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Unpacking video-based surveillance in New Delhi
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Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon
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published
Jun 20, 2019
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last modified
Jun 20, 2019 05:13 AM
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Big Data,
Data Justice,
Surveillance,
Featured,
Urban Data Justice,
Research,
Researchers at Work
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon presented at an international workshop on 'Urban Data, Inequality and Justice in the Global South', on 14 June 2019, at the University of Manchester. The agenda for the workshop and the slides from the presentation by Aayush and Ambika are available below.
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Making Humanities in the Digital: Embodiment and Framing in Bichitra and Indiancine.ma
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Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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published
Mar 31, 2018
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last modified
Jun 25, 2018 12:50 PM
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Research,
Featured,
Publications,
Digital Humanities,
Researchers at Work
The growth of the internet and digital technologies in the last couple of decades, and the emergence of new ‘digital objects’ of enquiry has led to a rethinking of research methods across disciplines as well as innovative modes of creative practice. This chapter authored by Puthiya Purayil Sneha (published in 'Making Things and Drawing Boundaries: Experiments in the Digital Humanities' edited by Jentery Sayers) discusses some of the questions that arise around the processes by which digital objects are ‘made’ and made available for arts and humanities research and practice, by drawing on recent work in text and film archival initiatives in India.
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Government gives free publicity worth 40k to Twitter and Facebook
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by
Akriti Bopanna
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published
Apr 10, 2018
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last modified
Apr 27, 2018 09:52 AM
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Google,
Instagram,
Privacy,
Twitter,
YouTube,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Google Plus,
Facebook,
Homepage
We conducted a 2 week survey of newspapers for links between government advertisement to social media giants. As citizens, we should be worried about the close nexus between the Indian government and digital behemoths such as Facebook, Google and Twitter. It has become apparent to us after a 2 week print media analysis that our Government has been providing free publicity worth Rs 40,000 to these entities. There are multiple issues with this as this article attempts at pointing out.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Response to TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) Services
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 09, 2015
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Telecom,
Featured
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) sent a joint response to the TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-top (OTT) Services with scholars from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. The response was sent on March 27, 2015.
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Blog
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DesiSec: Cybersecurity and Civil Society in India
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by
Laird Brown
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Jun 29, 2015 04:25 PM
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Censorship,
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Cyber Security Film,
Featured,
Chilling Effect,
Cyber Security,
Homepage,
Cyber Security Interview
As part of its project on mapping cyber security actors in South Asia and South East Asia, the Centre for Internet & Society conducted a series of interviews with cyber security actors. The interviews were compiled and edited into one documentary. The film produced by Purba Sarkar, edited by Aaron Joseph, and directed by Oxblood Ruffin features Malavika Jayaram, Nitin Pai, Namita Malhotra, Saikat Datta, Nishant Shah, Lawrence Liang, Anja Kovacs, Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and, Ravi Sharada Prasad.
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Blog
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Digital Activism in Asia Reader
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Aug 08, 2015
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last modified
Oct 24, 2015 02:36 PM
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Digital Activism,
Digital Activism in Asia Reader,
Featured,
Research,
Net Cultures,
Publications,
Researchers at Work
The digital turn might as well be marked as an Asian turn. From flash-mobs in Taiwan to feminist mobilisations in India, from hybrid media strategies of Syrian activists to cultural protests in Thailand, we see the emergence of political acts that transform the citizen from being a beneficiary of change to becoming an agent of change. In co-shaping these changes, what the digital shall be used for, and what its consequences will be, are both up for speculation and negotiation. Digital Activism in Asia marks a particular shift where these questions are no longer being refracted through the ICT4D logic, or the West’s attempts to save Asia from itself, but shaped by multiplicity, unevenness, and urgencies of digital sites and users in Asia. It is our great pleasure to present the Digital Activism in Asia Reader.
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COVID-19 Charter Of Recommendations on Gig Work
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by
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon
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Apr 30, 2020
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last modified
May 13, 2020 08:53 AM
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Researchers at Work,
Gig Work,
Digital Labour,
Covid19,
Research,
Platform-Work,
Future of Work,
Featured,
Network Economies,
Homepage
Tandem Research and the Centre for Internet and Society organised a webinar on 9 April 2020, with unions representing gig workers and researchers studying labour rights and gig work, to uncover the experiences of gig workers during the lockdown. Based on the discussion, the participants of the webinar have drafted a set of recommendations for government agencies and platform companies to safeguard workers’ well being. Here are excerpts from this charter of recommendation shared with multiple central and state government agencies and platforms companies.
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Your economy, our livelihoods: A policy brief by the All India Gig Workers’ Union
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W.C. Shukla, Rikta Krishnaswamy, Rohin Garg, Gunjan Jena, and S.B. Natarajan
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published
Jan 30, 2024
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last modified
Jan 31, 2024 12:02 AM
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Labour Futures,
Digital Economy,
Gig Work,
Digital Labour,
Reserve Bank of India,
Featured,
Homepage
In this policy brief, the All India Gig Workers’ Union (AIGWU) presents its critique on NITI Aayog’s report on India’s platform economy. Through experiences from over 3 years of organising gig workers across India, they highlight fallacies in the report that disregard workers’ experiences and realities. They present alternative recommendations that are responsive to these realities, and offer pathways towards rights-affirming futures for workers in the platform economy.
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(Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information
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by
Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali
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published
May 01, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:29 AM
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filed under:
Digital ID,
Privacy,
NDSAP,
Data Protection,
Accountability,
Featured,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
Since its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar project has been shrouded in controversy due to various questions raised about privacy, technological issues, welfare exclusion, and security concerns. In this study, we document numerous instances of publicly available Aadhaar Numbers along with other personally identifiable information (PII) of individuals on government websites. This report highlights four government projects run by various government departments that have made sensitive personal financial information and Aadhaar numbers public on the project websites.
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Internet Governance
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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last modified
May 16, 2017 05:51 AM
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Featured,
Homepage,
Accessibility,
Event
The Centre for Internet & Society along with Prakat Solutions and Mitra Jyothi is co-hosting the Global Accessibility Awareness Day in Bengaluru on May 18, 2017.
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