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- CCTV plays Sherlock — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 24, 2016 04:51 AM
- Whether it's the Mercedes hit-and-run in Delhi or the antics of the chaddi baniyan gang in Mumbai, police are increasingly relying on CCTV footage to solve crimes. Sunday Times looks at how the small picture is getting bigger. .
- Introducing Odia Wikipedia to students of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar — by Sailesh Patnaik — last modified May 20, 2016 10:52 AM
- A four-hour-long workshop was organised at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on February 25, 2016 for the students of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and Master in Arts, Department of Odia-language.
- Will Facebook, Twitter relocate servers to India? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 23, 2016 03:26 PM
- The debate to relocate offshore servers of internet and social media firms including Google, Facebook and Twitter has revived.
- Responses to the DIPP's Discussion Paper on SEPs and their Availability on FRAND Terms — by Anubha Sinha, Nehaa Chaudhari, and Rohini Lakshané — last modified Jul 07, 2016 04:24 PM
- The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India, requested comments through its "Discussion Paper on Standard Essential Patents and Their Availability on FRAND Terms" on March 1, 2016. This post is a compilation of various comments submitted in response to it.
- Sensitization Seminar on IPR for Electronics & ICT Sectors — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 01, 2016 04:37 PM
- Role of IP as a Strategic and Financial tool in the Global Market. Rohini Lakshané attended the event held in Vishakhapatnam on April 21, 2016.
- You will need a license to create a WhatsApp group in Kashmir — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 21, 2016 02:34 AM
- The internet rights activists have criticised the move stating it as unconstitutional.
- RTI regarding Smart Cities Mission in India — by Paul Thottan — last modified Apr 21, 2016 02:25 AM
- Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) had filed an RTI on 3 February 2016 before the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) regarding the Smart Cities Mission in India. The RTI sought information regarding the role of various foreign governments, private industry, multilateral bodies that will provide technical and financial assistance for this project and information on Government agreements regarding PPP’s for financing the project.
- Aadhaar by Numbers — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 11, 2016 04:36 PM
- Sunil Abraham will be addressing a public seminar at an event organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in New Delhi on Friday, April 29, 2016.
- 2014 showed the power of Twitter, now every Indian politician wants a handle — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 20, 2016 02:33 AM
- Twitter is fast turning into an effective political tool. As political parties fight another round of electoral battles, a new survey on the 2014 general elections states that those who tweeted well, fared well.
- PMO’s no to smart cards, insists on Aadhaar — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 20, 2016 02:19 AM
- The government has decided to stop issuing new smart cards to beneficiaries of government schemes as Aadhaar is now backed by a law.
- The Last Chance for a Welfare State Doesn’t Rest in the Aadhaar System — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Apr 19, 2016 01:18 PM
- Boosting welfare is the message, which is how Aadhaar is being presented in India. The Aadhaar system as a medium, however, is one that enables tracking, surveillance, and data monetisation. This piece by Sumandro Chattapadhyay was published in The Wire on April 19, 2016.
- Celebrating the 13th anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified May 23, 2016 09:08 AM
- The Kannada-language Wikipedia, arguably the largest online encyclopedia in Kannada language, celebrated its 13th anniversary on February 14, 2016 in Mangalore.
- Why is the UIDAI cracking down on individuals that hoard Aadhaar data? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 17, 2016 04:16 PM
- Private firms' offer to print Aadhaar details on plastic card a breach of law.
- Online Censorship on the Rise: Why I Prefer to Save Things Offline — by Nishant Shah — last modified Jun 05, 2016 03:26 AM
- As governments use their power to erase what they do not approve of from the web, cloud storage will not be enough.
- Edit-a-thon organised at Christ University Bangalore to celebrate Women’s Day — by Ananth Subray — last modified May 20, 2016 01:47 PM
- A day-long edit-a-thon was organised at Christ University Bangalore on March 12, 2016 to celebrate the Women’s Day and grow the women-related articles on Kannada Wikipedia.
- Aadhaar Act and its Non-compliance with Data Protection Law in India — by Vanya Rakesh — last modified Apr 18, 2016 11:43 AM
- This post compares the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, with India's data protection regime as articulated in the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011.
- FAQ on the Aadhaar Project and the Bill — by Elonnai Hickok, Vanya Rakesh, and Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Apr 13, 2016 02:06 PM
- This FAQ attempts to address the key questions regarding the Aadhaar/UIDAI project and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 (henceforth, Bill). This is neither a comprehensive list of questions, nor does it contain fully developed answers. We will continue to add questions to this list, and edit/expand the answers, based on our ongoing research. We will be grateful to receive your comments, criticisms, evidences, edits, suggestions for new answers, and any other responses. These can either be shared as comments in the document hosted on Google Drive, or via tweets sent to the information policy team at @CIS_InfoPolicy.
- Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals in India: Availability and Openness of Data (Part II) — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Apr 12, 2016 04:14 AM
- The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an internationally agreed upon set of developmental targets to be achieved by 2030. There are 17 SDGs with 169 targets, and each target is mapped to one or more indicators as a measure of evaluation. In this and the next blog post, Kiran AB is documenting the availability and openness of data sets in India that are relevant for monitoring the targets under the SDGs. This post offers the findings for the last 10 Goals. The first 7 has already been discussed in the earlier post.
- Daunting task ahead for investigative agencies with WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 09, 2016 09:45 AM
- Messaging service WhatsApp's decision to roll out end-to-end encryption for over 1 billion subscribers has been hailed as a positive step by users across the world, although things are set to get tougher for law enforcement and investigative agencies in India seeking to track terrorists.
- India's biometric database crosses billion-member mark — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 07, 2016 02:54 AM
- India's biometric database notched up one billion members on Monday, as the government sought to allay concerns about privacy breaches in the world's biggest such scheme.
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