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Your private data may be online, courtesy govt
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 29, 2013 — filed under: ,
Some depts have posted bank account & income details on net for transparency; experts cry privacy breach.
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Blog Entry Interview with Caspar Bowden - Privacy Advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft
by Maria Xynou published Nov 06, 2013 — filed under: , ,
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Caspar Bowden, an internationally renowned privacy advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft. Read this exciting interview and gain an insight on India's UID and CMS schemes, on the export of surveillance technologies, on how we can protect our data in light of mass surveillance and much much more!
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Religious pluralism and freedom of expression in India, Europe and other countries
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 09, 2013 last modified Nov 08, 2013 05:54 AM — filed under: ,
The Venice-Delhi Seminars are Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations project, in cooperation with the Jamia Millia Islamia, Seminar and the India Habitat Centre is organizing this event from October 10 to 12, 2013. Chinmayi Arun will be speaking at this event.
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Spy agencies, IB and RAW, put spanner in proposed privacy law
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 19, 2013 — filed under: ,
The country’s intelligence agencies are out to scuttle a law that’s being drafted to protect your privacy.
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EC guidelines on social media: Welcome move, but not enough
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 01, 2013 last modified Nov 19, 2013 10:18 AM — filed under: ,
With election season close by and the growing ubiquity of social media, the Election Commission of India’s recent guidelines for how candidates and political parties must conduct themselves on social media are a well-intentioned step. But are these guidelines enough to regulate how online media is used by parties and candidates, given the kind of proxy wars that are played online? For now, not really.
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Expert Committee meeting on 25th November, 2013
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 19, 2013 — filed under:
A meeting of the Expert Committee has been scheduled for 25th November, 2013 at 11.00 a.m. in R.No. 714 (7th Floor), Group Meeting Room, DBT, New Delhi to discuss the draft 'Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012' under the Chairmanship of Dr. T. S. Rao, Sr. Adviser, DBT.
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Privacy Meet
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 07, 2013 last modified Nov 20, 2013 05:13 AM — filed under: ,
Bhairav Acharya was invited by Yahoo's Director of International Privacy, Laura Juanes Micas, to a dinner meeting on privacy at the Oberoi in New Delhi.
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Empires: Individuals in Search of Society
by Prasad Krishna published May 24, 2012 — filed under:
In their 2000 bestseller Empire, Michael Hardt and Toni Negri announced a new international condition no longer built on the imperialist model of the superpowers of old but on the new condition of globalization. This new and emerging networked world held with it the opportunity for politics to bring forward a 21st century of interconnectedness, openness and a shared sense of planetary responsibility.
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Taming the Web, are we?
by Prasad Krishna published May 24, 2012 — filed under:
Two decades after its advent changed our lives, the world wide web - as we know it - faces a grave threat. Not from governments alone, but also from tech companies seeking to play gatekeepers.
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MPs oppose curbs on internet; Sibal promises discussions
by Prasad Krishna published May 24, 2012 — filed under: , ,
With MPs raising concerns over open-ended interpretations of restrictive terms in the rules seeking to regulate social media and internet, the government promised to evolve a consensus on points of contention.
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