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India: The New Front Line in the Global Struggle for Internet Freedom
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
The government tussles with Internet freedom activists in the world's largest democracy.
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News & Media
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Indian biometric ID plan faces court hurdle
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 25, 2013
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last modified
Oct 03, 2013 10:58 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Supreme Court in India rules -- for now -- against plan to make biometric ID mandatory for receiving services.
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News & Media
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Indian businesses crave IP certainty, but better patent values are tempting them overseas
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 28, 2015
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last modified
May 05, 2015 02:27 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge
Indian corporate leaders view a strong and sustainable IP system as key to furthering their country’s economic development and attracting continued foreign investment, a recent study suggests. A lack of confidence that this is currently the case – and the perceived higher value attached to IP assets in other markets – is driving some of the brightest high tech prospects to build their businesses abroad rather than at home.
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Access to Knowledge
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News & Media
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Indian civil liberties groups are now geared to fight the draconian IT Rules
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 11, 2011
There is a price for liberty and that is eternal vigil against forces that seek to grab it from you. Civil Liberties groups are now coming to terms with the recently issued Information Technology Rules 2011 of the Government of India, which they fear would curtail the freedom of expression of Internet users in the country, writes Akash Bisht. This article was published in the Weekend Leader.com, Vol 2 Issue 18, 6 - 12 May, 2011.
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Indian companies need to boost encrpytion adoption rate: experts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 10, 2016
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filed under:
Encryption,
Internet Governance
Most banks do not follow Reserve bank of India’s standard 64/128-bit encryption policy due to laxity and unavailability of funds.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Indian Court Strikes Down Section of Law Punishing Offensive Posts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a section of a law that allowed the authorities to jail people for offensive online posts, in a judgment that was regarded as a landmark ruling on free speech in India.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Indian experts doubt government ban on porn sites will be effective
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 01, 2016
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last modified
Jul 01, 2016 03:00 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Indian government directed service providers to block 240 websites but doubts have surfaced over the legality of such an order.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Indian Express Article
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Dec 29, 2015 01:54 AM
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Indian government at second position after U.S.A for demanding user data from Google
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
The Indian government has secured 2nd position in the list of the governments demanding for Web user information. It is behind only from the United States government.
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Indian government defends Internet blocking
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 28, 2012
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
India on Friday defended itself against accusations of heavy-handed online censorship, saying it had been successful in blocking content blamed for fuelling ethnic tensions.
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