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How private companies are using Aadhaar to try to deliver better services (but there's a catch)
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 23, 2016
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last modified
Dec 23, 2016 02:04 AM
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Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
They are gathering more information on you.
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How tech brings self-reliance to students with disabilities
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 29, 2016
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filed under:
Accessibility
Rakshit Malik, 18, has every reason to be pleased with himself. He just scored 96.4% in his Class 12 exam -the third-highest score in CBSE's disabled category.
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How Technology Is and Isn't Helping Fight Corruption in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 29, 2013
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last modified
Jun 05, 2013 06:43 AM
I recently sat down with Sunil Abraham, the founder and executive director of the Center for Internet & Society (CIS) in Bangalore to talk about the center, and his views on the role of technology and openness in politics and society.
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How the government gains when private companies use Aadhaar
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 24, 2016
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last modified
Apr 01, 2016 03:58 PM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
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How The U.K. Got A Better Deal From Facebook Than India Did
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 18, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and India’s Karmanya Sareen shared a similar concern – how messenger application WhatsApp’s decision to share user data with parent Facebook is a violation of the promise of privacy.
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How the UID project can be a cause for concern
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 13, 2010
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last modified
Apr 09, 2018 12:59 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), headed by Nandan Nilekani, is the UPA government's most ambitious project, where one billion Indians are branded with a unique identity number.
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How the world’s largest democracy is preparing to snoop on its citizens
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 15, 2013
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Monitoring system will allow govt to snoop on voice calls, SMSes, and access Internet data.
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How to Engage in Broadband Policy and Regulatory Processes
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 09, 2014
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last modified
Apr 03, 2014 06:07 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
LIRNEasia with the support of the Ford Foundation offered a four-day course in Gurgaon from March 7 to 10, 2014. Sunil Abraham taught on Surveillance and Privacy.
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How to Steer Clear of India’s Strict Internet Laws
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 20, 2012
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last modified
Nov 30, 2012 10:13 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The arrest of two women in Mumbai for a Facebook post is the latest heavy-handed move by India’s government to curb what Indian citizens say on the Internet.
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How To Win Friends, FB Style
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 18, 2015
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filed under:
Social Media,
Facebook,
Internet Governance
True to form—and Facebook—there was a warm, friendly and familial feel to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s townhall meeting at Melon, California, with Mark Zuckerberg on September 27. Modi got emotional (yet again) while talking about his mother. Zuckerberg, the youngish founder of the world’s largest social networking site, got his parents to meet and pose with Modi.
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