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- Call for Comments: Model Security Standards for the Indian Fintech Industry — by Pranav M B — last modified Dec 16, 2019 01:16 PM
- The Telecom Crisis is an NPA Problem — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Dec 15, 2019 07:26 AM
- After interim relief for telecom, structural reforms must follow.
- IETF106 — by Admin — last modified Dec 15, 2019 06:14 AM
- Gurshabad Grover participated at IETF106, which was held in Singapore 16-22 November, 2019.
- Stakeholder Consultation on Digital Assets for Women’s Economic Empowerment | UN Women + SEWA — by Admin — last modified Apr 07, 2020 01:14 PM
- On December 06, 2019, Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi participated in a "Stakeholder Consultation on Digital Assets for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Addressing Barriers and Enhancing Opportunities for Women in Informal Economy and in Agriculture".
- Power over privacy: New Personal Data Protection Bill fails to really protect the citizen’s right to privacy — by Nikhil Pahwa — last modified Dec 15, 2019 05:57 AM
- Nikhil Pahwa throws light on the new personal data protection bill.
- India’s record on internet shutdown gets bleaker; now blocked in 2 NE states — by Admin — last modified Dec 15, 2019 05:51 AM
- India reported over 100 internet shutdown in 2018, according to an annual study of Freedom House, a US-based non-profit research organization.
- Outrage As Privileged IITians Use Tech To Spy On Sweepers — by Rachna Khaira — last modified Dec 15, 2019 05:33 AM
- Some members of the housekeeping staff at IIT Ropar were put under round the clock surveillance during working hours for many days in February this year without their consent. IIT Ropar Director Prof S K Das has ordered a probe into the incident.
- WhatsApp spy attack and after — by Theres Sudeep — last modified Dec 15, 2019 05:06 AM
- Bengaluru experts analyse the Pegasus snooping scandal, and provide advice on what you can do about the gaping holes in your mobile phone security.
- In Twitter India’s Arbitrary Suspensions, a Question of What Constitutes a Public Space — by Torsha Sarkar — last modified Dec 12, 2019 04:54 PM
- A discussion is underway about the way social media platforms may have to operate within the tenets of constitutional protections of free speech.
- RTI Application to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on content code violations by radio stations — by Torsha Sarkar — last modified Dec 11, 2019 12:58 PM
- Cyber security tips for small businesses — by Theres Sudeep — last modified Dec 05, 2019 11:35 PM
- It is important to have good cyber security practices, experts recommend.
- Why having more CCTV cameras does not translate to crime prevention — by Manasa Rao — last modified Dec 05, 2019 11:26 PM
- Can technology substitute addressing social, psychological, economic and other individual factors that largely lead to criminality? And what are the perils of over-reliance on technology to fight crime?
- Making Voices Heard: Privacy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility of Voice Interfaces in India — by Shweta Mohandas — last modified Dec 18, 2019 12:10 PM
- We believe that voice interfaces have the potential to democratise the use of internet by addressing barriers such as accessibility concerns, lack of abilities of reading and writing on digital text interfaces, and lack of options for people to interact with digital devices in their own languages. Through the Making Voice Heard Project supported by Mozilla Corporation, we will examine the current landscape of voice interfaces in India.
- Simiran Lalvani - Workers’ Fictive Kinship Relations in Mumbai App-based Food Delivery — by Simiran Lalvani — last modified May 19, 2020 06:25 AM
- Working in the gig-economy has been associated with economic vulnerabilities. However, there are also moral and affective vulnerabilities as workers find their worth measured everyday by their performance of—and at—work and in every interaction and movement. This essay by Simiran Lalvani is the first among a series of writings by researchers associated with the 'Mapping Digital Labour in India' project at the CIS, supported by the Azim Premji University, that were published on the Platypus blog of the Committee on the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing (CASTAC). The essay is edited by Noopur Raval, who co-led the project concerned.
- A Deep Dive into Content Takedown Timeframes — by Torsha Sarkar — last modified Jun 26, 2020 11:59 AM
- Since the 1990s, internet usage has seen a massive growth, facilitated in part, by growing importance of intermediaries, that act as gateways to the internet. Intermediaries such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), web-hosting providers, social-media platforms and search engines provide key services which propel social, economic and political development. However, these developments are also offset by instances of users engaging with the platforms in an unlawful manner. The scale and openness of the internet makes regulating such behaviour challenging, and in turn pose several interrelated policy questions.
- Proposals to regulate social media run into multiple roadblocks — by Saumya Tewari and Abhijit Ahaskar — last modified Nov 28, 2019 02:16 PM
- The Cambridge Analytica scandal, the Pegasus spyware attack on WhatsApp and the growing misuse of social media platforms to spread misinformation have made governments world over, including in India, realise the limitations of existing laws in dealing with the misuse of these platforms.
- Project on Gender, Health Communications and Online Activism with City University — by Ambika Tandon — last modified Dec 02, 2019 09:38 AM
- CIS is a partner on the project 'Gender, Health Communications and Online Activism in the Digital Age'. The project is lead by Dr. Carolina Matos, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Media in the Department of Sociology at City University.
- Project Tiger 2.0 — by Suswetha Kolluru and Nitesh Gill — last modified Nov 24, 2019 09:17 AM
- If you think that Indian languages are as important as international languages, like English, then, you are on the same page with this article. If not, then, let me explain, why it is a significant and much bigger issue than you think.
- Project Tiger 2.0 — by Suswetha Kolluru and Nitesh Gill — last modified Nov 24, 2019 09:15 AM
- If you think that Indian languages are as important as international languages, like English, then, you are on the same page with this article. If not, then, let me explain, why it is a significant and much bigger issue than you think.
- Project Tiger 2.0 — by Suswetha Kolluru and Nitesh Gill — last modified Nov 24, 2019 09:13 AM
- If you think that Indian languages are as important as international languages, like English, then, you are on the same page with this article. If not, then, let me explain, why it is a significant and much bigger issue than you think.
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