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India's Aadhaar mandate for smartphone makers may rile global firms
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 15, 2016 — filed under: , ,
They are unlikely to oblige to request to make changes in their operating system and devices to ensure Aadhaar authentication is done securely on smartphones.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
SpaceX Explosion Slows Facebook & Israeli Efforts To Control Online Content
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 14, 2016 — filed under:
In their ‘space race’ to expand internet access to remote, impoverished areas of the world, Facebook and Google are actually vying for control o fthe online experiences of millions of people.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
How does the government track all its legal cases?
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 14, 2016 — filed under: ,
The Legal Information Management and Briefing System , an integral part of the digital India initiative, aims to be a database of all the ongoing cases with the government.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
CYFY 2016 - The India Conference on Cyber Security and Internet Governance
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 13, 2016 — last modified Sep 13, 2016 03:23 PM — filed under: ,
Sunil Abraham will participate as a panelist at CYFY 2016 event organized by Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi from September 28 to 30, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The DigiLocker was supposed to cut down paperwork but less than 0.1% of Indians are using it
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 12, 2016 — filed under: ,
The official data shows that the platform has not enthused as many users as the government expected.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Despite SC order, thousands booked under scrapped Sec 66A of IT Act
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 07, 2016 — filed under: ,
College student Danish Mohammed’s arrest this March under the scrapped Section 66A of the Information Technology Act for allegedly sharing a morphed picture of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat wasn’t an exception.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Indians Ask: Is Visiting a Torrent Site Really A Crime?
by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Sep 06, 2016 — filed under: ,
India has banned various large-scale torrent sites for a long time — this is old news. But under a new federal policy in India, one can be jailed for three years and fined 300,000 Indian Rupees (~US $4464) for downloading content on any of these blocked websites.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Talking Point: Futile Battle Against Torrents
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 01, 2016 — filed under: , ,
Sunil Abraham spoke to Deccan Herald to clear the air about rumours surrounding a jail threat for those logging on to Torrent sites.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Report on Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges
by Japreet Grewal, Vanya Rakesh, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, and Elonnai Hickock — published Aug 31, 2016 — last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:42 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
The Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University collaborated with the Centre for Internet and Society, and other individuals and organisations to organise a two day workshop on “Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges” at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, JNU on May 26 and 27, 2016. The objective of the workshop was to bring together experts from various fields, who have been rigorously following the developments in the Unique Identification (UID) Project and align their perspectives and develop a shared understanding of the status of the UID Project and its impact. Through this exercise, it was also sought to develop a plan of action to address the welfare exclusion issues that have arisen due to implementation of the UID Project.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry We Truly are the Product being Sold
by Vidushi Marda — published Aug 31, 2016 — last modified Sep 01, 2016 02:08 AM — filed under: , , ,
WhatsApp has announced it will begin sharing user data such as names, phone numbers, and other analytics with its parent company, Facebook, and with the Facebook family of companies. This change to its terms of service was effected in order to enable users to “communicate with businesses that matter” to them. How does this have anything to do with Facebook?
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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