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Hazare 'clicks' with city techies
These days revolutionaries, crusaders and even rioters use social networking to further their cause. After the Arab Spring and the London riots, social ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 19, 2011 06:48 AM
Indian super-cops now patrol the www highway
There's discontent brewing in the Indian cyberspace. And it has to do with the government blocking content that it deems "objectionable". What has raised ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 19, 2011 06:48 AM
Govt wants to monitor Facebook, Twitter
The Union home ministry has written to the department of telecom asking it to "ensure effective monitoring of Twitter and Facebook". by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 09, 2011 09:21 AM — Filed under:
Nothing unique about this identity
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking peeping tom to install your window blinds, opined, not long ago, the American poet and ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 09, 2011 09:12 AM — Filed under:
Tired of tele-marketing calls? Act on privacy right: Experts
Annoyed with unsolicited calls from insurance and banking companies? Under the proposed Right to Privacy Act, such calls would be considered a violation and ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 09, 2011 09:00 AM — Filed under:
When Knowledge Isn’t Written, Does It Still Count?
“MAKING fun of Wikipedia is so 2007,” a French journalist said recently to Sue Gardner, the executive director of the foundation that runs the Wikipedia ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 09, 2011 08:53 AM
Better Understanding of the Idea of Privacy Sought
Understanding the ways in which an individual's privacy is violated will help provide a better definition of privacy in India. At a public conference called ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 08, 2011 07:40 AM — Filed under:
Converting Indian Slacktivists Takes (Offline) Time
No matter how much attention an online protest campaign might appear to be getting in terms of likes, fans or retweets, it’s rarely likely to be able to draw ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 04, 2011 09:07 AM
Internet, Society & Space in Indian Cities - A Call for Peer Review
Pratyush Shankar's research project on "Internet, Society & Space in Indian Cities" is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 06, 2015 03:52 PM — Filed under: , ,
Portal augurs well for transparency
Data.gov.in will have meta-data, which will facilitate discovery of data and access from portals of ministries, says T Ramachandra. The article was published ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 26, 2011 03:16 PM — Filed under:
Facebook, my boyfriend is lousy
While a sizeable chunk of users do not mind living their life in public, oversharing can have nasty repercussions in real life. This article by Sahana Saran ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 25, 2011 10:07 AM — Filed under:
UID: The World’s Largest Biometric Database
At the start of his presentation, Sunil Abraham pointed to two aerial drawings of cybercafes: one where each computer was part of a private booth, and one ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 23, 2011 02:04 AM — Filed under:
People are Knowledge – Experimenting with Oral Citations on Wikipedia
The Centre for Internet and Society in association with the Wikimedia Foundation has produced a documentary film "People are Knowledge". The film evolved out ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM — Filed under: ,
Privacy Matters, Guwahati — Event Report
On June 23, a public seminar on “Privacy Matters” was held at the Don Bosco Institute in Karhulli, Guwahati. It was organised by IDRC, Society in Action Group, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 26, 2011 10:31 AM — Filed under: ,
Webcam Anti-Corruption in India (NY Times)
In India, Oomen Chandy (67), governor of the state of Kerala, who wants to fight against corruption, has installed a webcam filming his office 24 hours on 24 ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 20, 2011 09:59 AM
Transparent Government, via Webcams in India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India — Little Brother is watching you. That is the premise for the webcam that a top government official here has installed in his office, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 21, 2011 05:41 AM — Filed under:
NYT lauds Oommen Chandy’s 24/7 office webcast
The Kerala chief minister Mr Oommen Chandy’s much hyped 24/7 webcast of his office has received global attention with the New York Times coming out with an ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 20, 2011 07:06 AM — Filed under:
Sorry Wrong Number
The government’s ambitious project to give a unique identification number to every Indian citizen is running woefully behind schedule. T.V. Jayan investigates ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 08, 2011 04:11 AM — Filed under:
Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective (Revised Edition 2011)
A G3ict White Paper researched and edited by the Center for Internet and Society, Bangalore, India. Editor: Nirmita Narasimhan, Revised edition: May 2011 by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:27 AM — Filed under:
The Walls Have Ears
The proposed Privacy Bill seems skewed towards the state rather than the citizen, writes Saikat Datta. This news was published in the Outlook magazine, issue, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 06, 2011 06:26 AM — Filed under:
Aadhaar’s moment of truth
It’s time for the unique identity project to answer tough questions it has dodged so far, writes MA Arun in the Deccan Herald. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 05, 2011 07:16 AM — Filed under: ,
Indian SMEs still fail to harness the power of Net
In India, only about 81 million people have access to the net, as it needs a level of education and IT skills to operate a computer. This article by Satarupa ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 29, 2011 06:04 AM
Socio-financial Online Networks: Globalizing Micro-Credit through Micro-transactional Networked Platforms – A Public Lecture by Radhika Gajalla
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 ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 24, 2011 11:37 AM — Filed under: ,
Internet Surveillance Policy: “…the second time as farce?” – A Public Lecture by Caspar Bowden
The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, invites you to a public lecture by Caspar Bowden*, the Chief Privacy Adviser of Microsoft’s Worldwide ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 08, 2011 03:19 AM — Filed under: ,
Mumbai Takes Note of Sexting, the Seamier Side of Texting
When Chitra started getting SMSs and emails laced with sexual innuendoes from an unknown individual, she didn't tell her mother or rush to the police. The ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 23, 2011 09:55 AM — Filed under:
Discussion on 'Press Freedom in the Era of Social Media'
Anja Kovacs will participate as a panelist in the conference jointly organised by UNESCO and UN Information Centre (UNIC) to commemorate World Press Freedom ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 23, 2011 06:25 AM
Statement of CIS, India, on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty at the 22nd SCCR
The twenty-second session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is being held in Geneva from June 15 to June 24, 2011. Nirmita Narasimhan ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:41 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Standing Committee on Copyrights and Related Rights — 22nd Session
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is holding its 22nd Session from June 15, 2011 to June 24, 2011 at Geneva, Switzerland. Nirmita Narasimhan and ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 22, 2011 05:37 AM
Policy Spotlight: 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
The means and modes of communication have changed drastically in today’s age and the earlier bright lines, if they ever did exist have become increasingly ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2011 10:18 AM — Filed under:
Communication Policy Advocacy, Technology, and Online Freedom of Expression: A Toolkit for Media Development
Organized by the Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS) at the Central European University (CEU), and Internews Network, and the Center for Global ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 23, 2011 04:45 AM
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