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Indian government wakes up to risk of Hotmail, Gmail
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 27, 2013
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last modified
Dec 30, 2013 04:24 AM
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Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Worried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications, but the man responsible for drafting the rules still regularly uses Hotmail.
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Indian government websites: Gold mine for cybercriminals
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 03, 2013
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last modified
Jan 31, 2014 06:18 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
If you are a cybercriminal trying to commit identity theft or digitally impersonate a citizen, you have help from the unlikeliest of sources — the Government of India.
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Indian govt blocks 40 smut sites, forgets to give reason
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 27, 2013
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last modified
Jul 01, 2013 09:04 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Don't mind us, we're just censoring your content for you...
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Indian Govt looks to provide free access to publicly-funded research works
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 28, 2014
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Access,
Access to Knowledge
Sunil Abraham gave his inputs to the blog entry published in Medianama on July 23, 2014.
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Indian Govt to Build Machine Translation System for 22 Indic Languages
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 14, 2013
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last modified
Dec 11, 2013 07:14 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia
National Translation Mission is preparing a Machine Translation System (MTS) to instantly translate texts from vernacular Indian languages to English, reports New Indian Express.
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Indian ID crisis unveils Aadhaar doubts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 15, 2013
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Two separate organizations are capturing biometric data of over 1 billion Indians, creating fresh doubts in the government's justification to catalogue citizens.
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Indian Internet Lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Freedom of Expression
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 19, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
In India, Internet giants such as Google and Facebook are fighting a lawsuit after the government authorized their prosecution for online content on their sites deemed to be offensive. The case has put the spotlight on free speech in the world’s largest democracy.
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Indian language localization community meets in New Delhi
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 03, 2016
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source,
Access to Knowledge
Localization is one of the less glamorous aspects of computing. Despite the fact that less than 6% of the world speaks English, a majority of projects don't feel inclined to accommodate the rest of the population. One of the primary reasons for sticking to English is the steep learning curve and the lack of standardization in various aspects of the localization process.
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Indian Languages Mela 2013 in Mumbai
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 18, 2013
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last modified
Oct 17, 2013 05:04 AM
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filed under:
Openness
Centre for Indian Languages in Higher Education is organizing The Indian Languages Mela in Mumbai. Tejaswini Niranjana will participate in the event.
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Indian law caught in web
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 14, 2012
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last modified
Feb 14, 2012 05:41 AM
Can Information Technology Act deal with the dynamics of the Net? Lawrence Liang, Pranesh Prakash and Nishant Shah have been quoted in this article by Moyna which was published in Down to Earth magazine Issue: February 15, 2012.
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