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- Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 (IRC19): #List, Jan 30 - Feb 1, Lamakaan — by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Jan 31, 2019 06:41 AM
- Who makes lists? How are lists made? Who can be on a list, and who is missing? What new subjectivities - indicative of different asymmetries of power/knowledge - do list-making, and being listed, engender? What makes lists legitimate information artifacts, and what makes their knowledge contentious? Much debate has emerged about specificities and implications of the list as an information artifact, especially in the case of #LoSHA and NRC - its role in creation and curation of information, in building solidarities and communities of practice, its dependencies on networked media infrastructures, its deployment by hegemonic entities and in turn for countering dominant discourses. For the fourth edition of the Internet Researchers’ Conference (IRC19), we invited sessions and papers that engage critically with the form, imagination, and politics of the *list* - to present or propose academic, applied, or creative works that explore its social, economic, cultural, material, political, affective, or aesthetic dimensions. IRC19 will be organised in Lamakaan, Hyderabad, during January 30 - February 1, 2019.
- Registering for Aadhaar in 2019 — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Jan 03, 2019 02:59 PM
- It is a lot less scary registering for Aadhaar in 2019 than it was in 2010, given how the authentication modalities have since evolved.
- Welcome to r@w blog! — by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Jan 02, 2019 11:48 AM
- We from the researchers@work programme at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) are delighted to announce the launch of our new blog, hosted on Medium. It will feature works by researchers and practitioners working in India and elsewhere at the intersections of internet, digital media, and society; and highlights and materials from ongoing research and events at the researchers@work programme.
- Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 (IRC19): #List - Selected Sessions and Papers — by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Jan 21, 2019 12:11 PM
- Here is the list of selected sessions and papers for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 (IRC19) - #List. IRC19 will be held in Lamakaan, Hyderabad, from Jan 30 to Feb 1, 2019. The conference announcement, along with the final agenda, will be published on Monday, January 7.
- The constitutionality of MHA surveillance order — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Dec 31, 2018 02:06 PM
- The rules require review committees to examine all surveillance orders issued under this section every couple of months.
- Digital Native: System Needs a Reboot — by Nishant Shah — last modified Dec 31, 2018 02:06 AM
- It’s time to replace the schizophrenic need for variety with ingenuity — the truthiness of the information.
- Economics of Cybersecurity: Literature Review Compendium — by Natallia Khaniejo — last modified May 01, 2021 06:09 AM
- The twenty first century has witnessed an unprecedented conflation of everyday experiences and technosocial practices. The emergence of technologies like the Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Digital Payment infrastructures are all emblematic of this conflation of technology with economic, social and political modes of existence.
- MHA snoop order & bid to amend IT rules: China-like clampdown or tracking unlawful content? — by Admin — last modified Dec 30, 2018 10:08 AM
- An MHA order last week authorised 10 government agencies to scan data on computers. This was followed by the Modi government’s proposal to amend the Information Technology rules for social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter to “proactively identify, remove or disable access to unlawful information or content” in order to curb fake news online.
- The dark side of future tech: Where are we headed on privacy, security, truth? — by Admin — last modified Dec 30, 2018 09:24 AM
- #2018 Year-End Special: We now live in a time when devices listen, chips track your choices, and governments can watch from behind a barcode. How do we navigate this world?
- Is the new ‘interception’ order old wine in a new bottle? — by Elonnai Hickok, Vipul Kharbanda, Shweta Mohandas and Pranav M. Bidare — last modified Dec 29, 2018 04:02 PM
- The government could always authorise intelligence agencies to intercept and monitor communications, but the lack of clarity is problematic.
- India-China Tech Forum 2018 — by Admin — last modified Dec 26, 2018 03:32 PM
- Arindrajit Basu spoke at the India-China Tech Forum 2018 organised by ORF and Peking University at the Ji Xianlin Centre for India-China Studies, Mumbai on December 11 - 12, 2018. The event functioned as a bi-annual dialogue that fosters co-operation in this space between the two countries.
- Big Brother is here: Amid snooping row, govt report says monitoring system 'practically complete' — by Admin — last modified Dec 26, 2018 03:22 PM
- The recently released 2017-18 annual report of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) says that surveillance equipment is being rolled out in 21 service areas across the country.
- Private-public partnership for cyber security — by Arindrajit Basu — last modified Dec 26, 2018 03:02 PM
- Given the decentralised nature of cyberspace, the private sector will have to play a vital role in enforcing rules for security.
- How data privacy and governance issues have battered Facebook ahead of 2019 polls — by Admin — last modified Dec 25, 2018 01:43 AM
- Rohit S, an airline pilot, had enough of Facebook. With over 1,000 friends and part of at least a dozen groups on subjects ranging from planes to politics, the 34-year-old found himself constantly checking his phone for updates and plunging headlong into increasingly noisy debates, where he had little personal connect.
- Is Aadhaar Essential To Achieve Error-Free Electoral Rolls? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 25, 2018 01:21 AM
- The Election Commission’s plans to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls may have stirred a hornet’s nest.
- AI for Social Good Summit — by Admin — last modified Dec 25, 2018 01:02 AM
- Arindrajit Basu was a speaker at the event co-organized by Google AI and United Nations ESCAP on December 13, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Centre’s order on computer surveillance threatens right to privacy, experts say — by Admin — last modified Dec 25, 2018 12:50 AM
- The Constitutional validity of the notification allowing ten agencies to intercept information is uncertain.
- Ten Indian government agencies can now snoop on people’s internet data — by Admin — last modified Dec 25, 2018 12:33 AM
- In a significant attack on online privacy, India’s Home Affair’s Ministry has authorised no fewer than ten different central government agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt “any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer”.
- Centre’s order on computer surveillance is backed by law – but the law lacks adequate safeguards — by Admin — last modified Dec 24, 2018 05:04 PM
- The Information Technology Act’s surveillance scheme furthers a colonial hangover.
- Many sites bypass porn ban — by Admin — last modified Dec 24, 2018 03:45 PM
- They use proxy and mirror sites to cater to India, now on a list of countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that block intimate content online.
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