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Digital illusions
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 16, 2017 — filed under: , ,
The Watal Committee’s report presents the government with an impossible road map to a cashless nirvana.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
No Genie At Your Fingertips
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 16, 2017 — last modified Feb 16, 2017 04:02 PM — filed under: , ,
Aadhaar biometrics will now enable cashless shopping sans card and smartphone. A look at the hopes and fears.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Future of Integrated Science Education in Higher Education in India
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 15, 2012 — filed under:
The Higher Education Innovation and Research Application (HEIRA) at the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) and the Centre for Contemporary Studies (CCS) at the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) hosted a two day workshop on 2 and 3 January 2012 on the Future of Integrated Science Education in Higher Education in India at the Centre for Contemporary Studies, IISc, where they invited a core group of academics and researchers from the leading technology and science studies institutes in the country, to look at the possibility of designing innovative and new curricula for undergraduate students in India.
Located in Internet Governance
"ಕನ್ನಡ ಮತ್ತು ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನದ ಜೊತೆ ಜೊತೆಗೆ..."
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 16, 2012 — filed under:
ನಾನು ಏನಾದರು ಮಾಡಬೇಕು ಎಂದುಕೊಂಡರೆ ಸಾಲದು, ಬನ್ನಿ, ಕಾರ್ಯೋನ್ಮುಖರಾಗಿ...
Located in Internet Governance
India: obscene pics of gods require massive human censorship of Google, Facebook
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 17, 2012 — filed under: , ,
It's hardly the sort of Internet policy statement one hopes to hear from judges in major democracies. "Like China, we can block all such websites [who don't comply]," Justice Suresh Cait told Facebook and Google lawyers in India yesterday. "But let us not go to that situation."
Located in News & Media
POV: Should user-generated content be monitored?
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 19, 2012 — filed under:
After being in the dock for carrying 'objectionable' content, Google and Facebook, along with15 other websites, are fighting for what they call internet freedom. Wikipedia went dark to protest the Web Piracy Bill being introduced in the US. afaqs! speaks to industry experts to find out if a move to monitor content can backfire.
Located in News & Media
Cordon tightens: Rajya Sabha nod to harsh IT rules
by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2012 — filed under:
The draconian intermediaries rules of the Information Technology Act that allows the government to aggressively police the internet and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter will continue for some more time as a motion to annul them in the Rajya Sabha was defeated by the treasury benches on Thursday.
Located in News & Media
Vimeo Ban: More Web Censorship
by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2012 — filed under: ,
When Indian users logged on to Vimeo and some other video-sharing websites Thursday morning, they were greeted by a rather unusual message: "Access to this site has been blocked as per Court Orders."
Located in News & Media
Kapil Sibal & Co shoot down motion to kill IT Rules: cite terrorism, drugs
by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2012 — last modified May 24, 2012 09:45 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011 (The Rules) continue to breathe after the statutory motion to annul them moved by member of parliament (MP) from Kerala P Rajeeve was defeated by voice vote in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
Located in News & Media
Twitter’s Censorship Move Aimed at Regaining China?
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
Twitter, the popular social networking site for micro-blogging, has announced it is open to content censorship and region-based filtering, if required by law. The service boasts nearly 300 million users from across the world. Vinod Yalburgi writes this in the International Business Times.
Located in News & Media
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