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Filmmakers are casting the net for viewers and opting for online releases to reach out to a wider audience, finds Rinky Kumar in this article published in ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 20, 2012 12:52 PM — Filed under:
Grooming the geek
Generation 2.0, the iPad child, is enriched by technology, and many parents are embracing it wholeheartedly. But can technology transform the way a child’s ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 28, 2012 09:16 AM — Filed under:
The New Right to Privacy Bill 2011 — A Blind Man's View of the Elephunt
Over the past few days various newspapers have reported the imminent introduction in Parliament, during the upcoming Monsoon session, of a Right to Privacy ... by Prashant Iyengar last modified Feb 29, 2012 05:45 AM — Filed under: ,
Unique ID System: Pros and Cons
On September 16, 2011, the Citizen’s Voluntary Initiative for the City and Centre for Advocacy and Research organized a public consultation titled “Unique ID ... by Natasha Vaz last modified Feb 29, 2012 11:28 AM — Filed under: ,
Leveraging Mobile Network Big Data for Development Policy: Opportunities & Challenges
Amber Sinha participated in this event held at IRDC, New Delhi on November 2, 2015. The event was organized by LIRNEasia. by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 16, 2015 01:31 AM — Filed under: ,
ISO/IEC/ JTC 1/SC 27 Working Groups Meeting, Jaipur
I attended this event held from October 26 to 30, 2015 in Jaipur. by Vanya Rakesh last modified Dec 21, 2015 02:38 AM — Filed under: ,
RTI response regarding the UIDAI
This is a response to the RTI filed regarding UIDAI by Vanya Rakesh last modified Dec 22, 2015 02:57 AM — Filed under: ,
Facebook Shares 10 Key Facts about Free Basics. Here's What's Wrong with All 10 of Them.
Shweta Sengar of Catch News spoke to Sunil Abraham about the recent advertisement by Facebook titled "What Net Neutrality Activists won't Tell You or, the Top ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Dec 25, 2015 02:59 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
A Scam Masquerading as Santa
Christmas is here and social media is abuzz with celebrations of its spirit. by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 26, 2015 01:23 AM — Filed under: ,
Second Regional Conference on Connectivity for All: Future Technologies, Markets and Regulation
This conference organized by the International Telecommunications Society, IIMA IDEA Telecom Centre of Excellence and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 27, 2015 04:16 PM — Filed under: ,
Facebook goes out all guns blazing in push for Free Basics, Net neutrality advocates cry foul
Facebook's media onslaught to garner support for its controversial Free Basics program is almost inescapable. Multi-page ads in national dailies, outdoor ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 29, 2015 03:32 PM — Filed under: , ,
Benefits and Harms of "Big Data"
Today the quantity of data being generated is expanding at an exponential rate. From smartphones and televisions, trains and airplanes, sensor-equipped ... by Scott Mason last modified Dec 30, 2015 02:48 AM — Filed under: ,
Mark Zuckerberg’s India backlash imperils vision for free global web
The growing backlash against Facebook’s Free Basics could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, Mark Zuckerberg’s effort to connect the planet. by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 30, 2015 03:25 PM — Filed under: , ,
India’s net neutrality debate is unique and complex
Connectivity to millions in India is main issue by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 30, 2015 04:38 PM — Filed under: , ,
Free Basics: Negating net parity
Researchers funded by Facebook were apparently told by 92 per cent of Indians they surveyed from large cities, with Internet connection and college degree, ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Jan 03, 2016 05:58 AM — Filed under: , ,
Zuckerberg's India Backlash Imperils Free Global Web Vision
When Facebook's co-founder proposed bringing free Web services to India, his stated aim was to help connect millions of impoverished people to unlimited ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 06, 2016 02:51 PM — Filed under: , ,
Nasscom against differential pricing for data services
The National Association of Software and Services Companies says it should be the regulator that decides on such content, not firms. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 06, 2016 03:12 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Will India win net neutrality battle?
There is more than what meets the eye in Facebook’s ‘noble mission’ of providing internet for all. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 11, 2016 02:28 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
A Critique of Consent in Information Privacy
The idea of informed consent in privacy law is supposed to ensure the autonomy of an individual in any exercise which involves sharing of the individual's ... by Amber Sinha and Scott Mason last modified Jan 18, 2016 02:20 AM — Filed under: ,
What are People's Rights in Digital World
Vanya Rakesh participated in this workshop organized by IT for Change on December 4, 2015 in Bangalore. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 12, 2016 01:51 AM — Filed under: , ,
Elite Capture of Governance in Bangalore
Vanya Rakesh participated in the event held in Bangalore on December 16, 2015. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 12, 2016 04:28 PM — Filed under:
Kick Off Meeting for the Politics of Data Project
Tactical Technology Collective (TTC) on December 7 and 8, 2015 organized this event in Phnom Penh. Amber Sinha participated in it. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 12, 2016 04:42 PM — Filed under: ,
Mobile India 2016
COMSNETS in association with Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Digital India, et.al. organized the event in Bangalore from January 5 to 9, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 13, 2016 02:26 PM — Filed under:
Network Neutrality Regulation across South Asia: A Roundtable on Aspects of Differential Pricing
The Centre of Internet and Society (CIS) in association with Observer Research Foundation, and IT For Change in collaboration with the Annenberg School for ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2016 02:41 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Big Data and Governance in India
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is happy to invite you to a discussion on the role of Big Data in governance in India with a focus on Digital India, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2016 01:57 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Why Indians are turning down Facebook's free internet
Imagine a billion of the world’s poorest gaining overnight access to health information, education, and professional help — for free. Add to this one rich man ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2016 04:25 PM — Filed under: , ,
Big Data in the Global South - An Analysis
by Tanvi Mani last modified Jan 24, 2016 02:54 AM — Filed under: ,
The Creation of a Network for the Global South - A Literature Review
by Tanvi Mani last modified Feb 04, 2016 01:13 PM — Filed under:
The Aadhaar Case
In 2012 a writ petition was filed by Justice K.S. Puttaswamy in the Supreme Court of India challenging the policy of the government in making an Aadhaar card ... by Vipul Kharbanda last modified Sep 05, 2014 09:12 AM — Filed under: , ,
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 21) – Gyanak Tsering
CIS interviews Gyanak Tsering, Tibetan monk in exile, as part of the Cybersecurity Series. by Purba Sarkar last modified Sep 06, 2014 05:08 AM — Filed under: , , ,