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Industry Consultation Panel on Data Retention - DSCI
Udbhav Tiwari was a panelist for an Industry Consultation Panel on Data Retention organised by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) at the Le Meridian, New Delhi on 23 November 2016.
10th NLSIR Symposium - Regulating E-Commerce in India
Vidushi Marda participated in a panel at the "10th NLSIR Symposium on Regulating E-Commerce in India" at NSLIU on November 27, 2016 in Bengaluru.
Your digital wallet can be a ‘pickpocket’
If you have installed a wallet app on your smartphone, be careful. Many such apps can access data, even sensitive personal information, and have features that do more than just make payments. All that, with your due “permission”.
No laws in India to protect customers if they lose money during digital transactions
The lack of basic privacy and security laws pertaining to digital payments in India puts the onus on consumers who use such services.
Lack of clarity about cashless and online transactions makes digital payments more worrisome
Even as demonetisation pushes for more and more cashless and online transactions through, e-wallets, banks and other such apps, there is a serious lack of clarity on how these companies handle customer data, and how it is shared with other entities. "Data is the new oil," is an oft repeated phrase in nearly every technology related conversation that comes up anywhere in India today.
A world apart
On the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we look at their legal rights relating to financial matters.
Guru Gomke is a Stylish Ol Chiki Typeface for India’s Santali Speakers
No country for the disabled
A 26-year-old electrical engineer is forced to hide his disability, for fear of losing his job. His current employer is unaware that he uses an artificial limb.
Popular apps are inaccessible to millions of disabled: Study
According to a study conducted by Centre for Internet and Society last month, many of the most-commonly used mobile apps for food delivery, online payments, grocery shopping and transportation were not accessible to the visually challenged.
Disabled kid? sorry, no admission!
Mita Sarkar, a mother of a six-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy (CP) had to approach around ten private schools for her daughter's admission. She heard the same response from every school she approached: “Education is for all and we accept all children, but we are not equipped to school your child”.
Caught in a filter bubble
The country seems to be polarised over demonetisation and its after-effects. And more likely than not, you’ve had plenty of news stories to read that corroborate what you believe, regardless of whether you think the scrapping of the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was an ingenious plan or not, especially if you get most of your news on social media.
CIIPC-NLUD Workshop on Wikipedia Editing and Open Source Knowledge Sources
Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition (CIIPC), National Law university, Delhi as part of its Open Science Project, had organised WikiEdit2016 a two day workshop regarding orientation on editing Wikipedia and hands-on-training session. The event was organized on November 11 and 12, 2016 at National Law University in New Delhi.
Net subs grow significantly but public Wi-Fi idea flayed
Even as internet subscribers are growing significantly across Indian states, TRAI's idea of public Wi-Fi has been flayed by stakeholders.
Most popular apps inaccessible to millions of disabled, says study
Booking cabs, buying food and making payments online seem like they're just a swipe and a tap away, but for millions of disabled Indians, these apps are not designed for them to use.
The thrill of saving India from cybercrime
Geeks seize the chance to help the government, defence forces and banks draw up fences against tech crimes.
Free Net advocates flay Trai's public Wi-Fi paper
Stakeholders vouching for a cheap and open Internet have flagged concerns over privacy and regulatory hurdles.
How The U.K. Got A Better Deal From Facebook Than India Did
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and India’s Karmanya Sareen shared a similar concern – how messenger application WhatsApp’s decision to share user data with parent Facebook is a violation of the promise of privacy.
'Delink ICANN from US jurisdiction'
Eight Indian civil society organisations involved with internet governance have called for complete delinking of ICANN from US jurisdiction, saying an important global public infrastructure being subject to a single country’s control is unacceptable.
Google, Facebook will not place ads on sites distributing fake news
Google plans to update its AdSense program policies to prevent placement of its ads on sites distributing fake news.
