|
|
|
| |
|
Dear Reader,
We’re living in some turbulent times with an ever-increasing number of hours being spent in digital spaces. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things, including making us far more reliant on virtual sources for news. Sadly, this has proved to be far from reliable with disinformation exponentially on the rise. The September issue of our newsletter addresses this subject and the way forward, along with a diverse range of topics from the geopolitical implications of the equalisation levy to the rise of predictive policing and its potential drawbacks.
Best Wishes
Kazim Rizvi
Founding Director, The Dialogue
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Geo-Political implications of Equalisation Levy
|
|
|
Finance Act 2020, came up with the provision to expand the existing scope of equalisation levy to the non-resident e-commerce operators. This provision was added to the Finance bill at the last minute without any notice or any reference either in the original bill or in the union budget speech of the Finance Minister. Due to the rush in the decision making process and the lack of stakeholder consultation, the provision was filled with ambiguities and vagueness which has not been clarified till date.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disinformation: A Pandemic deadlier than COVID-19?
By Shruti Shreya
|
|
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe and its perils seem to be far from over. Simultaneously, the world has also been witnessing an exponential increase in disinformation about the virus itself. Article 3 and 19 of the U.D.H.R. guarantee Right to Life and the Right to Receive Information respectively.
|
|
|
|
#SecDEVTalks: Balancing Encryption and National Security
|
|
National security and Right to Privacy have often been seen as two sides of the spectrum, but is it? On one hand, the digital boom and the pandemic which forced half-of the population to go online has come at a cost of loss to privacy and agency.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Predictive Policing and the Future of Law Enforcement
by Gautam Kathuria
|
|
Over the past decade, businessmen as well as policymakers have embraced the role of data analytics in driving decision making. This has been promoted even further with the steady advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence technology.
|
|
|
|
Submission to NITI Aayog| Response on ‘Responsible AI for all’
|
|
In the age of Artificial Intelligence governing our lives across sectors, NITI Aayog’s Draft on ‘Responsible AI for all’ is a timely development. There are a number of measures taken by the Government of India, primarily in dissemination of public welfare goods and services i.e. Aadhaar, which works on ‘probabilistic algorithmic systems’.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Virtual Meet on Safe Harbour and Online Safety
|
|
The Dialogue, a New Delhi based Think-Tank, held a virtual stakeholder consultation on Safe
Harbour and Online Safety on 7th August 2020. The panel was led by Ms. Riana Pfefferkorn
from Stanford CIS.
|
|
|
|
Tackling Misinformation in Post COVID-19 Era
|
|
The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased our reliance on information sharing, with people
constantly looking for health-related information in particular. There are various dangers associated
with the rampant spread of misinformation which, given the global health crisis, may prove to be
fatal.
|
|
|
|
Follow us on our social media
|
|
|
You are receiving this newsletter beacause you engaged with us in the past.
You can write to us at editor@thedialogue.co for comments and contributions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
