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India's Aadhaar with biometric details of its billion citizens is making experts uncomfortable
"Indians in general have yet to understand the meaning and essence of privacy," says Member of Parliament, Tathagata Satpathy. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 14, 2017 02:57 PM — Filed under: , ,
Aadhaar
by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 14, 2017 02:43 PM
Surveillance in India: Policy and Practice
The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy organized a brainstorming session on net neutrality on February 8, 2017 and a public seminar on ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 15, 2017 01:05 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Indian public concerned about fingerprint payment scheme
The Guardian is reporting that a prominent think tank has found that the prospect of using fingerprint authentication for everyday payments is raising privacy ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 12, 2017 03:10 PM — Filed under: ,
Securing Digital Payments: Imperatives for a Growing Ecosystem
A round-table conference was organised by ORF and Koan Advisory on “Securing Digital Payments: Imperatives for a Growing Ecosystem”, at “The Claridges”, APJ ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 09, 2017 01:40 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Digital Security for Journalists
Pranesh Prakash conducted two workshops on consecutive days, February 2 and 3, 2017 in Mumbai. The first one organized by IndiaSpend was held in their office. ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 09, 2017 01:28 AM — Filed under: ,
Tweet
by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 07, 2017 04:09 PM
Giving out your fingerprint for Aadhar payments is as bad as telling the seller your banking password
PRS India recently released a report card enlisting the status of all the major policy announcements made by the President on India in his address to the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 07, 2017 04:09 PM — Filed under: ,
Crowdsourced innovation for government projects and services is easier said than done
Late January. The buzz was palpable at the MLR Convention Centre in South Bengaluru. Developers were streaming into 50p, a conference organised by HasGeek, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 07, 2017 03:36 PM — Filed under: ,
Don't dive headlong into money-making schemes on the internet
If you do fall victim to fraud, file your complaint at RBI's Sachet web site. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 07, 2017 03:02 PM — Filed under: ,
Comparison Table GDPR DPD
by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 07, 2017 01:45 PM
CPDP (Computers, Privacy and Data Protection) 2017
Amber Sinha participated as a panelist in a panel on 'EU Adequacy Status for International Data Transfers' in Brussels, Belgium on January 26, 2017. The event ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 03, 2017 02:02 AM — Filed under: ,
Workplace Solutions Champions Consultative Workshop
A two day workshop was held on January 21 - 22 at Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore. The workshop was organized by Enable India. Nirmita Narasimhan ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 03, 2017 01:23 AM — Filed under:
India WhatsApp Privacy Fight May Affect Multinationals
The Indian Supreme Court’s review of Facebook Inc.'s and WhatsApp Inc.'s data security practices may lack teeth but also presages a desire for a stronger ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 02, 2017 02:28 AM — Filed under: , , ,
January 2017 Newsletter
Welcome to the January 2017 newsletter of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS). by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 01, 2017 06:00 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Privacy after Big Data
by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 27, 2017 12:08 AM
WhatsApp forward promising PM Modi scheme for double recharge is a scam
Cashing on the ignorance of users, social media platforms are increasingly being used to scam people. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 25, 2017 02:13 AM
For India’s complaints department, visit Facebook Live
Notebook: Social media cuts through red tape in a country beset by inertia. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 25, 2017 02:03 AM — Filed under: ,
Odia Wikipedia and Orientation Training Programme
An Odia Wikipedia orientation and training programme is being organized by the Centre for Internet & Society's (CIS-A2K) team on 31 January 2017 at the Indian ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 23, 2017 12:58 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Training programme for Chairs, Convenor and Experts for International Standardization Work
Udbhav Tiwari attended this programme organized by National Institute of Training for Standardization, under the Bureau of India Standards on the 19 and 20 of ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 20, 2017 05:06 PM — Filed under:
Training Programme Structure
by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 20, 2017 05:05 PM
Govt should take a relaxed view of 'violations' of flag code in products sold in foreign countries: Experts
When it comes to products on sale in global ecommerce vendor sites that seem to violate India’s strict flag code, the government should take a more relaxed and ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 19, 2017 02:37 AM
Sunil Abraham on Aadhaar's misuse during demonetisation
Sunil Abraham spoke to Economic Times on the misuse of Aadhaar during demonetisation. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 19, 2017 01:35 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Lost your phone? Here's how you can make your mobile theft-proof
Losing a phone has become even more costly after the government's push for a cashless society. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 19, 2017 02:40 AM — Filed under: ,
Demonetisation: Cost Vs Benefit
Sunil Abraham took part in a discussion on Demonetisation in NDTV's Big Fight programme aired on December 24, 2016. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2017 04:04 PM — Filed under: ,
India’s Digital ID Rollout Collides With Rickety Reality
India’s new digital identification system, years in the making and now being put into widespread use, has yet to deliver the new era of modern efficiency it ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2017 03:35 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Supreme Court issues notice to WhatsApp, Centre on data privacy
Analysts said India lacked data protection laws. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2017 03:06 PM — Filed under: , ,
The Dangers Of Aadhaar-Based Payments That No One Is Talking About
Less than three months ago, India’s banking sector was hit by a data breach which compromised 32 lakh debit cards and led to fraudulent transactions worth Rs ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2017 02:39 PM — Filed under: , , , , ,
The soon-to-be launched Aadhaar Pay will let you make purchases using your fingerprint
Paying for your groceries and other goods by using your biometrics instead of an e-wallet, debit card or cash seems to be the next phase in the Centre’s ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 16, 2017 03:14 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
Millions of Indians move from cash to digital payments. But some ask whether it’s safe
Minutes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began an ambitious new mobile-phone-payment application in December, several clones of the app popped up at ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 16, 2017 02:52 AM — Filed under: , , ,