Centre for Internet & Society

Privacy Meet

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 20, 2013 05:13 AM

Bhairav Acharya was invited by Yahoo's Director of International Privacy, Laura Juanes Micas, to a dinner meeting on privacy at the Oberoi in New Delhi.

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Decline in web freedom steepest in India: Report

by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 24, 2013 03:50 AM

In a report on the state of internet in 60 countries, Freedom House, a US-based organization, said that in 2013 India saw the "most significant year-on-year decline" in terms of the web freedom.

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11th India Knowledge Summit 2013

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 26, 2013 07:15 AM

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India (ASSOCHAM) is organizing the 11th Knowledge Summit 2013 in Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi on October 14 and 15, 2013. The Centre for Internet and Society is supporting this event.

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CYFY 2013: India Conference on Cyber Security and Cyber Governance

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 26, 2013 06:50 AM

The Observer Research Foundation in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is holding the India Conference on Cyber Security and Cyber Governance at the Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi on October 14 and 15, 2013. Sunil Abraham will participate in this event as a speaker.

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Indian biometric ID plan faces court hurdle

by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 03, 2013 10:58 AM

Supreme Court in India rules -- for now -- against plan to make biometric ID mandatory for receiving services.

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Youths brainstorm at social summit

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 25, 2013 11:08 AM

This group of youngsters is in the process of developing a smartphone app that will help traffic police and civic agencies strengthen emergency services like ambulances and fire engines.

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Three Years Later, IPaidABribe.com Pays Off

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 25, 2013 06:05 AM

After reporting a bribe on IPaidABribe.com, one Bangalore student has had the satisfaction of seeing action taken against a corrupt public official.

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Privacy and Surveillance in India

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 13, 2013 09:49 AM

Sunil Abraham, Executive Director from the Centre for Internet and Society will give a talk on privacy and surveillance in India at this event organised by the Centre for Culture, Media and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia on September 18, 2013. The talk will be held at Network Governance Lab, CCMG, Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi at 11.30 a.m.

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A dangerous trend: social media adds fire to Muzaffarnagar clashes

A dangerous trend: social media adds fire to Muzaffarnagar clashes

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 12, 2013 10:50 AM

As access to the Internet grows, especially in small Indian towns and cities, social media has revealed a darker side as a hatred-mongering tool capable of setting off serious violence.

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Young Scholar Tutorials

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 30, 2013 11:21 AM

Communication Policy Research South organised this workshop on September 3 and 4, 2013. Nehaa Chaudhari participated in the event organised by CPR South.

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Indien: Regierung will Nutzung von US-Mailprovidern in Verwaltungen verbieten

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:59 AM

Die indische Regierung wird in Kürze all ihre Mitarbeiter auffordern, keine US-amerikanischen Mailprovider, allen voran Gmail, für ihre offizielle Kommunikation zu nutzen.

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Syllabus: “Policy and regulation conducive to rapid ICT sector growth in Myanmar: An introductory course”

by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 24, 2013 03:56 AM

A five-day course is being offered by LIRNEasia in collaboration with Myanmar ICT Development Organization, with support from the Open Society Foundation and the International Development Research Centre of Canada in Myanmar from September 28 to October 5, 2013.

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Cyberspying: Government may ban Gmail for official communication

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 02, 2013 04:19 AM

The government will soon ask all its employees to stop using Google's Gmail for official communication, a move intended to increase security of confidential government information after revelations of widespread cyberspying by the US.

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Gmail ban looms for Indian gov't workers

Gmail ban looms for Indian gov't workers

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 19, 2013 07:19 AM

Government workers in India will soon be banned from using Google’s Gmail service for official communication in a move said to be in response to revelations of widespread cyberspying by the US, a national paper reported.

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International Summer School: "Digitization and its Impact on Society"

by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 20, 2013 10:00 AM

Dr. Nishant Shah will be the key note speaker in the session "Social Networks and the Revolution of Political Communication". The event is being hosted by the Dresden Center for Digital Linguistics from September 29 to October 5, 2013.

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Mixed signals? Supreme Court notices to states on Facebook arrests

by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 28, 2013 08:42 AM

In wake of the recent arrests of UP-based scholar Kanwal Bharti and Andhra-based PUCL activist Jaya Vindhyala over their Facebook posts, NDTV aired a discussion on the grey areas of the IT Act. Pranesh Prakash, Shreya Singhal and Faizal Farooqui

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India's Internet Privacy Woes

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 05, 2013 11:09 AM

“For the sake of national security and to protect the privacy of its citizens, India should develop its own social media platforms,” says Dr Kamlesh Bajaj, CEO of Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a Nasscom-promoted ‘self-regulatory’ organisation on data protection and privacy in India, in a blog post dated August 13.

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Election campaign: parties draw battle lines on media platforms

Election campaign: parties draw battle lines on media platforms

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:23 AM

In the run-up to the 2014 polls, parties are drawing up media strategies that have a focus on young voters.

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Dear Milind Deora, Prakash Javadekar Deserved The Truth

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:38 AM

Milind Deora, the Minister of State for Communications, Information Technology and Shipping, isn’t your typical politician.

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Balancing vigilance and privacy

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:53 AM

As the government steps up its surveillance capabilities, the entire social contract between the state and citizens is being reformulated, with worrying consequences.

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