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Facebook, privacy and India
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Sunil Abraham
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Jun 04, 2010
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Sep 26, 2013 11:40 AM
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Does Facebook's decision to open out user information and data to third party websites amount to an invasion of privacy and should users' seriously consider getting out of the site? Sunil Abraham doesn't think so.
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‘Learn from failed UK NIR project’
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Prasad Krishna
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Mar 23, 2011
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last modified
Apr 01, 2011 03:12 PM
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The new government in the UK recently scrapped its decade-long work spending millions of pounds on establishing the National Identity Registration (NIR) number simply because it realised it wasn't workable. This article by Madhumita was published in the Deccan Chronicle on March 22, 2011.
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I don't want my fingerprints taken
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 11, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 11:41 AM
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Through this article published in Down to Earth, Nishant Shah looks at the role of the state as arbiter of our privacy.
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Free expression
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by
Prasad Krishna
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May 02, 2011
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May 23, 2011 08:48 AM
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Free speech and spirited public debate will be the casualties of new rules issued by India restricting Internet content. This news was published in Watertown Daily Times on May 2, 2011.
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Google now stalks your street
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by
Prasad Krishna
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May 27, 2011
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May 31, 2011 06:20 AM
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Bangalore is the first city in the country to be mapped for Street View. This news was published by the Hindu on May 27, 2011.
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Google Unveils Controversial Street View Mapping in B’lore
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Prasad Krishna
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May 27, 2011
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last modified
May 30, 2011 09:48 AM
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Mapping service, under criticism in Europe because of security reasons, allows users to view pedestrian-level photos of streets, houses. This news was published in the Economic Times, Mumbai on May 27, 2011.
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Govt proposal to muzzle bloggers sparks outcry
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Prasad Krishna
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Mar 11, 2011
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Apr 01, 2011 03:46 PM
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A government proposal seeking to police blogs has come in for severe criticism from legal experts and outraged the online community. The draft rules, drawn up by the government under the Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008, deal with due diligence to be observed by an intermediary. This article was published in the Times of India on March 10, 2011.
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Govt wants to monitor Facebook, Twitter
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Aug 09, 2011
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Internet Governance
The Union home ministry has written to the department of telecom asking it to "ensure effective monitoring of Twitter and Facebook".
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International Communication Association Pre-Conference on 'India and Communication Studies'
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by
Sanchia de Souza
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published
May 20, 2009
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 03:56 PM
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Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham, Director-Policy, CIS, is to take part in a panel discussion on 'Media, Technology, and Governance' at the International Communication Association Pre-Conference on 'India and Communication Studies' on 21 May 2009, 1.00-2.15 pm.
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ID programme faces first challenge over privacy, data
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Apr 29, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 12:20 PM
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The government is looking to the ID programme to help ensure that various welfare programmes reach the poor
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