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Facebook Data for Good in Bangalore by Admin — last modified Jul 31, 2019 02:14 AM
When data is shared responsibly with the communities that need it, it can improve well being and save lives. Shweta Mohandas participated in a session organized by Facebook on 25 July 2019 at Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.
Fix Problems Before Complete Failure by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jul 31, 2019 02:43 AM
We need some real solutions on the ground. Examples - Jet Airways post mortem findings applied as the way forward for difficult NPAs; and a radical change of course a
Why I’m not going to tell you about the dangers of apps like FaceApp by Nishant Shah — last modified Jul 31, 2019 02:37 AM
Concerns about privacy, aimed solely at users, are better directed at owners of digital infrastructure.
The worrying survival of moon landing conspiracy theorists by Nishant Shah — last modified Jul 31, 2019 02:33 AM
The moon landing deniers were the original fake news propagandists. Only, they didn’t have the internet.
In India, Privacy Policies of Fintech Companies Pay Lip Service to User Rights by Shweta Mohandas — last modified Jul 31, 2019 02:21 AM
A study of the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies that operate in India shows that none comply with even the basic requirements of the IT Rules, 2011.
Facebook Data for Good in New Delhi by Admin — last modified Jul 31, 2019 02:10 AM
When data is shared responsibly with the communities that need it, it can improve well being and save lives. Anubha Sinha participated in a session organized by Facebook on 29 July 2019 at University of Chicago Center in New Delhi.
Wikimedia Workshop on Rivers under Project Jalbodh by Subodh Kulkarni — last modified Aug 05, 2019 03:28 PM
The Indian National Trust for Art & Heritage Pune Chapter is working with various organisations to preserve the natural heritage places like rivers in Pune district of Maharashtra, India. After the presentation of 'Project Jalbodh' by CIS-A2K in River Dialogue organised by INTACH in April 2018, several organisations shown keen interest in collaboration.
Easing the US-India divergence on data localisation by Shashidhar KJ and Kashish Parpiani — last modified Jul 30, 2019 01:40 AM
Addition of data localisation to the basket of persisting trade issues warrants greater compartmentalisation and consultative approaches to US-India ties.
For sex workers, mobile phone becomes a double-edged sword by Tushar Kaushik — last modified Jul 30, 2019 01:01 AM
Our research on the use of mobile phones by sex workers, as part of the project on Feminist Information Infrastructure in collaboration with Sangama, was cited in an article in the Economic Times.
Roundtable with the WhatsApp leadership by Admin — last modified Jul 30, 2019 12:33 AM
Will Cathcart, WhatsApp's new global head, visited India and invited Sunil Abraham for a discussion on 26 July 2019 at the Mountbatten, The Oberoi, New Delhi. Sunil met with some other people from WhatsApp leadership.
Twitter reacts to the India's cryptocurrency drama by Rajarshi Mitra — last modified Jul 30, 2019 12:25 AM
An Inter-Ministerial Committee led by Subhash Chandra Garg, secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) has submitted a report which will recommend a ban on cryptocurrency in India to the finance ministry.
The Digital Identification Parade by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — last modified Jul 30, 2019 12:19 AM
NCRB’s proposed Automated Facial Recognition System impinges on right to privacy, is likely to target certain groups.
India is falling down the facial recognition rabbit hole by Prem Sylvester and Karan Saini — last modified Jul 25, 2019 01:40 PM
Its use as an effective law enforcement tool is overstated, while the underlying technology is deeply flawed.
European Summer School on Internet Governance by Admin — last modified Jul 23, 2019 12:30 AM
The 13th European Summer School on Internet Governance was held at Meissen in Germany from 13 - 20 July 2019. Akriti Bopanna attended the school. The event was organized by EuroSSIG.
Leveraging Web Application Vulnerabilities for Reconnaissance and Intelligence Gathering by Admin — last modified Jul 22, 2019 01:39 AM
Karan Saini gave a talk at the JSFoo Conference at the GRD College of Science in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on July 5, 2019. The event was organized by Has Geek.
Lecture at International Summer School, Delhi by Admin — last modified Jul 22, 2019 01:11 AM
Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi, on July 12, 2019, delivered a lecture at the International Summer School, Delhi.
Emerging AI technology in health care in India, health equity and justice: Critical reflections and charting out way forward by Admin — last modified Jul 21, 2019 03:47 PM
On July 13, 2019, Radhika Radhakrishnan, participated in a roundtable discussion on "Emerging AI technology in health care in India, health equity and justice: Critical reflections and charting out way forward." The event was organized by HEaL (Health, Ethics, and Law Institute of Training, Research and Advocacy) of FMES (Forum for Medical Ethics Society) in collaboration with CPS (Centre for Policy Studies), Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay.
Deepfakes: Algorithms at war, trust at stake by Rajmohan Sudhakar — last modified Jul 21, 2019 03:42 PM
A case in point is the video that surfaced of an Indian journalist not so long ago.
Presentation to Amnesty International on researching the Future of Work by Admin — last modified Jul 21, 2019 03:23 PM
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon made a presentation to Amnesty International on July 18, 2019.
Learning and Understanding the Frameworks of Rights at Work by Admin — last modified Jul 21, 2019 03:19 PM
On July 13, 2019, Torsha and Mira attended the 'Learning and understanding the frameworks of rights at work' workshop held by Kai Hsin Hung at IT For change in Bangalore.

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