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Aadhaar’s moment of truth
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jul 05, 2011
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last modified
Jul 05, 2011 07:16 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
It’s time for the unique identity project to answer tough questions it has dodged so far, writes MA Arun in the Deccan Herald.
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News & Media
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June 2011 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 29, 2011
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last modified
Jul 30, 2012 07:14 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
CISRAW,
Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage:
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About Us
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Newsletters
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Socio-financial Online Networks: Globalizing Micro-Credit through Micro-transactional Networked Platforms – A Public Lecture by Radhika Gajalla
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 24, 2011
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filed under:
Lecture,
Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society invites you to a public lecture by Prof. Radhika Gajalla of Bowling Green State University. She will give a lecture on how microfinance online functions through the social networked online space and the micro-transactional abilities of the interface together work to enhance financialization of the globe.
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Events
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Internet Surveillance Policy: “…the second time as farce?” – A Public Lecture by Caspar Bowden
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 23, 2011
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last modified
Sep 08, 2011 03:19 AM
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filed under:
Lecture,
Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, invites you to a public lecture by Caspar Bowden*, the Chief Privacy Adviser of Microsoft’s Worldwide Technology Office, on Internet Surveillance Policy: “…the second time as farce?
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Events
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Privacy and Security Can Co-exist
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jun 22, 2011
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 09:05 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The blanket surveillance the Centre seeks is not going to make India more secure, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published in Mail Today on June 21, 2011.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Copyright Enforcement and Privacy in India
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by
Prashant Iyengar
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published
Jun 14, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:27 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Copyright can function contradictorily, as both the vehicle for the preservation of privacy as well as its abuse, writes Prashant Iyengar. The research examines the various ways in which privacy has been implicated in the shifting terrain of copyright enforcement in India and concludes by examining the notion of the private that emerges from a tapestry view of the relevant sections of Copyright Act.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Privacy
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Look what the state just did to you
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 12, 2011
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last modified
Jun 16, 2011 10:51 AM
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filed under:
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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News & Media
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Tough neighbourhood tests India's e-tolerance
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 11, 2011
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last modified
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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News & Media
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Snooping Can Lead to Data Abuse
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jun 09, 2011
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 10:39 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
THE NATGRID, aiming to link databases of 21 departments and ministries for better counter-terror measures, adopts blunt policy approach, subjecting every citizen to the same level of blanket surveillance, instead of a targeted approach that intelligently focuses on geographic or demographic areas that are currently important, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published by Mail Today on June 9, 2011.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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The New Right to Privacy Bill 2011 — A Blind Man's View of the Elephunt
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by
Prashant Iyengar
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published
Jun 09, 2011
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last modified
Feb 29, 2012 05:45 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
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.
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Blog
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Privacy