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Lives suspended in the Web
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:45 PM — filed under:
When 14-year-old Manish sits behind his laptop, punching away at keys, his facial expressions reflecting his various online interactions, his parents stand in the doorway, watching curiously. Their son is physically at home, but to all purposes, lost in the limbo of the Internet. By all standards, Manish is a good, responsible young adult but his parents worry because they don’t seem to have any control over Manish’s online life. They find it difficult to understand the digital realms that he seamlessly integrates into his life.
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Govt proposal to muzzle bloggers sparks outcry
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:46 PM — filed under:
A government proposal seeking to police blogs has come in for severe criticism from legal experts and outraged the online community. The draft rules, drawn up by the government under the Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008, deal with due diligence to be observed by an intermediary. This article was published in the Times of India on March 10, 2011.
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Blog Entry Watson knows the Question
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified May 14, 2015 12:24 PM — filed under: ,
Now that an algorithm has given humans a run for their money on a quiz show, it’s time to rethink the idea of a machine. A fortnightly column on ‘Digital Natives’ authored by Nishant Shah is featured in the Sunday Eye, the national edition of Indian Express, Delhi, from 19 September 2010 onwards. This article was published on March 6, 2011.
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File The Centre for Internet and Society - Bulletin - January 2011
by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 11, 2011 07:30 AM
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Anti-Social Network
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:59 PM — filed under:
Social media is driving teens to a reality they can't handle. This article by Max Martin was published in Mail Today on February 27, 2011.
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Note on the Authorities under the Working Draft of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2011 (9th February 2011)
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified Aug 24, 2011 05:42 AM — filed under: ,
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) released a revised draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act which is up for comments on the MSJE website. The Centre for Law and Policy Research, Inclusive Planet and the Centre for Internet and Society jointly submitted a note on the section on statutory authorities.
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Blog Entry Accessible Mobile Handsets in India: An Overview
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 10, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:29 AM — filed under:
Over a thousand mobile handsets are sold in India today and new models are launched almost every few weeks. However, the number of accessible handsets continues to be disproportionately low. The Centre for Internet and Society conducted a research on the mobile market to gauge how many handsets in India are accessible for persons with disabilities. Handsets were judged on the basis of a few common accessibility features and pricing.
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Facebook Resistance Workshop at CIS, Bangalore
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 09, 2011 — last modified Oct 21, 2011 08:24 AM — filed under:
Facebook designing your online identity is like designing your rooms with furniture from the bazaar. The only individuality lies in your family pictures standing on the shelves. On Saturday, April 2, 2011, CIS is organising a workshop for people to learn on how to think beyond the rules and limitations of Facebook, to tweak and play around the features and design to generate useful, creative, and funny concepts and explore how this creative intervention can be turned into a real software developed by the Facebook Resistance.
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New Indian Rules May Make Online Censorship Easier
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 07, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:57 PM — filed under:
Draft rules proposed by the Indian government for intermediaries such as telecommunications companies, Internet service providers and blogging sites could in effect aid censorship, according to experts. The article by John Ribeiro was published in Yahoo News on March 7, 2011.
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Tactical Tech's ONO Party!
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 28, 2011 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 07:19 AM — filed under:
Tactical Tech has made friends with ONO Robot , a friendly Robot Guide and the star of four animated shorts of a series called Survival in the Digital Age, and we'd like to invite you to watch the series with us at our ONO Party.
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