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India encryption policy draft faces backlash
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 22, 2015 — filed under: ,
The department of information technology is facing a backlash from industry experts, Internet watchers and netizens on its draft of the National Encryption Policy that it recently made public.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India facial recognition: How effective will it be?
by Admin — published Nov 15, 2019 — filed under: ,
India is trying to build what could be the world's largest facial recognition system.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India is building a biometric database for 1.3 billion people — and enrollment is mandatory
by Prasad Krishna — published May 12, 2017 — filed under: , ,
Inside the buzzing enrollment agency, young professionals wearing slim-fitting jeans and lanyards around their necks tapped away at keyboards and fiddled with fingerprint scanning devices as they helped build the biggest and most ambitious biometric database ever conceived.
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India needs an independent privacy law, says NGO Privacy India
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 03, 2012 — filed under: ,
India needs an independent privacy law though there are a number of provisions in existing legislations that protect a citizen's privacy, according to an NGO that is lobbying for the cause. The story was published in the Economic Times on 2 February 2012.
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India No Haven For Net Freedom But It Did Not Oppose UN Move on Internet Rights
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 09, 2016 — filed under: ,
India hasn’t had the best record when it comes to Internet rights. The country regularly carries out Internet shutdowns under flimsy pretexts, is still fumbling when it comes to the drafting of a comprehensive privacy bill, and most recently came out with a geospatial information regulation bill that would establish ownership over all forms of location data.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India Privacy Meet
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 02, 2012 — filed under: ,
Microsoft, DSCI and Greyhead came together to organise India Privacy Meet at Hotel LeMeridien on June 29, 2012 in New Delhi. Sunil Abraham was a panelist in the event.
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India ranks second globally in accessing private details of users
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2012 — filed under: , ,
According to the latest transparency report released by Google, India ranks second in the world for accessing private details of its citizens, only after the U.S. The Google report lists out requests it received from governments across the world to access details of users of its various services.
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India second in keeping tabs on netizens
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2012 — filed under: ,
India ranks second globally in accessing private details of its citizens, next only to the US, if the latest data from Google is to be believed.
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India second in requesting user info: Google
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2012 — filed under: ,
India is at second place after the US in terms of the government requests for user data from Google
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India Still Trying To Turn Optional Aadhaar Identification Number Into A Mandatory National Identity System
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2016 — last modified Mar 24, 2016 06:34 AM — filed under: , ,
from the sliding-down-the-slippery-slope-to-disaster dept
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