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Google now stalks your street
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Prasad Krishna
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May 27, 2011
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Bangalore is the first city in the country to be mapped for Street View. This news was published by the Hindu on May 27, 2011.
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NGOs say eG8 report must stress internet rights
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Prasad Krishna
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May 26, 2011
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Jun 22, 2011 04:17 AM
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More than 35 NGOs from around the world signed a joint declaration requesting that issues concerning freedom of speech be included in the report set to be presented to G8 heads of government by the organisers and participants of the eG8 Forum held in Paris. The news was published in TELECOMPAPER on May 26, 2011.
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Sony site flaw puts focus on Internet security
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Prasad Krishna
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May 20, 2011
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May 30, 2011 01:15 PM
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INTERNET security has once again come into sharp focus with Sony discovering a loophole in their website set up to reset passwords for its users affected by the hacking of the PlayStation network. Shayan Ghosh's article was published by Mail Today on Friday,May 20, 2011.
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What documents will you need, to get UID?
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May 28, 2011
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May 30, 2011 10:18 AM
UID or Aadhaar will roll out in Bengaluru in June. Here are the various documents one can use to make the enrolment easier. This news was published in CitizenMatters.in on May 28, 2011.
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Announcing the Asia Pacific Google Policy Fellows
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Prasad Krishna
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May 27, 2011
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May 30, 2011 09:26 AM
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Posted by Ross LaJeunesse, Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Asia Pacific
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Public data on the Web leaves much to be desired
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Prasad Krishna
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May 28, 2011
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May 30, 2011 07:38 AM
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Making government data accessible to all is a vital challenge, says Deepa Kurup in her article published in the Hindu on May 28, 2011.
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Google Unveils Controversial Street View Mapping in B’lore
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May 27, 2011
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May 30, 2011 09:48 AM
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Mapping service, under criticism in Europe because of security reasons, allows users to view pedestrian-level photos of streets, houses. This news was published in the Economic Times, Mumbai on May 27, 2011.
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Mobile education comes to villages
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Prasad Krishna
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May 27, 2011
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May 30, 2011 05:49 AM
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PEOPLE living in remote villages, trekking many miles to schools and colleges before dropping out, can now look forward to a tech option — mobile education. Education over mobile phones is vital in India, where the literacy rate according to 2011 census is 74.04 per cent, observers note. This article by Shayan Ghosh was published in Mail Today on May 27, 2011.
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Women in love with Facebook
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May 27, 2011
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There’s one thing these days that determines the passion of the modern Indian woman: their ever-growing love affair with the internet. The article by L Subramani was published in the Deccan Herald on May 27, 2011.
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Point By Point Rebuttal Of Indian Government’s Statement On Internet Control Rules
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Prasad Krishna
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May 13, 2011
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May 25, 2011 12:46 PM
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The Centre for Internet and Society has published a point-by-point rebuttal of the statement issued by India’s Department of Information Technology on India’s Internet Control Rules. The text below is reproduced from CIS India’s website, under a CC-BY license (which means anyone can re-publish it, with attribution. You can, too). We’ve highlighted (in bold) certain statements in the rebuttal. This article by Nikhil Pahwa was published in Medianama on May 13, 2011.
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