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- Privacy Matters — Conference Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 27, 2011 10:22 AM
- A one-day conference on Privacy Matters was held on Sunday, 23 January 2011 at the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) Law School in Kolkata. This was the first of a series of eleven conferences on ‘privacy’ that Privacy India is scheduled to host in different Indian cities from January to June this year. Members of Parliament, Sri Manoj Bhattacharya from the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) and Sri Nilotpal Basu from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI (M) spoke in the conference. Students, the civil society and lawyers also participated in it.
- Wiki changes the world — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 03, 2012 10:23 AM
- A fortnightly column on ‘Digital Natives’ authored by Nishant Shah is featured in the Sunday Eye, the national edition of Indian Express, Delhi, from September 2010 onwards. This article was published in the Indian Express on January 23, 2011. In this Nishant Shah explains how Wiki changes the world by making the ordinary person the expert and knowledge free.
- 4 Popular Myths about UID — by Prashant Iyengar — last modified Jun 20, 2012 04:37 AM
- By now, there is already a lot of material in the public domain that is critical about the UID/Aadhar project, writes Prashant Iyengar in this blog entry published in Privacy India on January 22, 2011.
- The Digital Tipping Point — by Maesy Angelina — last modified Aug 04, 2011 10:36 AM
- Is Web 2.0 really the only reason why youth digital activism is so successful in mobilizing public engagement? A look into the transformation of Blank Noise’s blog from a one-way communication medium into a site of public dialogue and collaboration reveals the crucial factors behind the success.
- Privacy Matters Conference Agenda — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 14, 2011 11:45 AM
- The "Privacy Matters" conference is taking place on Sunday January 23rd, at NUJS Law school at 10:30. It is a full day event that will discuss the challenges and concerns of privacy in India. Below is the agenda for the event. We look forward to your participation and attendance.
- New Release of IPR Chapter of India-EU Free Trade Agreement — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:34 PM
- A draft of the IPR chapter of the EU-India FTA, made publicly available now for the first time, provides insight into India's response in July 2010 to several EU proposals on intellectual property protection and enforcement.
- Rising Voices Seeks Micro-Grant Proposals for Citizen Media Outreach — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 04, 2011 10:36 AM
- Rising Voices is seeking project proposals from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or individuals for funding of up to $4,000 USD for digital media outreach projects around the world. Application Deadline: Friday, February 4, 2011 at 11:59 PM GMT.
- Getting Connected — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 01, 2011 05:03 PM
- Nishant Shah of the Centre for Internet & Society talks about the growing adoption of social media, and what can constitute a "social media network"
- Is That a Friend on Your Wall? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 04, 2011 10:36 AM
- Before you start reading today’s column, have a look at the person sitting next to you. It might be a family member if you are at home, a friend in the club, a stranger in a cafe or a fellow commuter on the bus. Now take a moment to figure out how much you trust that person. The intensity of your trust would depend upon your familiarity, your social relationship and the time you’ve known that person.
- Nishant Shah Quoted in Livemint 2011 Tweet-out — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:58 AM
- Livemint, recently did a tweet-out which quoted people about what will be big in 2011. Nishant Shah was also quoted.
- The policy langurs — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified May 10, 2012 10:15 AM
- The comforts of civilised living for all Indians require dedicated collective effort. The article by Shyam Ponappa was published in the Business Standard on 6 January 2011.
- Jurisdictional Issues in Cyberspace — by Justice S Muralidhar — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:00 AM
- This article by Justice S Muralidhar was published in the Indian Journal of Law and Technology, Volume 6, 2010. It explores in detail the jurisdiction of courts when dealing with disputes arising from commercial transactions on the Internet.
- An Open Letter to the Finance Committee: SCOSTA Standards — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Dec 20, 2013 03:58 AM
- The UID Bill has been placed to the Finance Committee for review and approval. Through a series of open letters to the Finance Committee, civil society is asking the committee to take into consideration and change certain aspects of the Bill and the project. The below note compares the SCOSTA standard with the Aadhaar biometric standard, and explains why we believe the SCOSTA standard should replace the Aadhaar biometric standard for the authentication process in the UID scheme.
- Clicktivism & a brave new world order — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:02 AM
- THE FIRST decade of this century has been one of accelerated change. The proliferation of the Internet has ushered in ubiquitous transformations in the way we live. And yet, the more things change, the more they remain the same.
- Would it be a unique identity crisis ? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 01, 2011 05:10 PM
- The UID project will centralise a humongous amount of data but the fear is that it might fall into the wrong hands.
- Civic hackers seek to find their feet in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:45 AM
- In 2006, when Sushant Sinha,who holds a doctorate in Internet security from the University of Michigan, tried to use the Indian government’s judicial rulings website, Judis.nic.in, he found it difficult to get the data he was looking for. “Judis.nic.in didn’t have a good text search or ability to sort results by relevance,” Sinha said. The lack of these two critical functions rendered the wealth of data on the site largely unusable.
- Nel suk dei nativi digitali. Perché gli studenti 2.0 hanno bisogno di una bussola per orientarsi — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:31 AM
- Addio al vecchio sapere lineare fondato sulla parola scritta e sulla trasmissione di conoscenza maestro-alunno: imparare oggi ha la forma di un suk arabo nell'ora di punta. Tra social network, video-racconti su YouTube, la musica di MySpace, il linguaggio sincopato delle chat e le bufale online, gli studenti di nuova generazione hanno bisogno di una bussola per orientarsi. Ma la scuola non c'è. O meglio, non ce la fa: a studenti 2.0 corrispondono spesso istituti scolastici da secolo scorso.
- A Tweet and a poke from the CEO — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:30 AM
- The official grapevine has moved online, and Twitter is the new water-cooler.
- Does the UID Reflect India? — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:45 AM
- On December 17th the Campaign for No UID held a press conference and public meeting in Bangalore. Below is a summary and analysis of the events.
- Mothers discuss kids, music, fashions, on Net — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:25 AM
- Among the many conversations about behavioural problems seen among teenage children and the benefits of organic foods, there is one that raves about a baby-sitter who takes care of pets too, and one that reviews newly opened art classes in the city. These are not the usual face-to-face discussions among women at a gathering, but threads that run on parenting websites and ‘mommy' blogs that have captured the imagination of many mothers in Chennai.
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