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Broadband India Forum: OTTs & TSPs Need to Work Together to Advance Digital India Goals: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2019
Urgent need to further enhance the symbiotic relationship between OTTs & TSPs. TSPs need to be provided regulatory relief so that they operate in a win-win ecosystem. Licensing OTTs is not an option. Global investments by OTTs growing – was US$ 300 Billion between 2014-2017.
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March 2019 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2019 — last modified Jul 18, 2019 02:14 AM — filed under: Researchers at Work, Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) newsletter for the month of March 2019.
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bollywood: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 10, 2012 09:00 AM
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Prajavani report: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 05, 2013 07:38 AM
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Central Monitoring System to make government privy to phone calls, text messages and social media conversations: by Prasad Krishna — published May 09, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 09:17 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The government last month quietly began rolling out a project that gives it access to everything that happens over India's telecommunications network—online activities, phone calls, text messages and even social media conversations. Called the Central Monitoring System, it will be the single window from where government arms such as the National Investigation Agency or the tax authorities will be able to monitor every byte of communication.
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THE PORN ULTIMATUM?: by Prasad Krishna — published May 21, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 09:56 AM
Ravi Sharma (name changed), a 22-year old auto driver, watches adult-rated movie clips on his smartphone whenever he is on a tea break. Like most of his friends in New Delhi, Sharma has a flash drive reserved for sleazy movies. Sharma’s access to pornography could soon become a crime, much like assault or drunken driving, if Kamlesh Vaswani has his way.
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Srividya's Presentation: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 05, 2013
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India's Rs 400-crore Central Monitoring System to snoop on all communication: by Prasad Krishna — published May 10, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 10:39 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Latest reports confirm that the government's longstanding aim of initiating the Central Monitoring System in the country is materialising now.
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Messaging apps find another foe in India’s market regulator: by Prasad Krishna — published May 08, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 10:46 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Paranoid governments and mobile operators aren’t the only one that dislike messaging apps. Regulatory bodies aren’t crazy about them either. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is worried that attempts to pass on confidential information or manipulate markets are originating from within services like WhatsApp and Blackberry Messenger.
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CIS 5 Years Posters: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 06, 2013
All posters that were exhibited recently at CIS during the open days.
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