Big Data
You auto-complete me: romancing the bot
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Dec 06, 2019 05:00 AMThis is an excerpt from an essay by Maya Indira Ganesh, written for and published as part of the Bodies of Evidence collection of Deep Dives. The Bodies of Evidence collection, edited by Bishakha Datta and Richa Kaul Padte, is a collaboration between Point of View and the Centre for Internet and Society, undertaken as part of the Big Data for Development Network supported by International Development Research Centre, Canada.
Workshop Report - UIDAI and Welfare Services: Exclusion and Countermeasures
— by Vanya Rakesh — last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:34 AMThis report presents summarised notes from a workshop organised by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) on Saturday, August 27, 2016, to discuss, raise awareness of, and devise countermeasures to exclusion due to implementation of UID-based verification for and distribution of welfare services.
Workshop on Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms, and Human Rights (Delhi, October 01)
Oct 01, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM — The Maple Room, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003, — by Vanya RakeshCIS welcomes you to participate in the workshop we are organising on Saturday, October 01 at India Habitat Centre, Delhi, to discuss benefits, harms, and human rights implications of big data technologies, and explore potential research questions. A quick RSVP will be much appreciated.
Workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data' (Delhi, November 12)
Nov 12, 2016 from 09:30 AM to 05:30 PM — Centre for the Study of Developing Societies 29, Rajpur Road, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054, — by Sumandro ChattapadhyayThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Sarai programme, CSDS, invite you to a workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data: What Changes? What should Change?' on Saturday, November 12. This workshop aims to build a dialogue around some of the key government-led big data initiatives in India and elsewhere that are contributing significant new challenges and concerns to the ongoing debates on the right to privacy. It is an open event. Please register to participate.
Vulnerabilities in the UIDAI Implementation Not Addressed by the Aadhaar Bill, 2016
— by Pooja Saxena and Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 21, 2016 08:33 AMIn this infographic, we document the various issues in the Aadhaar enrolment process implemented by the UIDAI, and highlight the vulnerabilities that the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 does not address. The infographic is based on Vidushi Marda’s article 'Data Flow in the Unique Identification Scheme of India,' and is designed by Pooja Saxena, with inputs from Amber Sinha.
Vidhi Doshi - Fingerprint Payments Prompt Privacy Fears in India (The Guardian)
— by Vidhi Doshi — last modified Feb 13, 2017 09:21 AMThis article by Vidhi Doshi on the use of Aadhaar-based payments by private companies in India was published by The Guardian on February 09, 2017. Sumandro Chattapadhyay is quoted in the article.
Unpacking video-based surveillance in New Delhi
— by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — last modified Jun 20, 2019 05:13 AMAayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon presented at an international workshop on 'Urban Data, Inequality and Justice in the Global South', on 14 June 2019, at the University of Manchester. The agenda for the workshop and the slides from the presentation by Aayush and Ambika are available below.
Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges, May 26-27, 2016
from May 26, 2016 09:30 AM to May 27, 2016 04:00 PM — by Sumandro ChattapadhyayA workshop on “Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges” is being organised by the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and the Centre for Internet and Society, during May 26-27. It is also supported by the Centre for Communication Governance at NLU Delhi, Free Software Movement of India, Knowledge Commons, PEACE, and Center for Advancement of Public Understanding of Science & Technology. This is a legal and technical workshop to be attended by various key researchers and practitioners to discuss the current status of the implementation of the project, in the context of the passing of the Act and the various ongoing cases.
To be Counted When They Count You: Words of Caution for the Gender Data Revolution
— by Noopur Raval — last modified Feb 01, 2022 01:06 AMIn 2015, after the announcement of the SDGs or Sustainable Development Goals, a new global developmental framework through the year 2030, the United Nations described data as the “lifeblood of decision-making and the raw material for accountability” for the purpose of realizing these developmental goals. This curious yet key link between these new developmental goals and the use of quantitative data for agenda setting invited a flurry of big data-led initiatives such as but not limited to Data2X, that sought to further strengthen and solidify the relationship between ‘Big Development’ and ‘Big Data.’
The Technology behind Big Data
— by Geethanjali Jujjavarapu and Udbhav Tiwari — last modified Dec 04, 2016 09:53 AMThe authors undertakes a high-level literature review of the most commonly used technological tools and processes in the big data life cycle. The big data life cycle is a conceptual construct that can be used to study the various stages that typically occur in collecting, storing and analysing big data, along with the principles that can govern these processes.
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