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Conference on Data Protection — by Admin — last modified Sep 20, 2018 02:47 PM
Sunil Abraham and Amber Sinha participated in a conference on data protection at NIPFP in New Delhi on September 4, 2018. The event was organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
'What Security Breach?' The Unchanging Tone of UIDAI's Denials — by Admin — last modified Sep 19, 2018 02:14 PM
This week brought with it another instance of Aadhaar déjà vu. The narrative is now eerily familiar to people with even a passing acquaintance with the matter.
Meeting of Information Systems Security and Biometrics Sectional Committee — by Admin — last modified Sep 19, 2018 02:08 PM
Gurshabad Grover attended the 14th meeting of the Information Systems Security and Biometrics Sectional Committee (LITD 17) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which was held at the BIS office in New Delhi on 14 September 2018.
'Why should we talk to Dunzo?' State regulators fume at liquor delivery — by Admin — last modified Sep 19, 2018 02:04 PM
In 2016, the Chandigarh police ordered thirty bottles of liquor on getTalli, an online liquor ordering platform.
Wikisource Handbook for Indian Communities — by Bodhisattwa Mandal and Ananth Subray P. V. — last modified Sep 19, 2018 02:18 AM
Wikisource is one of the trending Wikimedia projects. Many new editors and new books to Indic language Wikisource's get added over a period of time. However, new editors as well as existing editors face numerous problems while working with the content online. The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team, to help the editors, has created this Handbook. CIS invites feedback to the first draft of this Handbook. CIS-A2K will continue to work with the Wikipedia communities to improve their efforts towards developing Wikisource.
Gender and Privacy: Countering the Patriarchal Gaze — by Admin — last modified Sep 19, 2018 01:48 AM
Ambika Tandon participated in a workshop on privacy and gender which was organized by Privacy International in United Kingdom on September 13 and 14, 2018. Ambika was part of a panel on reproductive rights and privacy in India. She also recorded a podcast on the same topic, as part of a series on privacy and gender being hosted by Privacy International.
Haryana Cops Say Internet Shutdowns Hurt Police Operations — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 18, 2018 03:57 PM
India sees a very high number of Internet shutdowns, often to preserve law and order, but Haryana cops are arguing against the practice.
Symposium on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights — by Admin — last modified Sep 18, 2018 03:18 PM
Shweta Mohandas was a panelist at the Symposium on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights on September 9, 2018. The Symposium was organised by the Tech Law Forum of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
#NAMAprivacy: Data Protection Authority's regulatory and enforcement challenges — by Admin — last modified Sep 14, 2018 12:26 PM
This is the second post in our series covering our events in Delhi and Bangalore on India’s Data Protection Law.
Artificial Intelligence in the Governance Sector in India — by Arindrajit Basu and Elonnai Hickok — last modified Sep 14, 2018 11:37 AM
The use of Artificial Intelligence has the potential to ameliorate several existing structural inefficiencies in the discharge of governmental functions. Our research indicates that the deployment of this technology across sub-sectors is still on the horizons.
India’s post-truth society — by Swaraj Paul Barooah — last modified Sep 12, 2018 12:16 PM
The proliferation of lies and manipulative content supplies an ever-willing state a pretext to step up surveillance.
Digital Native: #MemeToo — by Nishant Shah — last modified Oct 02, 2018 06:20 AM
An old meme shows the need for emotional literacy in our digitally saturated age. Memes, like regrettable exes, have the habit of resurfacing at regular periods.
Can this curb your addiction? — by Admin — last modified Oct 03, 2018 02:15 PM
Facebook and Instagram also set to roll out tools to tell you how hooked you are to social media browsing.
Essays on 'Offline' - Selected Abstracts — by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Sep 06, 2018 02:14 PM
In response to a recent call for essays that explore various dimensions of offline lives, we received 22 abstracts. Out of these, we have selected 10 pieces to be published as part of a series titled 'Offline' on the upcoming r@w blog. Please find below the details of the selected abstracts.
AI in India: A Policy Agenda — by Amber Sinha, Elonnai Hickok and Arindrajit Basu — last modified Sep 05, 2018 03:39 PM
Digital Native: Playing God — by Nishant Shah — last modified Sep 04, 2018 04:43 PM
Google’s home assistant can make you feel deceptively God-like as it listens to every command of yours. It is a device that never sleeps, and always listens, waiting for a voice to utter “Ok Google” to jump into life.
Digital Native: Double Speak — by Nishant Shah — last modified Sep 04, 2018 03:22 PM
Aadhaar’s danger has always been that it opens up individuals to high levels of vulnerability without providing safeguards.
India’s Biometric Database Is Creating A Perfect Surveillance State — And U.S. Tech Companies Are On Board — by Admin — last modified Sep 04, 2018 02:40 PM
The Aadhaar program offers a glimpse of the tech world's latest quest to control our lives, where dystopias are created in the name of helping the impoverished.
The Srikrishna Committee Data Protection Bill and Artificial Intelligence in India — by Amber Sinha and Elonnai Hickok — last modified Sep 03, 2018 01:29 PM
Artificial Intelligence in many ways is in direct conflict with traditional data protection principles and requirements including consent, purpose limitation, data minimization, retention and deletion, accountability, and transparency.
मानहानि — by Raju Ram — last modified Sep 07, 2018 06:28 AM
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