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- Now, police use apps to catch a criminal — by Ketaki Desai — last modified Mar 31, 2019 03:47 PM
- Recently, Punjab police detained three suspects on a tip-off. The cops clicked their photographs, uploaded them on an app called the Punjab Artificial Intelligence System or PAIS which uses facial recognition, and immediately got the lowdown on their criminal history, which involved a contract killing and looting. Four stolen vehicles and five weapons were recovered from them.
- IETF 104 Prague — by Admin — last modified Apr 12, 2019 01:04 AM
- Karan Saini and Gurshabad Grover participated in IETF 104 organized by IETF in Prague from 23rd March to 29th March 2019.
- Design and the Open Knowledge Movement — by Saumyaa Naidu — last modified Apr 01, 2019 12:13 PM
- With the objective of connecting the open knowledge movement with design, the Access to Knowledge team at the Centre for Internet and Society co-organised the Wikigraphists Bootcamp India 2018 with the Wikimedia Foundation during September 28-30, 2018 in New Delhi. The event was held at the School of Design at Ambedkar University Delhi. As part of the bootcamp, a panel discussion was held in order to bring together design practitioners, educators, open knowledge contributors, and design students to explore how design and open knowledge communities can engage with each other. In this post, Saumyaa Naidu shares the learnings from the panel discussion aimed at exploring the potential collaborations between design and the open knowledge movement.
- Programme Officer - Digital Identity — by Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 29, 2019 11:02 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is seeking applications for the position of Programme Officer, to be associated with a two year long research project on digital identity. We may hire up to three Programme Officers as part of this project. The position is full time and will be based in the Delhi office of CIS.
- Just Net Coalition Workshop on Equity and Social Justice in a Digital World — by Admin — last modified Apr 05, 2019 02:22 PM
- Anubha Sinha participated in a JNC workshop organized by Just Net Coalition Workshop on Equity and Social Justice in a Digital World and its partners in Bangkok from March 25 to 27, 2019.
- AI for India Summit — by Admin — last modified Apr 04, 2019 04:31 PM
- Shweta Mohandas attended this event held on March 26, 2019 at Leela Palace in Bengaluru. The event was organized by Facebook.
- Roundtable on Consumer Experiences with New Technologies in APAC (Singapore) — by Admin — last modified Apr 15, 2019 10:25 AM
- Arindrajit Basu was invited to a Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence:Consumer Experiences with New Technologies (APAC region).
- DSCI-Infosys Roundtable — by Admin — last modified Apr 05, 2019 02:06 AM
- Sunil Abraham participated in this meeting organized by Infosys in Bangalore on March 25, 2019 as a speaker.
- Digital Native: Lessons from Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp going down — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 03, 2019 01:19 AM
- The day when three social-media apps refused to load.
- Presentation at Global Digital Humanities Symposium — by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified May 03, 2019 09:41 AM
- P.P. Sneha gave a virtual presentation of her work on digital cultural archives at the Global Digital Humanities Symposium organised by Michigan State University on March 21-22, 2019.
- Comments and Suggestions to the Draft Patent Manual March 2019 — by Achal Prabhala, Feroz Ali, Ramya Sheshadri, Roshan John and Anubha Sinha — last modified Apr 05, 2019 02:15 AM
- A coordinated civil society response to the consultation on the Patent Manual. CIS provided comments on patenting of computer related inventions.
- Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights' Symposium Report — by Admin — last modified Apr 05, 2019 02:24 AM
- The Technology Law Forum at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) has published the Report on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights' Symposium.
- When laugh lines turn worry lines — by K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj — last modified Mar 20, 2019 04:06 PM
- Trolls instil fear in cartoonists’ minds.
- Unlike Facebook, Twitter is a ghost town for political ads in India so far — by Aria Thaker — last modified Mar 20, 2019 04:02 PM
- India’s politicians and political parties don’t seem to be buying ads on Twitter just yet, even as parties are pumping money into Facebook advertising.
- Proposed Intermediary Liability Rules threat to privacy and free speech, global coalition tells MeitY — by Zaheer Merchant — last modified Mar 20, 2019 03:56 PM
- “We respectfully call on you to withdraw the draft amendments proposed to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules in December. As published, the draft amendments would erode digital security and undermine the exercise of human rights globally.”
- International Conference on Justice Education:Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence — by Admin — last modified Mar 20, 2019 03:52 PM
- Arindrajit Basu attended the International Conference on Justice Education with the theme "Artificial Intelligence and its Legal Implications" at Institute of Law Nirma University. The event was organized by Nirma University in Ahmedabad on March 15 - 16, 2019. Arindrajit was a theme speaker for the panel on Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence and was a judge of the presentations in the same session.
- Consultation on Draft E-commerce Policy — by Admin — last modified Mar 20, 2019 03:47 PM
- Alternative Law Forum and IT for Change organized a public consultation on draft e-commerce policy on March 14, 2019 at Tony Hall, Ashirwad , Off St.Marks Road in Bangalore. Arindrajit Basu attended the event.
- Wie die chinesische Mega-App TikTok Indiens Wahlkampf beeinflussen könnte — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 20, 2019 03:20 PM
- Die chinesische Kurzvideo-App Tiktok gehört zu den wertvollsten Start-ups der Welt – und sie wird zunehmend politisch. In Indien weckt das Ängste.
- Improving the Processes for Disclosing Security Vulnerabilities to Government Entities in India — by Karan Saini, Pranesh Prakash and Elonnai Hickok — last modified Apr 01, 2019 12:02 PM
- The aim of this policy brief is to recommend changes pertaining to current legislation, policy and practice to the Government of India regarding external vulnerability reporting and disclosure. The changes we recommend within this brief aim to strengthen the processes around voluntary vulnerability and bug disclosure by third parties.
- Artificial Intelligence for India's Transformation — by Admin — last modified Mar 20, 2019 01:38 AM
- ASSOCHAM's 3rd International Conference was organized at Hotel Imperial in New Delhi. Amber Sinha a session on use, impact and ethics in AI.
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