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Arindrajit Basu
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Prasad Krishna
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Sep 22, 2019 04:53 PM
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Arogya Setu App
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 26, 2021 06:38 AM
People show Arogya Setu App installed in their phones while travelling by special New Delhi-Bilaspur train from New Delhi Railway Station. Credit: PTI File Photo
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Around 13 crore Aadhaar numbers easily available on government portals, says report
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Prasad Krishna
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May 03, 2017
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Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A report by The Centre for Internet and Society claimed that around 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers were easily accessible on four government portals built to oversee welfare schemes. The document, released on Monday, pointed out that though it is illegal to reveal Aadhaar numbers, the government portals examined made it easy for anyone to access them, as well as other data about beneficiaries of welfare schemes including in many cases their bank account numbers.
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Around 130-135M Aadhaar Numbers published on 4 sites alone
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Prasad Krishna
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May 02, 2017
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May 20, 2017 10:52 AM
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Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
“Therefore, there is no data leak, there is no systematic problem, but, if any one tries to be smart, the law ignites into action.” – Ravi Shankar Prasad, IT Minister, in the Rajya Sabha, on 10th April 2017.
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Arrest of girl over Thackeray FB update a clear misuse of Sec 295A
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Prasad Krishna
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Nov 20, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
The arrest of 21-year-old Shaheen Dhada over her Facebook status update questioning the shutdown of Mumbai over Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray‘s death, is a clear misapplication of section 295 A of the Indian Penal Code (“outrage religious feelings of any class”), according to Pranesh Prakash of the Centre for Internet and Society.
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Arrested for tweeting: Legitimate or Curbing Free Speech?
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Prasad Krishna
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Nov 02, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Video,
Internet Governance
As a man in Puducherry is arrested for allegedly posting on Twitter that MR Chidambaram's son had amassed wealth more than that of Robert Vadra, we discuss whether freedom of speech is absolute.
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Arrests over Facebook posts: Why we’re on a dangerous slide
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Prasad Krishna
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Nov 20, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The most bizarre thing about the arrest of Shaheen Dhada and Renu Srinivasan on Monday over a Facebook post that questioned the wisdom of a bandh to mark Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray‘s death is that no laws were actually violated by the post.
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Art in the Open Source Age — A Talk by Gene Kogan
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Prasad Krishna
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Nov 15, 2012
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Dec 13, 2012 06:06 AM
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Event,
Openness
The Centre for Internet and Society is hosting a talk by Gene Kogan, a programmer and digital artist, at its office in Bangalore on November 30th, 2012, from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
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Art installation
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Jan 24, 2011 12:53 PM
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Art Slash Activism 3
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Prasad Krishna
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Dec 26, 2011 06:04 AM
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