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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.
ICANN 65 De-briefing Meeting by Admin — last modified Jul 21, 2019 03:02 PM
The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) organized an ICANN65 de-briefing meeting on July 16, 2019. Akriti Bopanna remotely presented on the Human Rights related developments that took place at the Marrakech meeting, over the course of the 4 days.
What is the problem with ‘Ethical AI’? An Indian Perspective by Arindrajit Basu and Pranav M.B. — last modified Jul 21, 2019 02:57 PM
On 22 May 2019, the OECD member countries adopted the OECD Council Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence. The Principles, meant to provide an “ethical framework” for governing Artificial Intelligence (AI), were the first set of guidelines signed by multiple governments, including non-OECD members: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Romania.
ออกแบบระบบข้อมูลประชาชนดิจิทัล: คุยกับผู้เชี่ยวชาญหาแนวทางเหมาะสม by Admin — last modified Jul 21, 2019 02:32 PM
Talk with Sunil Abraham, an expert on the Internet and good governance in the issue of creating a digital identification system.
BIS LITD 17 meeting by Admin — last modified Jul 21, 2019 01:58 PM
On July 3, 2019, Gurshabad Grover attended the sixteenth meeting of the Information Systems Security and Biometrics Section Committee (LITD17) at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in New Delhi.
Old Isn't Always Gold: FaceApp and Its Privacy Policies by Mira Swaminathan and Shweta Reddy — last modified Aug 09, 2019 10:12 AM
Leaving aside the Red Scare for a moment, FaceApp's own rebuttal of privacy worries are highly problematic in nature.

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