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The Perils and Prospects of Bringing the Next Billion Online
Sunil Abraham is the executive director of the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore. In his PDF talk, he explains the fight for net neutrality in India and ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 23, 2015 08:04 AM — Filed under: ,
The I-MACX Summit & Demo Day (Spring 2015)
IIIT-B Innovation Center organized this event in Bangalore on June 18, 2015. Sunil Abraham participated as a speaker. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 23, 2015 09:37 AM — Filed under:
Will Indians have to pay for WhatsApp?
India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) formed a panel in January 2015 to look into net neutrality in the country. by Pranesh Prakash last modified Aug 24, 2015 02:00 AM — Filed under:
Indians Plead for #NetNeutrality as Airtel Raises Data Charges
by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Feb 11, 2015 03:10 PM — Filed under: ,
Developing location-based services
For mapping enthusiasts, geeks and neogeographers in Bangalore, here's something to look forward to. Cartonama, a workshop that offers intensive hands-on ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 28, 2012 09:31 AM — Filed under:
Digitisation is making e-learning simple
Though the computer literacy in India is low, some companies are effectively spreading education using digital contents riding on the Internet. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 28, 2012 10:05 AM — Filed under:
Secure IT 2012 — Securing Citizens through Technology
The event is co-organised by DST and NSDI, Govt. of India in partnership with Elets Technomedia Pvt. Ltd. on March 1, 2012 at Claridges in New Delhi. by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 28, 2012 04:06 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Konkan Corridor Project — A Lecture by Vasant Gangavane
Well known social worker Vasant Gangavane will be giving a public lecture on the Konkan Corridor Project at Ashoka Innovators for the Public in Bangalore on ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 13, 2012 01:49 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Mind of the millennium teen
Say mom, did you have electricity when you were growing up?" Twelve-year-old Aditya throws a casual query at his 38-year-old mother during a power cut. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 22, 2012 08:34 AM — Filed under:
The Five Monkeys & Ice-cold Water
The Indian government provides leadership, both domestically and internationally, when it comes to access to knowledge. by Sunil Abraham last modified Oct 30, 2012 10:43 AM — Filed under: ,
Pitroda seeks to put govt information in public domain
In the first-ever Indian government press conference on Twitter, Sam Pitroda, adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on public information infrastructure and ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 27, 2012 05:13 AM — Filed under: , , ,
ಭಾರತೀಯ ಡಿಎನ್ಎ ಪ್ರೊಫೈಲಿಂಗ್ ಮಸೂದೆಯ ಸೀಳುನೋಟ
ಭಾರತೀಯ ದಂಡಸಂಹಿತೆಯನ್ನು ೨೦೦೫ರಲ್ಲಿ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು. ಇದರ ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಆಪಾದಿತರನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಿದಾಗ ಅವರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ವಿವಿಧ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಕಾನೂನುರೀತ್ಯಾ ಅವಕಾಶ ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 03, 2012 03:42 PM — Filed under: ,
Civil rights in the digital age, about the impact the Internet has on civil rights
Malavika Jayaram, fellow of CIS is a panelist at this workshop to be held at the IGF 2012 in Azerbaijan. by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 04, 2012 08:50 AM — Filed under: ,
Governing Identity on the Internet
Security, openness and privacy will be discussed at this workshop to be held at the IGF 2012 on November 8, 2012 from 11.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Malavika ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 04, 2012 09:06 AM — Filed under: ,
How India Makes E-books Easier to Ban than Books (And How We Can Change That)
Without getting into questions of what should and should not be unlawful speech, Pranesh Prakash chooses to take a look at how Indian law promotes arbitrary ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Feb 21, 2012 11:50 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
‘Chilling’ Impact of India’s April Internet Rules
Kapil Sibal’s demand that Internet companies self-censor users’ content is just the latest move by the Indian government to restrict information on Facebook ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 27, 2012 04:32 AM — Filed under: ,
Google’s privacy policy raises hackles
Have you ever used Google to search for a restaurant while you were logged in its network using your Google id? Or shared information about your trip to Goa ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 30, 2012 03:58 AM — Filed under: ,
Google to change privacy policy to use personal info of users
It is a warning for users of Google and other Social Networking sites. Who are using these sites for searching anything they want to know and sharing their ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 30, 2012 05:03 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Project on Gender, Health Communications and Online Activism with City University
CIS is a partner on the project 'Gender, Health Communications and Online Activism in the Digital Age'. The project is lead by Dr. Carolina Matos, Senior ... by Ambika Tandon last modified Dec 02, 2019 09:38 AM — Filed under: ,
Proposals to regulate social media run into multiple roadblocks
The Cambridge Analytica scandal, the Pegasus spyware attack on WhatsApp and the growing misuse of social media platforms to spread misinformation have made ... by Saumya Tewari and Abhijit Ahaskar last modified Nov 28, 2019 02:16 PM — Filed under:
A Deep Dive into Content Takedown Timeframes
Since the 1990s, internet usage has seen a massive growth, facilitated in part, by growing importance of intermediaries, that act as gateways to the internet. ... by Torsha Sarkar last modified Jun 26, 2020 11:59 AM — Filed under: , ,
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 ... by Manasa Rao last modified Dec 05, 2019 11:26 PM — Filed under:
Outrage As Privileged IITians Use Tech To Spy On Sweepers
Some members of the housekeeping staff at IIT Ropar were put under round the clock surveillance during working hours for many days in February this year ... by Rachna Khaira last modified Dec 15, 2019 05:33 AM — Filed under: ,
India’s record on internet shutdown gets bleaker; now blocked in 2 NE states
India reported over 100 internet shutdown in 2018, according to an annual study of Freedom House, a US-based non-profit research organization. by Admin last modified Dec 15, 2019 05:51 AM — Filed under: ,
Stakeholder Consultation on Digital Assets for Women’s Economic Empowerment | UN Women + SEWA
On December 06, 2019, Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi participated in a "Stakeholder Consultation on Digital Assets for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Addressing ... by Admin last modified Apr 07, 2020 01:14 PM — Filed under: ,
IETF106
Gurshabad Grover participated at IETF106, which was held in Singapore 16-22 November, 2019. by Admin last modified Dec 15, 2019 06:14 AM — Filed under: ,
Call for Comments: Model Security Standards for the Indian Fintech Industry
by Pranav M B last modified Dec 16, 2019 01:16 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Comments to the United Nations Human Rights Commission Report on Gender and Privacy
This submission to UNHRC presents a response by researchers at the CIS to ‘gender issues arising in the digital era and their impacts on women, men and ... by Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon and Pallavi Bedi last modified Dec 30, 2019 05:40 PM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Automated Facial Recognition Systems (AFRS): Responding to Related Privacy Concerns
Arindrajit Basu and Siddharth Sonkar have co-written this blog as the second of their three-part blog series on AI Policy Exchange under the parent title: Is ... by Arindrajit Basu, Siddharth Sonkar last modified Jan 02, 2020 02:09 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Automated Facial Recognition Systems and the Mosaic Theory of Privacy: The Way Forward
Arindrajit Basu and Siddharth Sonkar have co-written this blog as the third of their three-part blog series on AI Policy Exchange under the parent title: Is ... by Arindrajit Basu, Siddharth Sonkar last modified Jan 02, 2020 02:12 PM — Filed under: , , ,