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Blog Entry A judicial overreach into matters of regulation
by Gurshabad Grover — published Aug 28, 2019 — filed under: , ,
A PIL on Aadhaar sheds light on some problematic trends
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Image Divyank Katira
by Gurshabad Grover — last modified Mar 23, 2020 09:48 AM
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Finance Manager (withdrawn)
by Gurshabad Grover — published Apr 30, 2020 — last modified May 15, 2020 08:39 AM
CIS is now inviting applications for the role of Director - Finance and Operations. The position would ideally be based out of Bengaluru, could be flexible depending on the unfolding of events in relation to COVID-19, so we encourage all potential candidates to apply.
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Blog Entry How India Censors The Web
by Gurshabad Grover — published Jan 17, 2020 — last modified Jun 12, 2020 08:12 AM
An empirical study of web censorship in India
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
How safe is your harbour? Discussions on intermediary liability and user rights
by Gurshabad Grover — published Jan 06, 2020 — last modified Jan 10, 2020 04:43 AM
The Centre for Internet and Society is holding discussions on 10 January 2020 to discuss research on automated content filtering, content takedown, traceability and the future of intermediary liability in India
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry India Digital Freedom Series: Internet Shutdowns, Censorship and Surveillance
by Gurshabad Grover — published Dec 26, 2020 — last modified Jan 11, 2021 10:07 AM
A series of reports on digital rights and civic space in India, focusing on four areas where restrictive policies threaten fundamental freedoms and impede public participation: internet shutdowns, censorship, platform governance and surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry India should reconsider its proposed regulation of online content
by Gurshabad Grover — published Jan 24, 2019 — last modified Jan 24, 2019 04:59 PM — filed under: ,
The lack of technical considerations in the proposal is also apparent since implementing the proposal is infeasible for certain intermediaries. End-to-end encrypted messaging services cannot “identify” unlawful content since they cannot decrypt it. Presumably, the government’s intention is not to disallow end-to-end encryption so that intermediaries can monitor content.
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Blog Entry Intermediary liability and Safe Harbour: On due diligence and automated filtering
by Gurshabad Grover — published Nov 29, 2020
This post discusses this ‘due diligence’ obligation in the intermediary liability regime in India, with a focus on its scope and whether it includes the possibility of automated content filtering.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Internet shutdowns: Its legal and commercial dimensions in Kashmir
by Gurshabad Grover — published Feb 10, 2020 — last modified Feb 10, 2020 12:51 PM
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Notes From a Foreign Field: The European Court of Human Rights on Russia’s Website Blocking
by Gurshabad Grover — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Feb 13, 2021 08:42 AM — filed under: , ,
This blogpost summarises the human rights principles applied by the Court to website blocking, and discusses how they can be instructive to petitions in the Delhi High Court that challenge arbitrary censorship in India.
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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