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UID info can be misused
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 29, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM
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Internet Governance
Public organisations, NGOs and concerned citizens feel UID may become an easy database for anti-social elements.
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UID elicits mixed response
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Prasad Krishna
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Dec 01, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 06:32 AM
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Which is the root cause for pilferage of welfare funds in India: fake identity or corruption?
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How the UID project can be a cause for concern
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Prasad Krishna
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Oct 13, 2010
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Apr 09, 2018 12:59 PM
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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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UID coverage in Udayavani
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Prasad Krishna
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Jul 28, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 11:13 AM
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Internet Governance
A press conference was held at the Press Club in Bangalore on 26 July, 2010. It was co-organised by Citizen's Action Forum, Alternate Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society. Mathew Thomas and Vinay Baindur were the speakers. Leading Kannada newspaper Udayavani covered this event.
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UID: The World’s Largest Biometric Database
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jul 23, 2011
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Internet Governance
At the start of his presentation, Sunil Abraham pointed to two aerial drawings of cybercafes: one where each computer was part of a private booth, and one where the computers were in the open so the screens would be visible to any one. Which layout would be more friendly to women, and why, Abraham wanted to know. Some participants selected the first option, liking the idea of the privacy, while others liked the second option so that the cybercafe owner would be able to monitor users’ activities.
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Would it be a unique identity crisis ?
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Prasad Krishna
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Jan 03, 2011
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Apr 01, 2011 05:10 PM
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Internet Governance
The UID project will centralise a humongous amount of data but the fear is that it might fall into the wrong hands.
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The Walls Have Ears
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Prasad Krishna
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Jul 06, 2011
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Jul 06, 2011 06:26 AM
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Privacy
The proposed Privacy Bill seems skewed towards the state rather than the citizen, writes Saikat Datta. This news was published in the Outlook magazine, issue, July 11, 2011.
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How Web 2.0 responded to Hazare
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 11, 2011
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Internet Governance
Social media often fails to give us time to form critical opinions. ‘It mirrored the spectacle that we were being fed by TV channels', says Nishant Shah in an interview with Deepa Kurup. This news was published in the Hindu on April 11, 2011.
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Webcam Anti-Corruption in India (NY Times)
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Prasad Krishna
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Jul 20, 2011
In India, Oomen Chandy (67), governor of the state of Kerala, who wants to fight against corruption, has installed a webcam filming his office 24 hours on 24 and another who is filming one of his assistants, reports The New York Times. This news by Gilles Klein was published in @rret Sur Images on 18 July 2011.
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WEBINAR: Closed for Business
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Prasad Krishna
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Sep 09, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 10:18 AM
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Intellectual Property Rights
A Global Panel Discusses International Copyright Laws and Their Impact on the Open Internet
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