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- India WhatsApp Privacy Fight May Affect Multinationals — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 02, 2017 02:28 AM
- The Indian Supreme Court’s review of Facebook Inc.'s and WhatsApp Inc.'s data security practices may lack teeth but also presages a desire for a stronger privacy regime and oversight of multinationals, internet and privacy specialists told Bloomberg BNA.
- Odia Wikipedia Workshop in IIMC, Dhenkanal — by Sailesh Patnaik — last modified Apr 17, 2017 06:31 AM
- An Odia Wikipedia Workshop was conducted at IIMC, Dhenkanal on 31 January, 2017
- CBGA - Consultation on Opening Up Access to Budget Data in India (Delhi, January 27) — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jan 27, 2017 05:45 AM
- Open Budgets India, a comprehensive and user-friendly open data portal to provide free, easy, and timely access to relevant data on budgets, has been developed by the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) in collaboration with a number of other organisations. CBGA is organising a Consultation on “Opening Up the Access to Budget Data in India” on Friday, January 27, 2017, to launch the beta version of the portal. Sumandro Chattapadhyay will be a speaker in the panel discussion that will follow the launch.
- Privacy after Big Data - Workshop Report — by Amber Sinha — last modified Jan 27, 2017 01:09 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Sarai programme, CSDS, organised a workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data: What Changes? What should Change?' on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi.
- CPDP (Computers, Privacy and Data Protection) 2017 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2017 02:02 AM
- Amber Sinha participated as a panelist in a panel on 'EU Adequacy Status for International Data Transfers' in Brussels, Belgium on January 26, 2017. The event was organized by Privacy International.
- WhatsApp forward promising PM Modi scheme for double recharge is a scam — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 25, 2017 02:13 AM
- Cashing on the ignorance of users, social media platforms are increasingly being used to scam people.
- For India’s complaints department, visit Facebook Live — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 25, 2017 02:03 AM
- Notebook: Social media cuts through red tape in a country beset by inertia.
- Workplace Solutions Champions Consultative Workshop — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2017 01:23 AM
- A two day workshop was held on January 21 - 22 at Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore. The workshop was organized by Enable India. Nirmita Narasimhan attended the workshop.
- Seminar on Understanding Financial Technology, Cashless India, and Forced Digitalisation (Delhi, January 24) — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jan 23, 2017 01:17 PM
- The Centre for Financial Accountability is organising a seminar on "Understanding Financial Technology, Cashless India, and Forced Digitalisation" on Tuesday, January 24, at YWCA, Ashoka Road, New Delhi. Sumandro Chattapadhyay will participate in the seminar and speak on the emerging architecture of FinTech in India, as being developed and deployed by UIDAI and NPCI.
- Meet Telugu Wikipedian Surampudi Meena Gayathri – the first South Indian Wikiwoman completing 100Wikidays Challenge — by Ting-Yi Chang — last modified Jan 23, 2017 11:53 AM
- In December 2016, Ms. Meena Gayathri and her fellow Telugu Wikipedians celebrated the Telugu Wikipedia Day and her accomplishment in the 100Wikidays Challenge – a challenge that requires Wikipedians to create one new article per day for one hundred days in a row. When asked about how it feels to take up the challenge and to become the first South Indian Wikiwoman who completed it, she replied “Like exericing, you would think it is hard to do it every day but if you try, it is really satisfying.” Ms. Meena Gayathri has been one of the few active female Telugu Wikipedians since 2014. Her contribution and passion towards her language and culture have transcended into what she called a “knowledge revolution.”
- Digital accessibility in the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016 — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jan 23, 2017 07:44 AM
- This post summarizes the provisions for digital accessibility in the new Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016
- Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu College, Kolhapur — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Apr 16, 2017 02:15 PM
- A Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was conducted at Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu College, Kolhapur on 23 January, 2017.
- Digital native: Back at it Again — by Nishant Shah — last modified Feb 02, 2017 03:04 PM
- The Indian digital landscape has put us in a loop of hashtags and outrage, a space where we have mastered the art of shame.
- Training programme for Chairs, Convenor and Experts for International Standardization Work — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 20, 2017 05:06 PM
- Udbhav Tiwari attended this programme organized by National Institute of Training for Standardization, under the Bureau of India Standards on the 19 and 20 of January, 2017 in Nodia, New Delhi.
- The Design & Technology behind India’s Surveillance Programmes — by Udbhav Tiwari — last modified Jan 20, 2017 03:56 PM
- There has been an exponential growth in the pervasive presence of technology in the daily lives of an average Indian citizen over the past few years. While leading to manifold increase in convenience and connectivity, these technologies also allow for far greater potential for surveillance by state actors.
- Internet Researchers' Conference 2017 (IRC17) - Selected Sessions — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jan 20, 2017 01:28 PM
- With great pleasure we announce the eleven sessions selected for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2017 (IRC17) to be held at the IIIT Bangalore campus during March 03-05. The Conference is being organised by the Centre for Information Technology and Public Policy (CITAPP) at IIIT Bangalore and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS).
- Govt should take a relaxed view of 'violations' of flag code in products sold in foreign countries: Experts — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 19, 2017 02:37 AM
- When it comes to products on sale in global ecommerce vendor sites that seem to violate India’s strict flag code, the government should take a more relaxed and less punitive approach.
- Sunil Abraham on Aadhaar's misuse during demonetisation — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 19, 2017 01:35 AM
- Sunil Abraham spoke to Economic Times on the misuse of Aadhaar during demonetisation.
- Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Shivaji University, Kolhapur — by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Apr 16, 2017 01:47 PM
- A Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was held at Shivaji University, Kolhapur on 19 January, 2017
- WikiSangamotsavam 2016 — by [email protected] — last modified Feb 06, 2017 12:47 PM
- The Malayalam Wikipedia community jointly held its anniversary celebrations and annual gathering in Kasaragod district, Kerala from 26 to 28 December, 2016. The Centre for Internet and Society was invited to partake in the event.
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