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Department of Telecommunications Order u/s. 69A IT Act Blocking 32 URLS (2014-12-17, compressed version)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 31, 2014
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last modified
Dec 31, 2014 02:48 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Censorship
On December 17, 2014, the Dept. of Telecommunications blocked 32 URLs (as it was ordered to do so by the by Dept. of Electronics & IT — specifically the Designated Officer under section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and under the Information Technology (Procedures and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009), those being:
01) https://justpaste.it/
02) http://hastebin.com
03) http://codepad.org
04) http://pastie.org
05) https://pasteeorg
06) http://paste2.org
07) http://slexy.org
08) http://paste4btc.com/
09) http://0bin.net
10) http://www.heypasteit.com
11) http://sourceforge.net/projects/phorkie
12) http://atnsoft.com/textpaster
13) https://archive.org
14) http://www.hpage.com
15) http://www.ipage.com/
16) http://www.webs.com/
17) http://www.weebly.com/
18) http://www.000webhost.com/
19) https://www.freehosting.com
20) https://vimeo.com/
21) http://www.dailymotion.com/
22) http://pastebin.com
23) https://gist.github.com
24) http://www.ipaste.eu
25) https://thesnippetapp.com
26) https://snipt.net
27) http://tny.ct (Tinypaste)
28) https://github.com (gist-it)
29) http://snipplr.com/
30) http://termbin.com
31) http://www.snippetsource.net
32) https://cryptbin.com
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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Department of Telecommunications Order u/s. 69A IT Act Blocking 32 URLS (2014-12-17, plaintext version)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 31, 2014
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Censorship
Located in
Internet Governance
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Resources
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Developer team fixed vulnerabilities in Honorable PM's app and API
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 04, 2016
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filed under:
Privacy,
Security,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Cyber Security,
Hacking,
Mobile Apps,
Data Management
The official app of Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, was found to contain a security flaw in 2015 that exposed millions of people's personal data. A few days ago a very similar flaw was reported again. This post by Bhavyanshu Parasher, who found the flaw and sought to get it fixed last year, explains the technical details behind the security vulnerability.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Digital India: PM Modi to launch BJP's flagship programme likely in July
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 29, 2015
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last modified
Aug 22, 2015 04:45 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Modi government, which completed one year at the Centre, is preparing for a big-ticket launch of Digital India, taking technology to the villages and block levels, through merchandise, hackathons and games spread over a week-long initiative across the country.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Digital Security Workshop for Journalists and Human Rights Workers
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Sep 02, 2015
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last modified
Sep 02, 2015 03:41 AM
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Events
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DIT's Response to RTI on Website Blocking
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 07, 2011
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last modified
Aug 02, 2011 07:13 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
For the first time in India, we have a list of websites that are blocked by order of the Indian government. This data was received from the Department of Information Technology in response to an RTI that CIS filed. Pranesh Prakash of CIS analyzes the implications of these blocks, as well as the shortcomings of the DIT's response.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Don't Shoot the Messenger: Speech on Intermediary Liability at 22nd SCCR of WIPO
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 08, 2011
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last modified
Jun 01, 2012 03:01 PM
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filed under:
Intermediary Liability,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
This is a speech made by Pranesh Prakash at an side-event co-organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Internet Society on intermediary liability, to coincide with the release of Prof. Lillian Edwards's WIPO-commissioned report on 'Role and Responsibility of the Internet Intermediaries in the Field of Copyright'.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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DOT Order Blocking 857 Websites on Grounds of Decency and Morality
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 03, 2015
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last modified
Aug 03, 2015 07:42 AM
Copy of leaked DOT order blocking 857 websites on grounds of morality and decency, claiming powers under section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act.
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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Draft nonsense
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 24, 2012
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last modified
Dec 03, 2012 09:08 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
Seriously flawed and dodgily drafted provisions in the IT Act provide the state a stick to beat its citizens with.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Draft Report on Open Government Data in India (v2)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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last modified
Aug 23, 2011 02:47 AM
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filed under:
Open Data,
Publications,
Openness
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Openness
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Publications