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Centaur website reveals guests' personal info
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 20, 2011
The Centaur Hotels' website, centaurhotels.com, appears to have compromised personal information of its hotel guests, in what seems to be a case of poor internet security protocols implemented by the site. This allowed website visitors on Saturday to obtain and view details of passports, driving licences, pan numbers, credit cards, and other forms of personal identification provided by its guests.
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CEPT to Set up Centre to Research Role of Internet in Social Development
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 20, 2011
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Aug 02, 2011 06:06 AM
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Research
Nishant Shah, Director (Research) at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore who will assist the centre, said: "No one predicted the outcome of the Arab Spring, because everyone was looking at the way Internet was being used globally, not at the local level. We had the pink chaddi campaign, the anti-corruption calls of the Hazare camp, and those against sexual violence in New Delhi, but they were largely ad-hoc and temporary, and disappeared."
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Internet, Society and Space in Indian Cities
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Look what the state just did to you
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jun 12, 2011
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last modified
Jun 16, 2011 10:51 AM
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Internet Governance
The government's recent introduction of new rules in the IT Act allows 'offensive' material on any website to be removed within 36 hours. Did the state just arm everyone to shoot the messenger, online?Th
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April 2011 Newsletter
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 15, 2011 10:55 AM
newsletter issue of April 2011
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Tough neighbourhood tests India's e-tolerance
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 11, 2011
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Jun 15, 2011 10:51 AM
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Internet Governance
The combination of having restrictive neighbours as well as security threats could make freedom on the web in India a casualty, writes Anahita Mukherji in this article published by the Times of India on June 12, 2011.
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ICT Accessibility in Sri Lanka
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 13, 2011
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Nov 08, 2011 10:32 AM
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Accessibility
During a recent visit to Lirne Asia in Colombo, thanks to the efforts of the Lirne Asia team, I had an opportunity to meet the Sri Lankan regulator-TRC, the ICT Agency-ICTA and the Jinnasena Trust to discuss their initiatives for providing ICT and Telecommunications access for persons with disabilities in Sri Lanka.
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Locating Internets: Histories of the Internet(s) in India — Research Training and Curriculum Workshop: Call for Participation
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jun 11, 2011
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last modified
Jul 21, 2011 06:00 AM
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Development,
Gaming,
Digital Activism,
Digital Governance,
Research,
CISRAW,
Featured,
Cybercultures,
archives,
New Pedagogies,
Workshop,
IT Cities
Deadline for submission: 26th July 2011-06-08;
When: 19th - 22nd August, 2011;
Where: Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad;
Organised by: Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore and CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Please Note: Travel support is only available for domestic travel within India.
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Your cyber space is a hackers paradise
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jun 06, 2011
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last modified
Aug 23, 2011 12:58 AM
It Looks like hackers are having a ball targeting all kinds of websites — gaming, news, government, personal email and even those run by terror networks, writes Shayan Ghosh. The article was published in Mail Today on June 6, 2011.
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Second Expert Meeting on Human Rights and the Internet
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Mar 29, 2011
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last modified
Jun 08, 2011 10:01 AM
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Internet Governance
The second expert meeting on human rights and the Internet is being organised by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression on 30 and 31 March 2011 in Stockholm (Sweden). Anja Kovacs will participate in this meeting.
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Take charge of Facebook
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by
Prasad Krishna
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May 24, 2011
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Jun 06, 2011 08:16 AM
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Internet Governance
Want to take control of your data and the way you use your Facebook account? Then try these tricks, writes Shweta Taneja.
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