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Indian companies need to boost encrpytion adoption rate: experts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 10, 2016
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filed under:
Encryption,
Internet Governance
Most banks do not follow Reserve bank of India’s standard 64/128-bit encryption policy due to laxity and unavailability of funds.
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Aadhaar-enabled smartphones will ease money transfer
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 10, 2016
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
With its plans to make smartphones Aadhaar-enabled, the government hopes to provide users a means to do self-authentication and let businesses and banks verify the identity of their clients through their smartphones, a move that could potentially lead the way to a cashless society.
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Apps can give personal information to strangers
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 08, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance
We love our apps. A study done last year, found that app usage in India has grown 131 per cent. But apps are notorious for accessing personal data and we’re obligingly careless with our privacy. Inadvertently, users give away third-parties access to their phone calls and right to operate cameras on their mobiles.
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Why experts are worried about Aadhaar-based authentication
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 07, 2016
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
As private companies are increasingly using Aadhaar data, is the privacy and security of personal data really at risk? What do those defending Aadhaar have to say?
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Book Review: Apocalypse Now Redux
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Aug 06, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Book Review
My review for Arundhati Roy and John Cusack's new book that captures their encounter with Edward Snowden, 'Things that can and cannot be said' is now out. It's an engaging, if somewhat freewheeling, political critique of the times we live in.
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Digital in South Asia
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 02, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham participated in this event organized by the World Economic Forum on July 19, 2016 at Taj Mahal Hotel in Bangalore.
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IGF Academy Regional Workshop
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 02, 2016
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last modified
Aug 06, 2016 03:30 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham will be a speaker at this event organized by LIRNE Asia in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 4, 2016. He will speak on the status of freedom of expression, internet governance and multi-stakeholder processes
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Mandatory Aadhaar card for govt scholarships violates SC order
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 30, 2016
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
There seems to be no end to the government’s legal troubles.
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It's That Eavesdrop Endemic
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 30, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
WhatsApp,
Internet Governance
Whatsapp Says It’s Snoop-Proof Now, But There’s Always A Way In
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Analysis of the Report of the Group of Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security and Implications for India
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by
Elonnai Hickok and Vipul Kharbanda
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published
Jul 30, 2016
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last modified
Aug 11, 2016 09:58 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This paper analyses the report of the Group of Experts and and India’s compliance with its recommendations based on existing laws and policies. Given the global nature of these challenges and the need for nations to holistically address such challenges from a human rights and security perspective, CIS believes that the Group of Experts and similar international forums are useful and important forums for India to actively engage with.
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