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Centre draws red lines for Whatsapp over fake news, says must comply with Indian laws
In a meeting with WhatsApp’s CEO Chris Daniels, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India put forward several demands, including that the company must have ... by Admin last modified Aug 27, 2018 02:24 PM — Filed under: , ,
India steps up vigilance against WhatsApp abuse
Delhi wants firm to open local office, appoint grievance officer as misinformation spreads. by Admin last modified Aug 27, 2018 03:22 PM — Filed under: ,
World Library and Information Congress 2018
Swaraj Paul Barooah was a speaker at two panels during the World Library and Information Congress 2018 (WLIC2018), organised by the International Federation of ... by Admin last modified Aug 31, 2018 02:23 AM — Filed under: ,
Policy Officer - Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society is seeking an individual with a background and interest in issues pertaining to IG including privacy, big data, FoE, AI etc. ... by Admin last modified Sep 03, 2018 06:58 AM — Filed under: ,
AI in India: A Policy Agenda
by Amber Sinha, Elonnai Hickok and Arindrajit Basu last modified Sep 05, 2018 03:39 PM — Filed under: ,
The law tries to catch up with tech
At his testimony before the U.S. Congress, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the upcoming elections in India. by Admin last modified Sep 06, 2018 02:11 AM — Filed under:
India’s post-truth society
The proliferation of lies and manipulative content supplies an ever-willing state a pretext to step up surveillance. by Swaraj Paul Barooah last modified Sep 12, 2018 12:16 PM — Filed under: , ,
Meeting of Information Systems Security and Biometrics Sectional Committee
Gurshabad Grover attended the 14th meeting of the Information Systems Security and Biometrics Sectional Committee (LITD 17) of the Bureau of Indian Standards ... by Admin last modified Sep 19, 2018 02:08 PM — Filed under: ,
UNESCAP Google AI Meeting
Arindrajit was a panelist at the event on AI in public service delivery hosted by UNESCAP Bangkok on August 29, 2018. The event was co-organized by Economic ... by Admin last modified Sep 20, 2018 03:47 PM — Filed under: , ,
Takshashila's online Cogitatum on AI and Ethics in India
Elonnai Hickok participated in an event organized by Takhshashila on August 27, 2018 and made a presentation on Ethics and AI in India. The event was held in ... by Admin last modified Sep 26, 2018 01:46 AM — Filed under: ,
Cross-Border Data Sharing and India: A study in Processes, Content and Capacity
A majority of criminal investigations in the modern era necessitate law enforcement access to electronic evidence stored extra-territorially. The conventional ... by Amber Sinha, Elonnai Hickok, Udbhav Tiwari and Arindrajit Basu last modified Sep 29, 2018 12:37 AM — Filed under: ,
After Supreme Court Setback, Fintech Firms Await Clarity On Aadhaar
The 12-digit Aadhaar number is now out of bounds for fintech companies in India. by Admin last modified Oct 01, 2018 11:39 PM — Filed under: , ,
Cyber-Security in the Age of Smart Manufacturing
Arindrajit Basu attended the event 'Cyber-security in the age of Smart Manufacturing.' The event 'BTS - CyberComm 2018' was organised by the Federation of ... by Admin last modified Oct 02, 2018 12:23 AM — Filed under: ,
Net nanny meets muscular law
India’s new human-trafficking bill could criminalise sex workers and curtail free speech. by Admin last modified Oct 02, 2018 05:48 AM — Filed under: ,
A trust deficit between advertisers and publishers is leading to fake news
Transparency regulations is need of the hour. And urgently for election and political advertising. What do the ads look like? Who paid for them? Who was the ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Oct 02, 2018 06:44 AM — Filed under: , ,
State of Work in India
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon attended a panel discussion organized by Bangalore International Centre (TERI) and Azim Premji University, on Wednesday, October ... by Admin last modified Oct 09, 2018 02:25 PM — Filed under:
Community Standards Roundtable Conversations
Ambika Tandon was a participant in a roundtable organized by Facebook, School of Media & Cultural Studies, and Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Bengaluru ... by Admin last modified Oct 16, 2018 02:01 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Why Data Localisation Might Lead To Unchecked Surveillance
In recent times, there has been a rash of policies and regulations that propose that the data that Indian entities handle be physically stored on servers in ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Oct 16, 2018 02:08 PM — Filed under: , ,
Sales of surveillance cameras are soaring, raising questions about privacy
The Telangana government wants more eyes on the streets to upgrade Hyderabad’s safety. It has asked enterprises, public sectors, residential associations and ... by Admin last modified Oct 16, 2018 02:22 PM — Filed under: ,
Are online shows obscene?
Should content on online platforms such as Netflix be monitored and censored? How can they show nudity when films made for the cinema halls can’t, a petition ... by Admin last modified Oct 16, 2018 03:58 PM — Filed under:
Spending too much time on social media? Tech abuse may lead to mental health issues
Technology is a boon, no doubt. But where can we, in ourdigital lives, draw the line between convenience and addiction? ET’s Divya J Shekhar finds out how the ... by Admin last modified Oct 18, 2018 12:55 AM — Filed under:
Not Surprised by Indian govt's data localisation directives: Michael Dell
The Indian government's attempts to ensure that companies adhere to data localisation norms will spawn similar requests from other countries, Michael Dell, the ... by Admin last modified Oct 18, 2018 01:37 AM — Filed under:
Confidentiality of Communications and Privacy of Data in the Digital Age
On September 25, 2018, Elonnai Hickok participated in a side event Confidentiality of Communications and Privacy of Data in the Digital Age organized by INCLO ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 28, 2018 06:02 AM — Filed under: , ,
Brazil’s experience a red flag for WhatsApp in Indian polls, say experts
Data shows that the share of active WhatsApp users in rural India has doubled since 2017, according to a survey by the Centre for the Study of Developing ... by Admin last modified Oct 28, 2018 06:06 AM — Filed under: ,
Factcheck: No, phones of users who provided only Aadhaar as proof of identity won’t be disconnected
Ever since the Supreme Court’s judgment on Aadhaar, which prohibited the use of the 12-digit biometrics-linked unique identity number by private entities as ... by Admin last modified Oct 28, 2018 06:13 AM — Filed under:
Reliance-Jio Users Complain Of Porn Websites Being Blocked; Company Yet To Issue Official Statement
Going by a lot of Jio network users, it seems that Mukesh Ambani’s Jio has banned hundreds of porn sites, in compliance with the order of the Department of ... by Admin last modified Oct 29, 2018 02:35 AM — Filed under: ,
Technology Foresight Group Tandem Research's AI policy lab on the theme AI and Environment
Shweta Mohandas attended a roundtable discussion on artificial intelligence and environment held at Tandem Research's office in Goa on October 5, 2018. She ... by Admin last modified Oct 31, 2018 01:10 AM — Filed under: , ,
Workshop on Cybersecurity Illustrations
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is organizing a workshop to engage with the design community in order to examine, explore, and expand this visual ... by Admin last modified Dec 10, 2018 06:13 AM — Filed under: ,
Budapest Convention and the Information Technology Act
The Convention on Cybercrime adopted in Budapest (“Convention”) is the fist and one of the most important multilateral treaties addressing the issue of ... by Vipul Kharbanda last modified Nov 20, 2018 04:18 PM — Filed under: ,
Girls' schools, women's PGs: The shocking results when you Google 'bitches near me'
Considering the monopoly and clout that Google enjoys, it must be held accountable for promoting such stereotypes and values, experts say. by Admin last modified Nov 28, 2018 01:34 AM — Filed under: ,