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Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sites
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 04, 2017
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
A BSNL official says engineers are still working on shutting down the 22 social media sites but so far had been unable to do so without freezing the Internet across Kashmir.
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News & Media
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April 2017 Newsletter
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 20, 2017
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Researchers at Work
Welcome to the CIS newsletter for April 2017.
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Newsletters
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Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 12, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Aadhaar numbers and personal information of as many as 135 million Indians could have been leaked from four government portals due to lack of IT security practices, the Centre for Internet and Society has claimed.
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News & Media
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Aadhaar: Are a billion identities at risk on India's biometric database
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 12, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 06:38 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
"My fingerprints and iris are mine and my own. The state cannot take away my body," a lawyer told India's Supreme Court last week.
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News & Media
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Meeting on Proactive Disclosure and Personal Data (Delhi, May 13, 5:30 pm)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 13, 2017
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last modified
May 13, 2017 04:32 AM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Internet Governance,
Public Accountability
CIS is organising an informal discussion on topics related to proactive disclosure and personal data thrown up by the recently published report by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali titled "Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof)". Please join us at 5:30 pm today, May 13, at the CIS office.
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Events
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Indian Government says it is still drafting privacy law, but doesn’t give timelines
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 15, 2017
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last modified
May 15, 2017 02:10 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Plug data leak before imposing Aadhaar
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 17, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
As the Central government continues to expand the scope and boundaries of the applicability of Aadhaar, the unique identification number, even before the Supreme Court’s verdict on its constitutional validity, reports suggesting that millions of Aadhaar numbers may have been leaked deliberately or inadvertently are a matter of grave concern.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Partnership on AI Adds Corporate, NGO Members, Charts Initial Course
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Artificial intelligence is a booming business in 2017, but one that also comes with significant baggage in the form of public misunderstanding, potential job losses, and fear.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Intel, eBay, SAP, Salesforce y Sony colaborarán en inteligencia artificial
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Junto a otras empresas como Zalando, McKinsey & Company o Cogitai han decidido unirse a la asociación Partnership on AI impulsada por Amazon, Google, Facebook, IBM y Microsoft.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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IT companies in Bengaluru on high alert over WannaCry ransomware
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2017
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last modified
May 19, 2017 09:05 AM
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Internet Governance,
Digital Media
In the wake of the ransomware attack triggered by WannaCry virus, IT firms in Bengaluru are racing against time to updating their security systems. At some firms, employees have been asked to stay away from work for a few hours, while many other companies have declared holiday for a day or two for their employees.
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News & Media