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- On Google Maps, JNU top result in search for 'anti-national' — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 29, 2016 01:37 AM
- "Anti-national" is not a location. But Google Maps seems to have an address for it - Jawaharlal Nehru University in the capital. On Friday, Google Maps pinned other such "locations" in the same place. It yielded the same result for other search terms such as "sedition," "freedom of expression," and "patriotism."
- Eight Challenges That Indian-Language Wikipedias Need to Overcome — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Mar 29, 2016 05:05 PM
- Even after a decade of existence, Indian language Wikipedias are not yet known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia, being the largest available encyclopedia made in the human history, it what it is today because of the hundreds and thousands of volunteer-editors. But while native-language Wikipedias are becoming game-changers in other corners of the world, the scenario in India is skewed. In my experience, here are a number of challenges that Indian-language Wikipedias are currently facing.
- 8 Challenges for Improving Indian Language Wikipedias — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Mar 29, 2016 05:05 PM
- After more than 10 years in existence, the Indian-language Wikipedias still are not known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia became the largest encyclopedia in history as a result of thousands of volunteer editors.
- Securing the internet’s future — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 28, 2016 02:24 AM
- Mike Godwin, who proposed the eponymous law about online discussion threads, speaks about net neutrality, differential pricing and why no government is likely to oppose stricter surveillance measures.
- 8th IBA International Conference — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 04, 2016 03:32 PM
- The 8th IBA International Conference was organized by Indus Business Academy in Bengaluru from March 24 to 26, 2016. The theme of the conference was Taking India to Greater Heights. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja gave a talk on Democratizing of Knowledge Access- Case of Regional Language Wikipedia.
- ICANN Sexual Harassment Case Highlights Lack of Procedure at Global Internet Body — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 01, 2016 03:42 PM
- Alleged perpetrator files counter-complaint with ombudsman’s office after being publicly identified.
- Making Aadhaar Mandatory: Gamechanger For Governance? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 24, 2016 06:50 AM
- Why a programme that both the Congress and the BJP have hailed as transformational has divided Parliament this week? The Aadhaar Bill which was passed this week aims at facilitating government benefits and subsidies to citizens said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
- How the government gains when private companies use Aadhaar — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 01, 2016 03:58 PM
- Seven reasons why Parliament should debate the Aadhaar bill (and not pass it in a rush) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 24, 2016 02:25 AM
- Critics say the Aadhaar Bill does not address concerns over privacy, even as government is rushing the Bill without adequate parliamentary scrutiny.
- Report of the 30th Session of the WIPO SCCR by the Centre for Internet & Society — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Apr 04, 2016 02:39 PM
- This report was edited by Nehaa Chaudhari, Programme Officer; compiled with assistance from Nisha S.K., Administrator, and, Aarushi Bansal, Amulya P., and Saahil Dama, interns.
- Debate: Five Aadhaar Myths that Don’t Stand Up to Scrutiny — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 01, 2016 03:48 PM
- We need to reboot the Aadhaar debate by asking why we want to create a centralised biometric database of Indian residents in the first place.
- In India, Biometric Data Storage Sparks Demands for Privacy Laws — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 23, 2016 02:27 AM
- In India, calls for strict privacy laws are growing after this week's passage of a measure that allows federal agencies access to biometric data of the nation's citizens, the world's largest such repository.
- Dead and Clicking — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 23, 2016 01:42 AM
- A look at the phenomenon of digital memorials; repositories and time capsules of a life even after it's ended in the real world.
- Hard to broad ban! — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 22, 2016 05:00 PM
- The provisions under the Telegraph Act are wispy and can’t be convincingly invoked to exercise a jurisdiction on the internet world.
- Aadhaar: Govt will not compromise on national security — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 22, 2016 03:51 PM
- The government is confident that the Aadhaar Bill will be passed.
- Too Clever By Half: Strengthening India’s Smart Cities Plan with Human Rights Protection — by Vanya Rakesh — last modified Mar 22, 2016 01:49 PM
- The data involved in planning for urbanized and networked cities are currently flawed and politically-inflected. Therefore, we must ensure that basic human rights are not violated in the race to make cities “smart”.
- India Still Trying To Turn Optional Aadhaar Identification Number Into A Mandatory National Identity System — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 24, 2016 06:34 AM
- from the sliding-down-the-slippery-slope-to-disaster dept
- CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 — by Vidushi Marda — last modified Mar 21, 2016 03:22 PM
- The National Privacy Principles — by Pooja Saxena and Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 21, 2016 09:48 AM
- In this infographic, we try to break down the National Privacy Principles developed by the Group of Experts on Privacy led by the Former Chief Justice A.P. Shah in 2012.
- Aadhaar Bill 2016 Evaluated against the National Privacy Principles — by Pooja Saxena and Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 21, 2016 08:38 AM
- In this infographic, we evaluate the privacy provisions of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 against the national privacy principles developed by the Group of Experts on Privacy led by the Former Chief Justice A.P. Shah in 2012. The infographic is based on Vipul Kharbanda’s article 'Analysis of Aadhaar Act in the Context of A.P. Shah Committee Principles,' and is designed by Pooja Saxena, with inputs from Amber Sinha.
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