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Participation in the meeting of LITD 17 at BIS
On September 25, 2019, Gurshabad Grover along with Elonnai Hickok and Karan Saini attended the meeting of the Information Systems Security & Privacy Sectional Committee (LITD17) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Policy Design Jam
Pallavi Bedi, Akash Sheshadri and Anubha Sinha attended the event organized by Whatsapp and ISPP on 16 September 2019 at Indian School of Public Policy campus, Qutub Institutional Area, Delhi.
CIS joins the Christchurch Call Advisory Network
Centre for Internet & Society's application for membership of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network has been accepted! As a part of this network, we, along with other civil society groups based out of various jurisdictions, would be providing inputs on making the Call a robust, human rights-centred initiative.
Why having more CCTV cameras does not translate to crime prevention
Can technology substitute addressing social, psychological, economic and other individual factors that largely lead to criminality? And what are the perils of over-reliance on technology to fight crime?
Android 10 out, big on ‘privacy’
Companies aware of new concerns, says expert.
Internet pour toutes
Ambika Tandon was quoted in Canadian-French magazine L'Actualite, in an article on technology and women in India. In the quote, she explains the core research questions of the FIRN project, which is studying the digital intermediation of domestic work in India.
Responsible AI Workshop
Sunil Abraham participated in this meeting organized by Facebook on September 17, 2019 in New Delhi.
Talks at National University of Juridical Sciences Today
Arindrajit Basu delivered two lectures at the National University of Juridical Sciences on September 18, 2019.
AI in Healthcare
The Center for Information Technology and Public Policy (CITAPP) and the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB) invited Radhika Radhakrishnan for a talk at IIIT-Bangalore on September 13, 2019.
Chennai residents rue fuzzy CCTV surveillance
Poor quality of footage, lack of maintenance and inadequate back-up reduce the gadgets’ deterrent value.
What Centre will tell Supreme Court on Aadhaar and social media account linkage
The top court had held in the Aadhaar case that the government can make the linking of the 12-digit-number mandatory only in the case of availing subsidies and welfare benefits. Consequently, Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act was struck down.
Packets, net neutrality and gaming public policy outcomes
Gurshabad Grover attended Prof. Vishal Misra's lecture on net neutrality at Has Geek in Bangalore on August 15, 2019.
Government plans tighter rules for social media brands like Facebook, TikTok, ShareChat
The government is planning to impose higher levels of accountability on social media platforms as it grapples with the problem of bringing about order in a fast-growing industry where regulations are still nebulous.
Linking Aadhaar to Facebook, Twitter: Possible witch-hunt or key to curb crime & fake news?
The Supreme Court has cautioned against linking users’ social media accounts with Aadhaar, saying it will impinge on citizens’ privacy.
Policies for the Platform Economy
Anubha Sinha and Amber Sinha will be panelists in this event being organized by IT for Change at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on August 30, 2019.
Impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 - IT and Automotive Sector in India by the Dialogue and FES
On August 21, 2019, Aayush Rathi, attended a report launch event and focus group discussion on the "Impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 - IT and Automotive Sector in India". Research conducted by the Dialogue in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) were being presented.
Pycon India 2019
K. Bhuvana Meenakshi gave a talk at BangPypers organized by Python Software Society in Bangalore on August 25, 2019. She spoke on Let the world experience WebXR!
AI is biased, you’ll see if you Google ‘hands’
As it is, the world is unfair. The question now is, do we want automated tech to be unfair too? As we build more and more AI-dependent smart digital infrastructure in our cities and beyond, we have pretty much overlooked the emerging character of artificial intelligence that would have a profound bearing on our nature and future.
Linking Aadhaar to Facebook, WhatsApp won't curb fake news, but may undermine its legislation: Experts
The Supreme Court’s move to look into the petition regarding the linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar has opened a pandora’s box.
US pressure threatens to weaken data - localisation mandate in India's landmark data-protection bill
Sources say the bill may have to concede vital ground to technology companies.