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Google V/s Kapil Sibal: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 09, 2011 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Mr Kapil Sibal was quoted by the Hindu* today as saying that "he had been left with no choice" because the internet companies "refused to delete incendiary hate-speech."
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Google's 'Transparency Report' sketchy, inconclusive: Government: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 22, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
Google calls it the 'Transparency Report', but as far as Indian authorities are concerned, it is anything but. The world's largest Internet company this week published its latest half-yearly findings on government requests for access to personal information, showing that both the number of requests and the rate of denials have risen. The data, according to the world's largest democracy, are too sketchy for any clear conclusions to be drawn.
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Google's 380: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 03, 2011 10:26 AM
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Google's war on nude photos goes against user rights: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 25, 2015 — last modified Mar 09, 2015 01:57 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Yesterday, Google announced that starting March 23, 2015 users will be unable to share sexually explicit content on its blogging platform -- Blogger.
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Google, Apple and Microsoft may need licence for satellite mapping in India: by Prasad Krishna — published May 10, 2016 — filed under: Open Standards, Open Data, Open Government Data, Openness
Cold response from MNCs like Google to India's security concerns is seen as a prime reason for the proposed legislation to regulate mapping of the country, a move that critics call "return of the Licence Raj" and "digital nationalism".
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Google, Facebook will not place ads on sites distributing fake news: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Google plans to update its AdSense program policies to prevent placement of its ads on sites distributing fake news.
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Google, Facebook's AI group adds new members: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
CIS is one of the organizations.
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Google’s privacy policy raises hackles: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Have you ever used Google to search for a restaurant while you were logged in its network using your Google id? Or shared information about your trip to Goa with your friends on Google +? Or watched belly dance on YouTube? Or looked for Sunny Leone pictures on Google images? If yes, Google knows about it. Javed Anwer wrote on article on this. It is published in the Times of India on 26 January 2012.
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Gopalakrishnan Devnathan: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 26, 2012 03:50 AM
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Governance in the age of internet and fta: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 03, 2013
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