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Facebook, my boyfriend is lousy
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 24, 2011 — last modified Jul 25, 2011 10:07 AM — filed under:
While a sizeable chunk of users do not mind living their life in public, oversharing can have nasty repercussions in real life. This article by Sahana Saran was published in the Bangalore Mirror on 24 July 2011.
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UID: The World’s Largest Biometric Database
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 23, 2011 — filed under:
At the start of his presentation, Sunil Abraham pointed to two aerial drawings of cybercafes: one where each computer was part of a private booth, and one where the computers were in the open so the screens would be visible to any one. Which layout would be more friendly to women, and why, Abraham wanted to know. Some participants selected the first option, liking the idea of the privacy, while others liked the second option so that the cybercafe owner would be able to monitor users’ activities.
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Blog Entry People are Knowledge – Experimenting with Oral Citations on Wikipedia
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 22, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society in association with the Wikimedia Foundation has produced a documentary film "People are Knowledge". The film evolved out of a project on Oral Citations in India and South Africa funded by the Wikimedia Foundation, and undertaken by Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board Member Achal Prabhala as a short-term fellowship, to help overcome a lack of published materials in emerging languages on Wikipedia. New Delhi-based filmmaker Priya Sen has directed the film, with additional assistance from Zen Marie who handled the shooting in South Africa. The film explores how alternate methods of citation could be employed on Wikipedia, documenting a series of specific situations with regards to published knowledge, and subsequently, with oral citations.
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Privacy Matters, Guwahati — Event Report
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 21, 2011 — last modified Aug 26, 2011 10:31 AM — filed under: ,
On June 23, a public seminar on “Privacy Matters” was held at the Don Bosco Institute in Karhulli, Guwahati. It was organised by IDRC, Society in Action Group, IDEA Chirang, an NGO initiative working with grassroots initiatives in Assam, Privacy India and CIS and was attended by RTI activists and grass roots NGO representatives from across the North Eastern region: Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Assam and Sikkim. The event focused on the challenges and concerns of privacy in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Webcam Anti-Corruption in India (NY Times)
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 20, 2011
In India, Oomen Chandy (67), governor of the state of Kerala, who wants to fight against corruption, has installed a webcam filming his office 24 hours on 24 and another who is filming one of his assistants, reports The New York Times. This news by Gilles Klein was published in @rret Sur Images on 18 July 2011.
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Transparent Government, via Webcams in India
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 20, 2011 — last modified Jul 21, 2011 05:41 AM — filed under:
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India — Little Brother is watching you. That is the premise for the webcam that a top government official here has installed in his office, as an anticorruption experiment. Goings-on in his chamber are viewable to the public, 24/7.
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NYT lauds Oommen Chandy’s 24/7 office webcast
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 20, 2011 — filed under:
The Kerala chief minister Mr Oommen Chandy’s much hyped 24/7 webcast of his office has received global attention with the New York Times coming out with an article on the initiative.
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Sorry Wrong Number
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 03, 2011 — last modified Jul 08, 2011 04:11 AM — filed under:
The government’s ambitious project to give a unique identification number to every Indian citizen is running woefully behind schedule. T.V. Jayan investigates the problems that beset the project. The news was published in the Telegraph on 3 July 2011.
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Blog Entry Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective (Revised Edition 2011)
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 06, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:27 AM — filed under:
A G3ict White Paper researched and edited by the Center for Internet and Society, Bangalore, India. Editor: Nirmita Narasimhan, Revised edition: May 2011
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The Walls Have Ears
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 06, 2011 — last modified Jul 06, 2011 06:26 AM — filed under:
The proposed Privacy Bill seems skewed towards the state rather than the citizen, writes Saikat Datta. This news was published in the Outlook magazine, issue, July 11, 2011.
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