Hey Suresh, Thanks for the questions. Sometimes these things are so embedded in the head, one forgets that things are not always as clear in words.
Who would the technology actors in the city be, according to you, Nishant? > With technology actors, we are trying to address people who are in the 'business of technology' and producing/researching tech problems from the view point of privacy. This is one in a series of open spaces and we are also looking at other actors like governments, CSOs, etc. However, for this open space (which is a learning experience for us) we are particularly interested in getting the Technological (and technologised) understanding of Privacy online. > > Just the local players? Or the international ones (google yahoo msn etc)? > We are looking at a wide range of players but due to budget constraints are currently limiting ourselves to people in Bangalore. They could be working with either local, international or bilateral companies and agencies. > > Marketers? Portal operators? Government? What is your focus here? And > what questions of privacy online? > We are trying to understand how the developers of technology (but not just coders) view privacy and how the platforms that we use shape and build notions of privacy. So yes, yes, and yes to all the 3 sectors that you have listed here, as long as they are working with questions of online privacy. We are going with an Open Space model, so trying to avoid a produced list of questions. Instead, we hope that the folks who come will throw up different questions around "Design of Privacy Online". > > A few more details would help, a lot. > I am scouting right now, but the invite and the event write-up will be ready by EoD and I will send in more details. Cheers Nishant -- Nishant Shah Doctoral Candidate, CSCS, Bangalore. Director (Research), Centre for Internet and Society,( www.cis-india.org ) Asia Awards Fellow, 2008-09 # 00-91-9740074884
