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A Scam Masquerading as Santa
Christmas is here and social media is abuzz with celebrations of its spirit. by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 26, 2015 01:23 AM — Filed under: ,
Second Regional Conference on Connectivity for All: Future Technologies, Markets and Regulation
This conference organized by the International Telecommunications Society, IIMA IDEA Telecom Centre of Excellence and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 27, 2015 04:16 PM — Filed under: ,
Facebook goes out all guns blazing in push for Free Basics, Net neutrality advocates cry foul
Facebook's media onslaught to garner support for its controversial Free Basics program is almost inescapable. Multi-page ads in national dailies, outdoor ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 29, 2015 03:32 PM — Filed under: , ,
Benefits and Harms of "Big Data"
Today the quantity of data being generated is expanding at an exponential rate. From smartphones and televisions, trains and airplanes, sensor-equipped ... by Scott Mason last modified Dec 30, 2015 02:48 AM — Filed under: ,
Mark Zuckerberg’s India backlash imperils vision for free global web
The growing backlash against Facebook’s Free Basics could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, Mark Zuckerberg’s effort to connect the planet. by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 30, 2015 03:25 PM — Filed under: , ,
India’s net neutrality debate is unique and complex
Connectivity to millions in India is main issue by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 30, 2015 04:38 PM — Filed under: , ,
Free Basics: Negating net parity
Researchers funded by Facebook were apparently told by 92 per cent of Indians they surveyed from large cities, with Internet connection and college degree, ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Jan 03, 2016 05:58 AM — Filed under: , ,
Zuckerberg's India Backlash Imperils Free Global Web Vision
When Facebook's co-founder proposed bringing free Web services to India, his stated aim was to help connect millions of impoverished people to unlimited ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 06, 2016 02:51 PM — Filed under: , ,
Nasscom against differential pricing for data services
The National Association of Software and Services Companies says it should be the regulator that decides on such content, not firms. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 06, 2016 03:12 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Will India win net neutrality battle?
There is more than what meets the eye in Facebook’s ‘noble mission’ of providing internet for all. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 11, 2016 02:28 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
A Critique of Consent in Information Privacy
The idea of informed consent in privacy law is supposed to ensure the autonomy of an individual in any exercise which involves sharing of the individual's ... by Amber Sinha and Scott Mason last modified Jan 18, 2016 02:20 AM — Filed under: ,
What are People's Rights in Digital World
Vanya Rakesh participated in this workshop organized by IT for Change on December 4, 2015 in Bangalore. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 12, 2016 01:51 AM — Filed under: , ,
Elite Capture of Governance in Bangalore
Vanya Rakesh participated in the event held in Bangalore on December 16, 2015. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 12, 2016 04:28 PM — Filed under:
Kick Off Meeting for the Politics of Data Project
Tactical Technology Collective (TTC) on December 7 and 8, 2015 organized this event in Phnom Penh. Amber Sinha participated in it. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 12, 2016 04:42 PM — Filed under: ,
Mobile India 2016
COMSNETS in association with Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Digital India, et.al. organized the event in Bangalore from January 5 to 9, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 13, 2016 02:26 PM — Filed under:
Network Neutrality Regulation across South Asia: A Roundtable on Aspects of Differential Pricing
The Centre of Internet and Society (CIS) in association with Observer Research Foundation, and IT For Change in collaboration with the Annenberg School for ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2016 02:41 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Big Data and Governance in India
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is happy to invite you to a discussion on the role of Big Data in governance in India with a focus on Digital India, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2016 01:57 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Why Indians are turning down Facebook's free internet
Imagine a billion of the world’s poorest gaining overnight access to health information, education, and professional help — for free. Add to this one rich man ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2016 04:25 PM — Filed under: , ,
Big Data in the Global South - An Analysis
by Tanvi Mani last modified Jan 24, 2016 02:54 AM — Filed under: ,
The Creation of a Network for the Global South - A Literature Review
by Tanvi Mani last modified Feb 04, 2016 01:13 PM — Filed under:
The Aadhaar Case
In 2012 a writ petition was filed by Justice K.S. Puttaswamy in the Supreme Court of India challenging the policy of the government in making an Aadhaar card ... by Vipul Kharbanda last modified Sep 05, 2014 09:12 AM — Filed under: , ,
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 21) – Gyanak Tsering
CIS interviews Gyanak Tsering, Tibetan monk in exile, as part of the Cybersecurity Series. by Purba Sarkar last modified Sep 06, 2014 05:08 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Colonial yoke or bureaucratic insouciance?
‘Blame the British’ is an oft-invoked argument when the subject of India’s outdated laws comes up for discussion. But 68 years since Independence, can we still ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 08, 2014 04:21 AM — Filed under:
Will domain dot भारत spur the growth of Indian languages on the internet?
Modi's effort to promote the use of Hindi and e-governance has given hope to those who want to see more vernacular content online, but many challenges have to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 08, 2014 05:50 AM — Filed under: , ,
UID: A Data Subject's Registration Tale
A person who registered for UIDAI shares their experience of registering for the UID Number, on the condition of anonymity. by Mukta Batra last modified Sep 11, 2014 09:05 AM — Filed under: , ,
Biometrics: An ‘Angootha Chaap’ nation?
This blog post throws light on the inconsistencies in biometric collection under the UID and NPR Schemes. by Mukta Batra last modified Sep 19, 2014 06:12 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Re-Wiring Women's Rights Debates in the Digital Age
IT for Change in partnership with Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan and ANANDI organized this event on September 13 and 14, 2014. Rohini Lakshane participated as a ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 12, 2015 05:07 PM — Filed under: , , ,
The Quixotic Fight to Clean up the Web
The ongoing attempt to pre-screen online content won’t change anything. It will only drive netizens into the arms of criminals, writes Sunil Abraham in this ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Jan 26, 2012 08:53 PM — Filed under: , , ,
All India Privacy Symposium
Are we citizens or subjects? Experts gather in Delhi for public symposium on privacy, transparency, e-governance and national security in India. by Natasha Vaz last modified Mar 01, 2012 06:16 AM — Filed under: ,
Internet Freedom press conference at the UN Fellows
The Internet Freedom Fellows Program of the U.S. State funded Department and administered by the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 28, 2012 06:03 AM — Filed under: ,