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Should online political advertising be regulated?
Micro-targeting could have potentially damaging results in the context of political advertising.
Open Workshop on 'Digital Empire(s): Perspectives from Asia and Africa
Monish will be a part of a collaborative network which is organising an open workshop on 'Digital Empire(s): Perspectives from Asia and Africa', on December 4, 2019 at Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH) Delhi.
Advancing Cyberstability Final Report
Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) was acknowledged in the final report of the Global Commission on Stability of Cyberspace
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy Consultation on 'Privacy and Gender'
Ambika Tandon was a speaker at the Consultation on Privacy and Gender organised by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy held at New York University, New York on October 30 - 31, 2019.
Trending Hate Against Muslims: Is Twitter Complicit?
Twitter claimed that it had ‘prevented’ the Hashtag while it had not.
NIPFP Seminar on Exploring Policy Issues in the Digital Technology Arena
Anubha Sinha participated in this seminar as a discussant on the "Regulating emerging technologies" panel. The event was held at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla on October 10 - 11, 2019.
Discussion at CyFy on Technology, Policy and National Security: Building 21st Century Curricula in India’s Law Schools
Arindrajit Basu attended the session and gave comments on the course outline which included thoughts on:
Due Diligence Project FGD by UN Women
On October 11, 2019, Radhika Radhakrishnan attended a focussed group discussion at the UN House, New Delhi, organized by UN Women for their multi-country research study on online violence (Due Diligence Project).
Roundtable Discussion on Intermediary Liability
Tanaya Rajwade participated in a roundtable discussion on intermediary liability organised by SFLC and the Dialogue in New Delhi on October 17, 2019.
BSides Delhi 2019 Security Conference
Karan Saini attended the BSides Delhi security conference on October 11, 2019. The event was organized by Bsides Delhi in New Delhi.
Dystopia vs development: The Kashmir paradox
On 26 July, Azmat Ali Mir, 26, landed in her hometown, Srinagar. A day later, uncertainty and panic gripped the Kashmir valley—the Amarnath yatris (pilgrims) and other tourists were being evacuated, there was heavy military deployment and news reports claimed that there could be a threat to the border.
Will FASTag raise privacy concerns?
FASTag, an electronic device that enables direct, cashless toll payment, has been touted as the Aadhaar for vehicles as it would help the government track movement of automobiles. But the move can also stoke fresh concerns on privacy.
Participation in ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 meetings
From October 14 - 18, 2019, Gurshabad Grover, participated in the meetings of ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 held in Paris, the committee that develops international standards for IT Security techniques.
India's HIV-positive trans people find 'new strength' in technology
Shoved, cursed and ridiculed, Nisha's hospital visits were always stressful as a transgender woman and got worse after she was diagnosed as HIV-positive.
Panelist at launch of Google-UNESCAP AI Report
Arindrajit Basu was a speaker at the panel launching the Google-UNESCAP AI Report at the GovInsider Forum held at the United Nations Convention Centre in Bangkok on October 16, 2019.
AI Opera- AI as a total work of art
On October 11, 2019, Shweta Mohandas and Mira were invited as panelists for the 'AI Opera- AI as a total work of art' event organized by Goethe as part of the India Week Hamburg 2019 held in Bangalore. CIS was an event partner.
Why conviction rate for cyber crime cases in Karnataka is abysmally low
Police say a third of the cases involving economic offences in Karnataka are related to job scams, a third related to OTP and UPI fraud, and the remaining are lottery related scams.
SC directs govt to further regulate social media: Is it necessary? Experts weigh in
With the SC's directive to the Indian government for further regulation of social media, TNM asked experts what were the challenges associated with the same.
Millions of kids in India access the Net on their parents’ devices, says study
Experts raise concern over exposing kids to predators, phishing and bullying.
Turning off the internet: Chips with Everything podcast
Gurshabad Grover and Ambika Tandon recorded an episode with the Guardian's podcast on digital culture, called Chips with Everything.