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Presentation at Global Digital Humanities Symposium
P.P. Sneha gave a virtual presentation of her work on digital cultural archives at the Global Digital Humanities Symposium organised by Michigan State University on March 21-22, 2019.
Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights' Symposium Report
The Technology Law Forum at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) has published the Report on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights' Symposium.
When laugh lines turn worry lines
Trolls instil fear in cartoonists’ minds.
Unlike Facebook, Twitter is a ghost town for political ads in India so far
India’s politicians and political parties don’t seem to be buying ads on Twitter just yet, even as parties are pumping money into Facebook advertising.
Proposed Intermediary Liability Rules threat to privacy and free speech, global coalition tells MeitY
“We respectfully call on you to withdraw the draft amendments proposed to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules in December. As published, the draft amendments would erode digital security and undermine the exercise of human rights globally.”
International Conference on Justice Education:Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence
Arindrajit Basu attended the International Conference on Justice Education with the theme "Artificial Intelligence and its Legal Implications" at Institute of Law Nirma University. The event was organized by Nirma University in Ahmedabad on March 15 - 16, 2019. Arindrajit was a theme speaker for the panel on Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence and was a judge of the presentations in the same session.
Consultation on Draft E-commerce Policy
Alternative Law Forum and IT for Change organized a public consultation on draft e-commerce policy on March 14, 2019 at Tony Hall, Ashirwad , Off St.Marks Road in Bangalore. Arindrajit Basu attended the event.
Wie die chinesische Mega-App TikTok Indiens Wahlkampf beeinflussen könnte
Die chinesische Kurzvideo-App Tiktok gehört zu den wertvollsten Start-ups der Welt – und sie wird zunehmend politisch. In Indien weckt das Ängste.
Artificial Intelligence for India's Transformation
ASSOCHAM's 3rd International Conference was organized at Hotel Imperial in New Delhi. Amber Sinha a session on use, impact and ethics in AI.
Conference on Future of Tech Policy in India
SFLC.in organised a Conference on Future of Tech Policy in India on 15 March 2019 in New Delhi to discuss issues related to Rights on the Internet.
More urban Indian women are acting against offensive calls and text messages
More Indian women are fighting back against sexual harassment they face over phone calls and text messages, a survey shows.
Why entrepreneurs are wary of the new draft e-commerce policy
Raka Chakrawarti, an entrepreneur from Mumbai, is tensed these days, not about her business, which is booming, but over the rules of the Draft National e-Commerce Policy.
RFCs We Love: Transport & Apps Edition
The 2nd meetup of RFCs we love in 2019 was held at Go-Jek in Domlur on 2nd March 2019 in partnership with Bangalore Mobile performance group. Gurshabad Grover was a speaker at this event organized by India Internet Engineering Society.
Seminar on “Evolution of communication: Social Media & Beyond”
Sunil Abraham will be a speaker at this event organized by TRAI on March 15 at Hotel Radisson Blu GRT, Near Airport, Chennai. Sunil will be speaking on How should Internet Giants- Social Media, Search engines and ad tech be Regulated.
Nullcon Security Conference
On March 1 and 2, 2019, Karan Saini attended the Nullcon Security Conference organized by Nullcon at Holiday Inn Resort, Mobor Beach, Cavelossim, Salcette, Goa.
'Website not found' pop-ups leave net activists fuming
Internet activists are concerned over what they term as rising instances of websites being blocked by internet service providers (ISPs) and the government without citing any reason for doing so.
'Website not found' pop-ups leave net activists fuming
Internet activists are concerned over what they term as rising instances of websites being blocked by internet service providers (ISPs) and the government without citing any reason for doing so.
Risk integration is key to better cybersecurity management
Digital connectivity plays an anchor role in unlocking innovation and prosperity around the world, but increasing cyber threat is a roadblock to collective path of progress.
Any failure to resolve the Kashmir problem could lead the South Asia to a nuclear disaster
World Kashmir Awareness (WKA) Board in its meeting on February 23, 2019 regrets the death of 45 Indian soldiers recently killed at Pulwama, Kashmir.
Participation in the meeting of BIS LITD 17
Gurshabad Grover participated in the fifteenth meeting of the Information Systems Security and Biometrics Sectional Committee (LITD 17) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which was conducted online on February 26.

