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Understanding and Mitigating Online Hate Speech and Youth Radicalisation
The tenth annual IGF meeting will be held in João Pessoa, Brazil, on November 10 - 13, 2015. IGF's MAG has decided to retain the title “Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development” as the overarching theme. UNESCO as part of the IGF event is organizing a workshop on hate speech and youth radicalisation. Sunil Abraham will be a panelist for this workshop.
Cyber 360
Synergy Foundation organized the Cyber 360 conference in Bangalore on September 29 and 30, 2015. Sunil Abraham participated in the event.
Facebook’s Free Internet Access Program in Developing Countries Provokes Backlash
In India and Indonesia, users criticize Internet.org initiative, saying it violates the principles of net neutrality.
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s digital dream gets bad reception
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Silicon Valley’s most powerful chief executives this week how his government “attacked poverty by using the power of networks and mobile phones’’, the entire population of the state of Kashmir remained offline — by order of the state.
What Bengaluru Thinks of the Big Tech Announcements in Silicon Valley
There is a split verdict on the big tech announcements made out of California during the Prime Minister's visit, in the desi version of Silicon Valley - Bengaluru.
ভারতে পাঁচশোরও বেশি স্টেশনে ফ্রি ওয়াই-ফাই চালু হবে
"তবে ভারতে সেন্টার ফর ইন্টারনেট অ্যান্ড সোসাইটির গবেষণা-প্রধান সুমন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় মনে করেন এই পদক্ষেপগুলো মসৃণভাবে রূপায়ণ করাটাই হবে প্রধান চ্যালেঞ্জ।
‘By weakening our security, govt is putting us at risk of espionage’
After the BlackBerry encryption and IT Act fiascos of recent years, the government last week sent yet another cyber policy howler, the Draft National Encryption Policy, only to withdraw it in the face of severe protests. S. Raghotham and Mayukh Mukherjee spoke with Pranesh Prakash, policy director, Centre for Internet & Society, on the government’s continued misadventures with data privacy and encryption.
Some Key Words Are Missing
Google manipulating search results? The Competition Commission is on its case.
Faking a stand
A 'Like' here, a forward there, new-age India's patriotism is confined to social media
Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 Review
The Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 Review was held in Pattaya, Thailand from September 3 to 5, 2015. The event was organized by The Internet Democracy Project, Bytes for All, APNIC, the Association for Progressive Communications, ISOC, Global Partners Digital and ICT Watch. Jyoti Panday participated in the meeting.
Hiding behind rules on naming sites it banned, govt reveals fears
With the union government's ban on 857 porn sites in July creating brouhaha across the country, there had been a concern over the voice of the youth being stifled and censorship making a comeback.
Government may tieup with global police, Interpol to fight child pornography
International partnerships, including with the global police network Interpol, could be the basis for India's strategy to counter child pornography after the government's move to ban websites peddling smut backfired last month.
Does this click with you?
While the web caters to customers who purchase basic lifestyle products, the app is ideal to make impulsive shopping decisions.
Ahead of hosting Modi, Facebook rebrands internet.org as Free Basics
Hinting at what could be vital points of discussion when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday, the social media giant has rebranded its internet access enabling platform Internet.org as Free Basics.
Govt presses 'undo' button on draft encryption policy
The decision came a day before PM embarked on a visit to the US, where he is expected to meet leaders of firms such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Tesla.
Open sesame
The government’s email is shockingly vulnerable.
Encryption policy would have affected emails, operating systems, WiFi
Our email data would have to be stored. If we connect to a WiFi, that data would have to be stored, and that's plain ridiculous. There is a problem when the government tries to target citizens to ensure national security, said Pranesh Prakash, policy director at the Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society.
Huge outcry forces India to backtrack on social media data proposal
Govt retracts move after strongly negative reaction to 90-day message-saving policy
Bowing to public pressure, govt withdraws draft encryption policy
Bowing to pressure from the public, the government on Tuesday withdrew a draft policy that sought to control secured online communication, including through mass-use social media and web applications such as WhatsApp and Twitter.
India encryption policy draft faces backlash
The department of information technology is facing a backlash from industry experts, Internet watchers and netizens on its draft of the National Encryption Policy that it recently made public.
