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Indian government wakes up to risk of Hotmail, Gmail
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 27, 2013 — last modified Dec 30, 2013 04:24 AM — filed under: , ,
Worried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications, but the man responsible for drafting the rules still regularly uses Hotmail.
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International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice (IV)
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 05, 2013 — last modified Dec 26, 2013 09:05 AM — filed under: ,
Building on the workshop in Dagstuhl in June-July 2011 (International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice), Beijing (International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice II), and Athens (International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice III) that set the stage for discussions on cryptography among a group of key researchers from Europe, Asia, and North America, the one day workshop in Bangalore, following AsiaCrypt 2013 will again bring together internationally recognized scientists to discuss direction and development in theoretical and applied cryptography and surrounding societal issues.
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A Three-Way Race Draws Delhi’s Young, and Everyone Else, Out to Vote
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 04, 2013 — last modified Dec 26, 2013 07:03 AM — filed under: ,
The polling stations were supposed to close at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, just after sunset. But with thousands still waiting in the dark to cast their vote in the state assembly elections, the Delhi Election Commission decided to extend the voting until 6:30 p.m. Then to 7:30 p.m.
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When the virtual world wakes up the real one
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2013 — filed under: ,
The unprecedented wave of voices speaking up against sexual harassment in recent times has as much to do with technology as the determination to seek justice. From Twitter to Tumblr, and blogs to pastebin, the internet's anonymity, reach and speed allow small, personal stories of abuse to swell into big stories.
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Blog Entry I Just Pinged to Say Hello
by Nishant Shah — published Nov 30, 2013 — filed under: , ,
A host of social networks find us more connected than ever before, but leave us groping for words in the digital space.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Public Art, Technology and Citizenship - Blank Noise Project
by Denisse Albornoz — published Nov 30, 2013 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 10:43 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Jasmeen Patheja speaks about the active citizen in the digital age, its challenges in the public and private spheres and interdisciplinary methods to overcome them.
Located in Digital Natives / Making Change
Election Commission to monitor conduct of political parties on Facebook, Twitter and Google
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 25, 2013 — last modified Dec 30, 2013 07:02 AM — filed under: ,
With Congress and BJP hammering away at each other in the ongoing assembly contests that will set the stage for national polls next year, the Election Commission wants to make sure social media and online platforms run by Google, Facebook and Twitter are not used to breach the code of conduct that governs candidates and parties. The commission's key concerns relate to malicious content and exceeding the campaign expense limit.
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YouTube is the answer to what has changed in India
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2013 — filed under: ,
Alternative Law Forum’s Lawrence Liang on relaunching Creative Commons, and how it changes the legal landscape of copyright issues.
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Social media promotions can backfire, too
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 14, 2013 — filed under: ,
Social media is a highly effective marketing tool for companies but its very ubiquity and the speed with which messaging goes viral has meant that it can hurt them badly as well, especially since platforms are not always moderated and can be hacked or misused.
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EC guidelines on social media: Welcome move, but not enough
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 01, 2013 — last modified Nov 19, 2013 10:18 AM — filed under: ,
With election season close by and the growing ubiquity of social media, the Election Commission of India’s recent guidelines for how candidates and political parties must conduct themselves on social media are a well-intentioned step. But are these guidelines enough to regulate how online media is used by parties and candidates, given the kind of proxy wars that are played online? For now, not really.
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