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- When Knowledge Isn’t Written, Does It Still Count? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 09, 2011 08:53 AM
- “MAKING fun of Wikipedia is so 2007,” a French journalist said recently to Sue Gardner, the executive director of the foundation that runs the Wikipedia project.
- Indian super-cops now patrol the www highway — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 19, 2011 06:48 AM
- There's discontent brewing in the Indian cyberspace. And it has to do with the government blocking content that it deems "objectionable". What has raised hackles of Internet freedom activists is a new set of rules that allow Internet service providers (ISPs) and blogging sites to remove "objectionable" content from the Web.
- Re-thinking Key Escrow — by Natasha Vaz — last modified Aug 22, 2011 11:44 AM
- Would you make duplicates of your house keys and hand them over to the local police authority? And if so, would you feel safe? Naturally, one would protest this invasion of privacy. Similarly, would it be justified for the government to have a copy of the private key to intercept and decrypt communications? This is the idea behind key escrow; it enables government ‘wiretapping’.
- Better Understanding of the Idea of Privacy Sought — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 08, 2011 07:40 AM
- Understanding the ways in which an individual's privacy is violated will help provide a better definition of privacy in India. At a public conference called ‘Privacy Matters' held at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Saturday, speakers underscored the need for discussions surrounding the privacy bill.
- Converting Indian Slacktivists Takes (Offline) Time — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 04, 2011 09:07 AM
- No matter how much attention an online protest campaign might appear to be getting in terms of likes, fans or retweets, it’s rarely likely to be able to draw even a fraction of its Internet supporters to a street protest. That’s as true in India as anywhere else in the world, it appears.
- We, the Cyborgs: Challenges for the Future of being Human — by kaeru — last modified Apr 06, 2015 03:48 PM
- The Cyborg - a cybernetique organism which is a combination of the biological and the technological – has been at the centre of discourse around digital technologies. Especially with wearable computing and ubiquitous access to the digital world, there has been an increased concern that very ways in which we understand questions of life, human body and the presence and role of technologies in our worlds, are changing. In just the last few years, we have seen extraordinary measures – the successful production of synthetic bacteria, artificial intelligence that can be programmed to simulate human conditions like empathy and temperament, and massive mobilisation of people around the world, to fight against the injustices and inequities of their immediate environments.
- Internet, Politics and Transparency — by Zainab Bawa — last modified Dec 02, 2011 09:33 AM
- On 15th April 2009, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) hosted a talk by Barun Mitra on “Internet, Transparency and Politics”. Barun Mitra is the Chairperson of Liberty Institute, a think tank based in Delhi. Liberty Institute conducts research and advocacy on policy issues ranging from health, environment and trade to democracy and governance.
- Open Access to Scholarly Literature in India: A Status Report: Call for Comments — by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam and Madhan Muthu — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes comments on the first draft of "Open Access to Scholarly Literature in India: A Status Report". This report, on open access to scholarly literature, with a special focus on scientific literature, has been written by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam and Madhan Muthu. The report surveys the field of scholarly and scientific publication in India and provides a detailed history of the open access movement in India.
- Portal augurs well for transparency — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 26, 2011 03:16 PM
- Data.gov.in will have meta-data, which will facilitate discovery of data and access from portals of ministries, says T Ramachandra. The article was published in the Hindu on 25 July 2011.
- UID: Nothing to Hide, Nothing to Fear? — by Shilpa Narani — last modified Sep 28, 2011 11:44 AM
- Isn’t it interesting that authorities ask you about your identity and you end up showing your proof of existence! Isn’t this breaching into one’s personal life? Why so much transparency only from the public side? Why can’t the government be equally transparent to the public?, asks Shilpa Narani.
- The Challenges of Direct Democracy — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jan 30, 2012 12:51 PM
- India must weigh the pros and cons of various approaches to direct democracy and develop one of its own.
- An Overview of DNA Labs in India — by Shilpa Narani — last modified Feb 02, 2016 01:11 PM
- DNA fingerprinting has become the most precise and technologically advanced method for identifying crimes such as murder, kidnapping, robbery and rape. Police and judicial authorities and in some cases even private parties retain this in their records, writes Shilpa in this blog post.
- Facebook, my boyfriend is lousy — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 25, 2011 10:07 AM
- While a sizeable chunk of users do not mind living their life in public, oversharing can have nasty repercussions in real life. This article by Sahana Saran was published in the Bangalore Mirror on 24 July 2011.
- Consumer Privacy in e-Commerce — by Sahana Sarkar — last modified Mar 28, 2012 04:53 AM
- Looking at the larger picture of national security versus consumer privacy, Sahana Sarkar says that though consumer privacy is important in the world of digital technology, individuals must put aside some of their civil liberties when it comes to the question of national security, as it is necessary to prevent societal damage.
- Video Surveillance and Its Impact on the Right to Privacy — by Vaishnavi Chillakuru — last modified Sep 29, 2011 05:35 AM
- The need for video surveillance has grown in this technologically driven era as a mode of law enforcement. Video Surveillance is very useful to governments and law enforcement to maintain social control, recognize and monitor threats, and prevent/investigate criminal activity. In this regard it is pertinent to highlight that not only are governments using this system, but residential communities in certain areas are also using this system to create a safer environment.
- UID: The World’s Largest Biometric Database — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 23, 2011 02:04 AM
- At the start of his presentation, Sunil Abraham pointed to two aerial drawings of cybercafes: one where each computer was part of a private booth, and one where the computers were in the open so the screens would be visible to any one. Which layout would be more friendly to women, and why, Abraham wanted to know. Some participants selected the first option, liking the idea of the privacy, while others liked the second option so that the cybercafe owner would be able to monitor users’ activities.
- People are Knowledge – Experimenting with Oral Citations on Wikipedia — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society in association with the Wikimedia Foundation has produced a documentary film "People are Knowledge". The film evolved out of a project on Oral Citations in India and South Africa funded by the Wikimedia Foundation, and undertaken by Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board Member Achal Prabhala as a short-term fellowship, to help overcome a lack of published materials in emerging languages on Wikipedia. New Delhi-based filmmaker Priya Sen has directed the film, with additional assistance from Zen Marie who handled the shooting in South Africa. The film explores how alternate methods of citation could be employed on Wikipedia, documenting a series of specific situations with regards to published knowledge, and subsequently, with oral citations.
- Opening Government: A Guide to Best Practice in Transparency, Accountability and Civic Engagement across the Public Sector — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM
- The Transparency & Accountability Initiative has published a book called “Opening Government: A Guide to Best Practice in Transparency, Accountability and Civic Engagement across the Public Sector”. We at the Centre for Internet & Society contributed the section on Open Government Data.
- Privacy Matters, Guwahati — Event Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 26, 2011 10:31 AM
- On June 23, a public seminar on “Privacy Matters” was held at the Don Bosco Institute in Karhulli, Guwahati. It was organised by IDRC, Society in Action Group, IDEA Chirang, an NGO initiative working with grassroots initiatives in Assam, Privacy India and CIS and was attended by RTI activists and grass roots NGO representatives from across the North Eastern region: Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Assam and Sikkim. The event focused on the challenges and concerns of privacy in India.
- Webcam Anti-Corruption in India (NY Times) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 20, 2011 09:59 AM
- In India, Oomen Chandy (67), governor of the state of Kerala, who wants to fight against corruption, has installed a webcam filming his office 24 hours on 24 and another who is filming one of his assistants, reports The New York Times. This news by Gilles Klein was published in @rret Sur Images on 18 July 2011.
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