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Time to bury e-mail? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:30 AM: Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, had a simple message to the world: email is outdated since it can no longer handle the sort of digital communication that we’ve got used to. Facebook Messages, which integrates email, SMS, instant messaging and social networking, is the way forward, he claimed.
Mobile banking set to get a boost from IMPS — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:38 AM: Customers will now be able to transfer money from their accounts to any other account in the country using their cellphones, through the National Payment Corporation of India's Inter-bank Mobile Payment Service (IMPS). The facility allows transactions without the need for a computer or an Internet-enabled phone.
The internet’s new billion — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:31 AM: New web users — in countries like Brazil and China — are changing the culture of the internet.
‘Piracy is now a mainstream political phenomenon' — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:44 AM: “Piracy has become a mainstream political phenomenon,” said Sunil Abraham, executive director of the Centre for Internet and Society in the city. The piracy that he was referring to was not the piracy of the high seas but the piracy of intellectual property.
Open standards policy in India: A long, but successful journey — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:40 AM: Last week, India became another major country to join the growing, global open standards movement. After three years of intense debate and discussion, India's Department of IT in India finalized its Policy on Open Standards for e-Governance, joining the ranks of emerging economies like Brazil, South Africa and others. This is a historic moment and India's Department of Information Technology (DIT) deserves congratulations for approving a policy that will ensure the long-term preservation of India's e-government data.
3G Life — by Nishant Shah — last modified May 10, 2012 10:54 AM: You can video chat, stream music and watch TV on your phone. Offering high-speed internet access, 3G would change the world of mobile computing. Nishant Shah's article was published in the Indian Express on 14 November 2010.
Statement of CIS on the Work of the Committee in the 21st SCCR — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified May 29, 2014 06:57 AM: The twenty-first session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights was held in Geneva from 8 to 12 November 2010. Nirmita Narasimhan attended the conference and represented the Centre for Internet and Society.
e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 30, 2013 08:29 AM: The Centre for Internet and Society is proud to announce the launch of its first publication, the “e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities" in collaboration with the G3ict (Global Initiative for Inclusive Information Communication Technologies) and ITU (International Telecommunications Union), and sponsored by the Hans Foundation. The handbook is compiled and edited by Nirmita Narasimhan. Dr. Hamadoun I. Toure, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union has written the preface, Dr. Sami Al-Basheer, Director, ITU-D has written the introduction and Axel Leblois, Executive Director, G3ict has written the foreword.
Consumer Privacy - How to Enforce an Effective Protective Regime? — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:06 AM: In a typical sense, when people think of themselves as consumers, they just think about what they purchase, how they purchase and how they use their purchase. But while doing this exercise we are always exchanging personally identifiable information, and thus our privacy is always at risk. In this blog post, Elonnai Hickok and Prashant Iyengar through a series of questions look through the whole concept of consumer privacy at the national and international levels. By placing a special emphasis on Indian context, this post details the potential avenues of consumer privacy in India and states the important elements that should be kept in mind when trying to find at an effective protective regime for consumer privacy.
Privacy and Telecommunications: Do We Have the Safeguards? — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:06 AM: All of you often come across unsolicited and annoying telemarketing calls/ SMS's, prank calls, pestering calls for payment, etc. Do we have any safeguards against them? This blog post takes a look at the various rules and regulations under Indian law to guard our privacy and confidentiality.
Privacy and Banking: Do Indian Banking Standards Provide Enough Privacy Protection? — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:07 AM: Banking is one of the most risky sectors as far as privacy is concerned due to the highly sensitive and personal nature of information which is often exchanged, recorded and retained. Although India has RBI guidelines and legislations to protect data, this blog post looks at the extent of those protections, and what are the areas that still need to be addressed.
C.I.S Responds to Privacy Approach Paper — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:08 AM: A group of officers was created to develop a framework for a privacy legislation that would balance the need for privacy protection, security, sectoral interests, and respond to the domain legislation on the subject. Shri Rahul Matthan of Tri Legal Services prepared an approach paper for the legal framework for a proposed legislation on privacy. The approach paper is now being circulated for seeking opinions of the group of officers and is also being placed on the website of the Department of Personnel and Training for seeking public views on the subject. The Privacy India team at C.I.S responded to the approach paper and has called for the need for a more detailed study of statutory enforcement models and mechanisms in the creation of a privacy legislation.
American Bar Association Online Privacy Conference: A Report — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:08 AM: On 10 November 2010, I attended an American Bar Association online conference on 'Regulating Privacy Across Borders in the Digital Age: An Emerging Global Consensus or Vive la Difference'. The panalists addressed many important global privacy challenges and spoke about the changes the EU directive is looking to take.
Privacy, Free/Open Source, and the Cloud — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:50 AM: A look into the questions that arise in concern to privacy and cloud computing, and how open source plays into the picture.
Just Where We Like It — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 03, 2012 10:25 AM: The micro space for status updates might become the new public space for discussion. Nishant Shah's column on Digital Natives was published in the Sunday Eye of the Indian Express on 21 November 2010.
Information, the world's new capital - Digital Natives — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:41 AM: Information is the new capital and currency of the world, Nishant Shah, of the India-based Digital Natives with a Cause, told Bizcommunity.com yesterday, 10 November 2010, as the three-day workshop on digital and internet technologies that brought together young delegates from nine African countries ended in Johannesburg, South Africa. "If the 20th century was the age of the industrial revolution, the 21st century is now actually the age of the knowledge information," Shah said.
Archive and Access: Call for Review — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 14, 2012 12:15 PM: The Archive and Access research project by Rochelle Pinto, Aparna Balachandran and Abhijit Bhattacharya is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. The project that attempts to look at the ways in which the notion of the archive, the role of the archivist and the relationship between the state and private archives that has undergone a transition with the emergence of Internet technologies in India has been put up for public review.
My Bubble, My Space, My Voice workshop - Perspective and future — by Samuel Tettner — last modified Jan 03, 2012 10:32 AM: The second workshop for the “Digital Natives with a Cause?” research project named “My Bubble, My Space, My Voice” took place at the Link Center of Wits University, in Johannesburg, South Africa from 6 November 2010 to 9 November 2010. Samuel Tettner, Digital Natives Co-cordinator shares his perspective on the workshop.
What it means to be a child today — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:42 AM: They move seamlessly between reality and virtual reality. The digital landscape they inhabit comprises generations — not of family — but of technology such as Web 2.0, 3G, PS4 and iPhone5. Their world has moved beyond their neighbourhood, school and childhood friends to encompass a 500-channel television universe, the global gaming village, the endless internet. These are the children born in the last decade and half — possibly the first generation that has never known a world without hi-tech.
Privacy Concerns in Whole Body Imaging: A Few Questions — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:09 AM: Security versus Privacy...it is a question that the world is facing today when it comes to using the Whole Body Imaging technology to screen a traveller visually in airports and other places. By giving real life examples from different parts of the world Elonnai Hickok points out that even if the Government of India eventually decides to advocate the tight security measures with some restrictions then such measures need to balanced against concerns raised for personal freedom. She further argues that privacy is not just data protection but something which must be viewed holistically and contextually when assessing new policies.

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