News How deep fakes could lead to greater misinformation in the upcoming elections #NAMA When it comes to spreading disinformation, political parties want to create a general sentiment. What really matters for that in quantity rather than quality,... Kamya PandeyJanuary 22, 2024
News National Informatics Centre Cancels Tender for Surveillance During Polls After Election Commission’s Direction The tender outlines plans for live webcasting the voting and counting process and to set up a “centralized command and control center” to monitor... Sarasvati NTJanuary 20, 2024
News Use of Surveillance Tools During Polls Can Affect Voter Behaviour and Raise Data Privacy Risks: Internet Freedom Foundation "The Delhi Police has reported a match rate of around 80% on FRT systems... Surely, a 20% inaccuracy rate for a process as vital... Sarasvati NTJanuary 19, 2024
News Why a new deadline for Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage if it is not mandatory? The Indian government setting deadlines for a voluntary exercise might suggest that non-linking will lead to consequences. Sarasvati NTApril 7, 2023
News An Account Called “Election Commission of India” Asks Google To Take Down Porn Websites As per Google's transparency reports database, the account made 11 separate Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) requests since 2021. Akshit ChawlaJanuary 6, 2023
News You will be able to link voter ID with your Aadhar number starting August 1. Here’s what you need to know. The Indian government has notified the linkage of Aadhar with Voter ID but opposition and civil society flag privacy and free elections as major... MitakshJune 20, 2022
News Government should put an end to Facebook’s interference in Indian elections, Congress President says after reports accused platform of favouring BJP Something similar happened in the last US presidential election when Trump got FB ads at lower rates than his opponent. Sarvesh MathiMarch 17, 2022
News Experts question legality, lack of safeguards if ECI implements a video analytics system at poll booths Serious concerns flow from the analytics-based profiling and monitoring of voters being considered by the Election Commission. Anushka JainFebruary 25, 2022
News Interview: TCIL Chairman talks about video analytics system to profile voters at poll booths Technological interventions in India's voting process have been on the rise since 2020, despite serious concerns. Anushka JainFebruary 25, 2022
News Election Commission wants a system that analyses voter behaviour at poll booths: Report The report suggests that these systems could be introduced for the 2024 LS polls, sparking a range of concerns. Anushka JainFebruary 17, 2022