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The Narendra Modi app: The secret weapon in BJP’s elections arsenal
by Admin — published Mar 29, 2018 — filed under:
Narendra Modi app, BJP's secret weapon.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry The National Cyber Security Policy: Not a Real Policy
by Bhairav Acharya — published Sep 25, 2013 — last modified Sep 25, 2013 09:49 AM — filed under: ,
Cyber security in India is still a nascent field without an organised law and policy framework. Several actors participate in and are affected by India's still inchoate cyber security regime. The National Cyber Security Policy (NCSP) presented the government and other stakeholders with an opportune moment to understand existing legal limitations before devising a future framework. Unfortunately, the NCSP's poor drafting and meaningless provisions do not advance the field.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The National Health Stack: An Expensive, Temporary Placebo
by Murali Neelakantan, Swaraj Barooah, Swagam Dasgupta, and Torsha Sarkar — published Aug 13, 2018 — filed under: ,
The year 2002 saw the introduction of a very ambitious National Program for Information Technology in the United Kingdom with the goal to transform the National Health Service — a pre-existing state-sponsored universal healthcare program. This would include a centralised, digital healthcare record for patients and secure access for 30,000 professionals across 300 hospitals.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The National Privacy Roundtable Meetings
by Bhairav Acharya — published Sep 19, 2013 — last modified Mar 21, 2014 10:03 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society ("CIS"), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ("FICCI"), the Data Security Council of India ("DSCI") and Privacy International are, in partnership, conducting a series of national privacy roundtable meetings across India from April to October 2013. The roundtable meetings are designed to discuss possible frameworks to privacy in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The net is taking over
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2014 — last modified Feb 04, 2014 05:57 AM — filed under: ,
For many days to come, people will speculate what caused Sunanda Pushkar's death last week in a New Delhi hotel. Did Union minister Shashi Tharoor's wife die of poisoning or a drug overdose? Wasn't she unwell? Was it suicide? Or was it murder? No less a matter of speculation has been the social media's role in the whole affair.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry The New Aadhaar Bill in Plain English
by Amber Sinha, Vanya Rakesh and Vipul Kharbanda — published Mar 11, 2016 — last modified Mar 11, 2016 04:41 AM — filed under: , , , ,
We have put together a plain English version of the The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The new Internet watchdogs
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 17, 2012 — filed under:
The Government has taken a series of measures to control the Internet, but should it be doing so? This article by Ronendra Singh was published in the Hindu Business Line on June 12, 2012. Sunil Abraham is quoted in this.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry The New Right to Privacy Bill 2011 — A Blind Man's View of the Elephunt
by Prashant Iyengar — published Jun 09, 2011 — last modified Feb 29, 2012 05:45 AM — filed under: ,
Over the past few days various newspapers have reported the imminent introduction in Parliament, during the upcoming Monsoon session, of a Right to Privacy Bill. Since the text of this bill has not yet been made accessible to the public, this post attempts to grope its way – through guesswork – towards a picture of what the Bill might look like from a combined reading of all the newspaper accounts, writes Prashant Iyengar in this blog post which was posted on the Privacy India website on June 8, 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
The new tattler in town
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 28, 2015 — last modified Sep 26, 2015 04:31 PM — filed under:
WhatsApp messages, and in particular ‘admins’ of WhatsApp groups come under pressure as rumour-mongering catches the attention of the police.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Niira Radia Tapes: Scrutinizing the Snoopers
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:29 AM — filed under:
There’s been plenty of outrage in India over taped phone calls between corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and local journalists, revealing what some people believe is evidence that star reporters at the country’s newspapers and TV channels are too cozy with the subjects they’re supposed to be reporting on.
Located in News & Media
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