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Securing Digital Payments: Imperatives for a Growing Ecosystem
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 09, 2017
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filed under:
Digital Money,
Digital Payment,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A round-table conference was organised by ORF and Koan Advisory on “Securing Digital Payments: Imperatives for a Growing Ecosystem”, at “The Claridges”, APJ Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi, between 11.30 - 13.30 on February 3, 2017. Udbhav Tiwari attended the round-table conference.
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Giving out your fingerprint for Aadhar payments is as bad as telling the seller your banking password
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 07, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
PRS India recently released a report card enlisting the status of all the major policy announcements made by the President on India in his address to the Parliament on 23 February 2016. The policies cover all the major sectors including economy and finance, industry and manufacturing, governance and legal reform, skill development, science and innovation among others.
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Crowdsourced innovation for government projects and services is easier said than done
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 07, 2017
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last modified
Feb 07, 2017 03:36 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Late January. The buzz was palpable at the MLR Convention Centre in South Bengaluru. Developers were streaming into 50p, a conference organised by HasGeek, which has curated technology forums since 2011. But this wasn't just one of the six HasGeek communions that the programmers attend annually. 50p put the spotlight on digital payments, which meant the gathering would be more diverse than anything before.
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Comparison of General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Directive
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by
Aditi Chaturvedi and Edited by Leilah Elmokadem
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published
Feb 07, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
Recently, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) was passed. It shall replace the present Data Protection Directive (DPD 95/46/EC), which is a step that is likely to impact the workings of many organizations. This document intends to offer a clear comparison between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) a the Data Protection Direction (DPD).
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Blog
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India WhatsApp Privacy Fight May Affect Multinationals
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 02, 2017
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filed under:
Social Media,
WhatsApp,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Indian Supreme Court’s review of Facebook Inc.'s and WhatsApp Inc.'s data security practices may lack teeth but also presages a desire for a stronger privacy regime and oversight of multinationals, internet and privacy specialists told Bloomberg BNA.
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Privacy after Big Data - Workshop Report
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Jan 27, 2017
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last modified
Jan 27, 2017 01:09 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Sarai programme, CSDS, organised a workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data: What Changes? What should Change?' on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi.
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CPDP (Computers, Privacy and Data Protection) 2017
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 26, 2017
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last modified
Feb 03, 2017 02:02 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
Amber Sinha participated as a panelist in a panel on 'EU Adequacy Status for International Data Transfers' in Brussels, Belgium on January 26, 2017. The event was organized by Privacy International.
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The Design & Technology behind India’s Surveillance Programmes
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by
Udbhav Tiwari
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published
Jan 20, 2017
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
There has been an exponential growth in the pervasive presence of technology in the daily lives of an average Indian citizen over the past few years. While leading to manifold increase in convenience and connectivity, these technologies also allow for far greater potential for surveillance by state actors.
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Blog
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Sunil Abraham on Aadhaar's misuse during demonetisation
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 19, 2017
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filed under:
Demonetisation,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Sunil Abraham spoke to Economic Times on the misuse of Aadhaar during demonetisation.
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Lost your phone? Here's how you can make your mobile theft-proof
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 18, 2017
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last modified
Jan 19, 2017 02:40 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Losing a phone has become even more costly after the government's push for a cashless society.
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