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Does this click with you?
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2015 — filed under:
While the web caters to customers who purchase basic lifestyle products, the app is ideal to make impulsive shopping decisions.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Ahead of hosting Modi, Facebook rebrands internet.org as Free Basics
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 26, 2015 — last modified Oct 18, 2015 02:21 PM — filed under: , ,
Hinting at what could be vital points of discussion when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday, the social media giant has rebranded its internet access enabling platform Internet.org as Free Basics.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Hits and Misses With the Draft Encryption Policy
by Sunil Abraham — published Sep 26, 2015 — filed under: , , , ,
Most encryption standards are open standards. They are developed by open participation in a publicly scrutable process by industry, academia and governments in standard setting organisations (SSOs) using the principles of “rough consensus” – sometimes established by the number of participants humming in unison – and “running code” – a working implementation of the standard. The open model of standards development is based on the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) philosophy that “many eyes make all bugs shallow”.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World : Webinar
by Vanya Rakesh — published Sep 26, 2015 — last modified Oct 04, 2015 11:09 AM — filed under: ,
On 10th September 2015, the OGP Support Unit, the Open Government Guide, and the World Bank held a webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World” presented by Carly Nyst, Independent consultant and former Legal Director of Privacy International and Javier Ruiz, Policy Director of Open Rights Group. This is a summary of the key issues that were discussed by the speakers and the participants.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Govt presses 'undo' button on draft encryption policy
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2015 — filed under:
The decision came a day before PM embarked on a visit to the US, where he is expected to meet leaders of firms such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Tesla.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Open sesame
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2015 — filed under:
The government’s email is shockingly vulnerable.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Encryption policy would have affected emails, operating systems, WiFi
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2015 — filed under: ,
Our email data would have to be stored. If we connect to a WiFi, that data would have to be stored, and that's plain ridiculous. There is a problem when the government tries to target citizens to ensure national security, said Pranesh Prakash, policy director at the Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Huge outcry forces India to backtrack on social media data proposal
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 24, 2015 — last modified Oct 01, 2015 01:31 AM — filed under: ,
Govt retracts move after strongly negative reaction to 90-day message-saving policy
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Bowing to public pressure, govt withdraws draft encryption policy
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 22, 2015 — last modified Oct 01, 2015 02:15 AM — filed under: , ,
Bowing to pressure from the public, the government on Tuesday withdrew a draft policy that sought to control secured online communication, including through mass-use social media and web applications such as WhatsApp and Twitter.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
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
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