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Human Rights in the Age of Digital Technology: A Conference to Discuss the Evolution of Privacy and Surveillance
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Jan 11, 2016 02:12 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society organised a conference in roundtable format called ‘Human Rights in the Age of Digital Technology: A Conference to discuss the evolution of Privacy and Surveillance. The conference was held at Indian Habitat Centre on October 30, 2015. The conference was designed to be a forum for discussion, knowledge exchange and agenda building to draw a shared road map for the coming months.
Facebook Free Basics: Gatekeeping Powers Extend to Manipulating Public Discourse
— by Vidushi Marda — last modified Jan 09, 2016 01:43 PM15 million people have come online through Free Basics, Facebook's zero rated walled garden, in the past year. "If we accept that everyone deserves access to the internet, then we must surely support free basic internet services. Who could possibly be against this?" asks Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, in a recent op-ed defending Free Basics.
Understanding the Freedom of Expression Online and Offline
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 03, 2016 10:24 AMGround Zero Summit
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Jan 03, 2016 06:06 AMThe Ground Zero Summit which claims to be the largest collaborative platform in Asia for cyber-security was held in New Delhi from 5th to 8th November. The conference was organised by the Indian Infosec Consortium (IIC), a not for profit organisation backed by the Government of India. Cyber security experts, hackers, senior officials from the government and defence establishments, senior professionals from the industry and policymakers attended the event.
Free Basics: Negating net parity
— by Sunil Abraham — last modified Jan 03, 2016 05:58 AMResearchers funded by Facebook were apparently told by 92 per cent of Indians they surveyed from large cities, with Internet connection and college degree, that the Internet “is a human right and that Free Basics can help bring Internet to all of India.” What a strange way to frame the question given that the Internet is not a human right in most jurisdictions.
Eight Key Privacy Events in India in the Year 2015
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Jan 03, 2016 05:43 AMAs the year draws to a close, we are enumerating some of the key privacy related events in India that transpired in 2015. Much like the last few years, this year, too, was an eventful one in the context of privacy.
Benefits and Harms of "Big Data"
— by Scott Mason — last modified Dec 30, 2015 02:48 AMToday the quantity of data being generated is expanding at an exponential rate. From smartphones and televisions, trains and airplanes, sensor-equipped buildings and even the infrastructures of our cities, data now streams constantly from almost every sector and function of daily life.
RTI response regarding the UIDAI
— by Vanya Rakesh — last modified Dec 22, 2015 02:57 AMThis is a response to the RTI filed regarding UIDAI
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