to produce outputs on a given theme) the theme of this year is Privacy. The course would end on December 7, 2018.
Report: From Oppression to Liberation: Reclaiming the Right to Privacy
Eva Blum-Dumontet, Research Officer at Privacy International, published her report on gender and privacy on November 28, 2018. The report, titled 'From Oppression to Liberation: Reclaiming the Right to Privacy', traces the history of privacy as a tool of oppressing women across different spheres, eventually calling for a feminist reclamation of privacy. Ambika Tandon was quoted.
Future Tech and Future Law
The Dept. of IT & BT, Government of Karnataka organised the 21st edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit from November 29, 2018 to December 1, 2018 at Palace Grounds, Bengaluru. Arindrajit Basu was a speaker at the panel on 'Future Tech and Future Law'.
International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 2018
The event was co-organized by Feminist Approaches to Bioethics and Sama - A Resource Centre for Women and Health and was held at St. John's Medical College in Bangalore between December 3 and 5, 2018.
Facebook Privacy Design Sprint
Pranav Bidare and Saumyaa Naidu participated in the Facebook Privacy Design Sprint on Friday, November 30, 2018.
