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The past as a compass for the future Appendix - 1 PrimerIntroduction The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (PDP) was introduced to safeguard personal digital data of users. However, it faced criticism regarding certain provisions in its text. The updated 2021 version presented by the Joint Parliamentary Commission (JPC) changed the bill significantly, also prompting debate and criticism. This is an outline with references to some of the key concerns. more
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March 2023 Rustacean Meetup Splitwise in RustHello fellow rustaceans ! I’ve been learning Rust for some time and often wanted to implement a debt reducer algorithm (basically splitwise). more
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HelloA11Y Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021 How does the awareness of assistive technologies by professors impact students with disabilities’ success at the college level?Abstract This research topic proposal was developed to investigate the impact of assistive technology in the students with disabilities’ success within the context of college academia. The principal argument of this writing suggests that the lack of awareness of assistive technology by professors creates barriers that violate the rights of the individual with a disability under U.S. law. Several … more
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HelloA11Y Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021 How to create accessible JavaScript widgets with basic HTML componentsAbstract The WAI-ARIA standard (https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/) introduced concise requirements regarding accessible implementations of various interactive usage patterns. However, compatibility varies a lot between browsers and screen readers. As such, it’s still a pain to create accessible cross-browser/platform/device JavaScript widgets. more
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HelloA11Y Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021 Urban Accessibility Challenges for Persons with DisabilitiesAbstract Persons with Disabilities (PwD) form the largest minority group in India with non-government estimates pegging the number over 100 million. PwDs need safe, accessible, reliable and affordable transportation for accessing a variety of socioeconomic opportunities. However, in India, accessibility considerations often get overlooked during the planning phase of urban transport systems – an … more
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HelloA11Y Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021 Accessible charts using music and hapticsAbstract Finance charts quickly render hundreds of data points making it seamless to analyze a stock’s performance. Charts are great for people who can see well. Those who are visually impaired often use screen readers. For them, the readers announce the data points in a table format. Beyond a few data points, it becomes difficult for users to create a mental image of the chart’s trend. The audio… more
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HelloA11Y Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021 Digital Accessibility - Building for ScaleAbstract The Why, How and What of building a large-scale digital accessibility team! Reflecting on the Accessibility eco-system and finding solutions to build for scale. more
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HelloA11Y Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021 Start Your A11y Journey: How to Become an Accessibility AdvocateAbstract Tips and suggestions for people that are starting out in their accessibility journey or learning about accessibility and how to better advocate accessibility in the workplace, to stakeholders and managers, and ways to bring accessibility to your workflow. more
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Seven slices of the Data Protection Bill India's new data regimeOver the past few years, the effect of the digital world on the real one has had a huge impact, more than we probably realise. more
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Seven slices of the Data Protection Bill Privacy and access rights – impact on consumersUnder the Data Protection Bill, citizens have been granted new rights that pertain to their digital Identity and the digital ecosystem as a whole. more
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Seven slices of the Data Protection Bill Exemptions of the Data protection BillDespite having the clearly stated goal of protecting the private data of its citizens, under the Data Protection Bill, the Central Government can exempt itself and any agencies it deems necessary to collect and process the personal data of citizens for various purposes. Given the possibility of abuse of power, governmental overreach and knockoff effects in other sectors it is worth having an open… more
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Seven slices of the Data Protection Bill Business Compliance with the Data Protection BillThe question of how businesses will comply with the upcoming provisions of the data protection bill is one that is to be asked, especially since companies that rely on smooth transfer of data across borders will suffer from and cross border data restrictions and data localisation. Industry leaders and VCs give their thoughts on what they think will be the future of business in more
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Aditya Sujith Gudimetla
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