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Govt goes after porn, makes ISPs ban sites: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 26, 2013 — last modified Jul 01, 2013 10:11 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The government has decided to put a blanket ban on several websites that allow users to share pornographic content.
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Govt in line of fire over web censorship: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 25, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Social media abuzz with allegations of government gagging free speech in the garb of curbing hate messages.
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Govt likely to issue guidelines to clarify IT rules soon: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 20, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
Norms relate to the role of intermediaries such as telcos, Web service providers, others on hosting content online, writes Surabhi Agarwal.
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Govt may have made 135 million Aadhaar numbers public: CIS report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
CIS report says Aadhaar numbers leaked through government databases could be 100-135 million and bank accounts numbers leaked about 100 million.
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Govt may turn to supercomputing for better use of Aadhaar database: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 10, 2015 — last modified Mar 08, 2015 05:53 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Technology experts working with the Aadhaar project have spotted other potential uses for it, all to be powered by a string of supercomputers.
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Govt mulls advisory on privacy issues related to Google, Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 10, 2013 — last modified Jul 02, 2013 02:31 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Government is set to harden its stand against foreign Internet firms in asking them to comply with Indian laws.
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Govt narrative on Aadhaar has not changed in the last six years: Sunil Abraham: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 16, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The bill is basically the same as the UPA version, with some cosmetic changes, and some tokenism towards the right to privacy, says Abraham.
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Govt orders blocking: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 10, 2015 02:20 AM
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Govt orders blocking of 300 specific URLs including 16 Twitter accounts: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 24, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
The government stepped up its efforts to stop what it feels is an online campaign of misinformation and rumour mongering in the wake of lower Assam riots and ordered blocking of 16 Twitter accounts, including two belonging to journalists, considered sympathetic to the right in India.
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Govt panel wants curbs on phone taps: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
A government-appointed panel on Thursday recommended several measures, including guidelines on interception of telephonic conversations, video and audio recordings, use and storage of data as well as setting up of dispute resolution entities at Centre and state-level to protect the privacy of individuals.
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