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- 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.
- Mapping cybersecurity in India: An infographic — by Arindrajit Basu, Karan Saini, Aayush Rathi and Swaraj Barooah — last modified Dec 23, 2018 04:57 PM
- This infographic maps the key stakeholder, areas of focus and threat vectors that impact cybersecurity policy in India. Broadly, policy-makers should concentrate on establishing a framework where individuals feel secure and trust the growing digital ecosystem. The infographic therefore serves as a ready reference point for the research that we have done and hope to continue through our cybersecurity work at CIS.
- European E-Evidence Proposal and Indian Law — by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Dec 23, 2018 04:45 PM
- In April of 2018, the European Union issued the proposal for a new regime dealing with cross border sharing of data and information by issuing two draft instruments, an E-evidence Regulation (“Regulation”) and an E-evidence Directive (“Directive”), (together the “E-evidence Proposal”). The Regulation is a direction to states to put in place the proper legislative and regulatory machinery for the implementation of this regime while the Directive requires the states to enact laws governing service providers so that they would comply with the proposed regime.
- Feminist Methodology in Technology Research: A Literature Review — by Ambika Tandon — last modified Dec 25, 2018 03:18 PM
- This literature review has been authored by Ambika Tandon, with contributions from Mukta Joshi. Research assistance was provided by Kumarjeet Ray and Navya Sharma. The publication has been designed by Saumyaa Naidu.
- Event Report on Intermediary Liability and Gender Based Violence — by Akriti Bopanna — last modified Dec 21, 2018 07:16 AM
- This report is a summary of the proceedings of the Roundtable Conference organized by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) at the Digital Citizen Summit, an annual summit organized by the Digital Empowerment Foundation. It was conducted at the India International Centre in New Delhi on November 1, 2018 from 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
- Silicon Plateau: Volume Two — by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Mar 13, 2019 01:01 AM
- Silicon Plateau is an art project and publishing series that explores the intersection of technology, culture and society in the Indian city of Bangalore. Each volume of the series is a themed repository for research, artworks, essays and interviews that observe the ways technology permeates the urban environment and the lives of its inhabitants. This project is an attempt at creating collaborative research into art and technology, beginning by inviting an interdisciplinary group of contributors (from artists, designers and writers, to researchers, anthropologists and entrepreneurs) to participate in the making of each volume.
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