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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: ,
DSCI Bangalore Chapter meet
Gurshabad Grover and Karan Saini attended the DSCI Bangalore Chapter meet held in Bangalore at 10K NASSCOM Startup Warehouse on November 22, 2018. by Admin last modified Nov 28, 2018 01:45 AM — Filed under:
Open Street Maps help tackle disasters: Experts
Speakers showed how participatory maps were used to bring to light lapses in delivery of civic services. by Admin last modified Nov 28, 2018 01:58 AM — Filed under:
Cyberspace and External Affairs:A Memorandum for India Summary
This memorandum seeks to summarise the state of the global debate in cyberspace; outline how India can craft it’s global strategic vision and finally, provides ... by Arindrajit Basu and Elonnai Hickok last modified Dec 01, 2018 04:10 AM — Filed under: , ,
Building a Community of Practice: Reflections from 2nd All Partners
On Wednesday, November 14th, the Partnership on AI held its 2nd annual All Partners Meeting in San Francisco, California. Representatives from our 80+ member ... by Admin last modified Dec 01, 2018 04:18 AM — Filed under: ,
Are Chinese video apps violating the Indian law?
The apps have benefited mightily from the short-video craze that’s taken hold among preteens and adolescents but this is putting them in danger from predators, ... by Admin last modified Dec 04, 2018 03:11 PM — Filed under:
Facebook Privacy Design Sprint
Pranav Bidare and Saumyaa Naidu participated in the Facebook Privacy Design Sprint on Friday, November 30, 2018. by Admin last modified Dec 04, 2018 04:28 PM — Filed under: ,
Future Tech and Future Law
The Dept. of IT & BT, Government of Karnataka organised the 21st edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit from November 29, 2018 to December 1, 2018 at Palace Grounds, ... by Admin last modified Jan 03, 2019 01:17 AM — Filed under: ,
Report: From Oppression to Liberation: Reclaiming the Right to Privacy
Eva Blum-Dumontet, Research Officer at Privacy International, published her report on gender and privacy on November 28, 2018. The report, titled 'From ... by Admin last modified Dec 05, 2018 02:48 AM — Filed under: ,
Teaching at Shristi Interlude
Shweta Mohandas is participating as a mentor for Srishti Interlude (a set of workshops that help the design students to produce outputs on a given theme) the ... by Admin last modified Dec 05, 2018 02:53 AM — Filed under: ,
Speculative Futures Lab on Artificial Intelligence in Media, Entertainment, and Gaming
Pranav Manjesh Bidare attended the event organised by Quicksand between November 16 and 18, 2018 in Bangalore as a panelist. by Admin last modified Dec 05, 2018 03:12 AM — Filed under: ,
Connections 2018
Gurshabad Grover attended Connections 2018, a pre-IETF event organised by the India Internet Engineering Society (IIESoc) in Bangalore on October 31 and ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 10, 2018 03:32 PM — Filed under: ,
Smart City Standardization - ICT Perspective
An event on Smart City standardization – ICT Perspective was organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards in Bangalore on October 30, 2018. Gurshabad Grover ... by Admin last modified Dec 10, 2018 04:00 PM — Filed under:
Human rights review of the verification code extension for EPP
On September 20, 2018 Gurshabad Grover sent a review of the human rights considerations in the Internet Draft, 'Verification Code Extension for the Extensible ... by Admin last modified Dec 10, 2018 04:04 PM — Filed under:
A Critical Look at the Visual Representation of Cybersecurity
The Centre for Internet and Society and design collective Design Beku came together on the 15th of November for a workshop on Illustrations and Visual ... by Paromita Bathija, Padmini Ray Murray, and Saumyaa Naidu last modified Aug 21, 2019 08:00 AM — Filed under: ,
European E-Evidence Proposal and Indian Law
In April of 2018, the European Union issued the proposal for a new regime dealing with cross border sharing of data and information by issuing two draft ... by Vipul Kharbanda last modified Dec 23, 2018 04:45 PM — Filed under: ,
Mapping cybersecurity in India: An infographic
This infographic maps the key stakeholder, areas of focus and threat vectors that impact cybersecurity policy in India. Broadly, policy-makers should ... by Arindrajit Basu, Karan Saini, Aayush Rathi and Swaraj Barooah last modified Dec 23, 2018 04:57 PM — Filed under: ,
Centre’s order on computer surveillance is backed by law – but the law lacks adequate safeguards
The Information Technology Act’s surveillance scheme furthers a colonial hangover. by Admin last modified Dec 24, 2018 05:04 PM — Filed under:
Ten Indian government agencies can now snoop on people’s internet data
In a significant attack on online privacy, India’s Home Affair’s Ministry has authorised no fewer than ten different central government agencies to intercept, ... by Admin last modified Dec 25, 2018 12:33 AM — Filed under:
Centre’s order on computer surveillance threatens right to privacy, experts say
The Constitutional validity of the notification allowing ten agencies to intercept information is uncertain. by Admin last modified Dec 25, 2018 12:50 AM — Filed under: ,
AI for Social Good Summit
Arindrajit Basu was a speaker at the event co-organized by Google AI and United Nations ESCAP on December 13, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. by Admin last modified Dec 25, 2018 01:02 AM — Filed under: ,
How data privacy and governance issues have battered Facebook ahead of 2019 polls
Rohit S, an airline pilot, had enough of Facebook. With over 1,000 friends and part of at least a dozen groups on subjects ranging from planes to politics, the ... by Admin last modified Dec 25, 2018 01:43 AM — Filed under: ,
Private-public partnership for cyber security
Given the decentralised nature of cyberspace, the private sector will have to play a vital role in enforcing rules for security. by Arindrajit Basu last modified Dec 26, 2018 03:02 PM — Filed under: ,
India-China Tech Forum 2018
Arindrajit Basu spoke at the India-China Tech Forum 2018 organised by ORF and Peking University at the Ji Xianlin Centre for India-China Studies, Mumbai on ... by Admin last modified Dec 26, 2018 03:32 PM — Filed under: ,