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Watch out for fettered speech: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 02, 2012 — last modified Sep 02, 2012 09:30 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social media, Internet Governance, Censorship
The constant attempts at censorship in the name of national security should give all right-thinking Indians pause.
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India Blocks Facebook, Twitter, Mass Texts in Response to Unrest: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 03, 2012 — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
The Indian government has gone on the offensive against Internet giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, demanding hundreds of pages be removed or blocked after political unrest erupted in various parts of the country.
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Bangalore's new champions for culture: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 07, 2012 — filed under: City, Internet Governance
The hundred and ninth imprint of TimeOut Bengaluru edition is dedicated to a group of people who TimeOut believes are playing critical roles in determining the cultural contours of this city, and are the new champions for the arts and culture in Bangalore. Lawrence Liang, founder of Alternative Law Forum is one of them.
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Communications from DeitY regarding blocking of Traffic emanating from IP addresses from States assessed to be sensitive in the current prevailing situation: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 11, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
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'Sops can boost jobs for disabled persons': by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 12, 2012 — filed under: Accessibility
A recent report commissioned by the government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for greater incentives to the private sector to boost employment for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Incentives such as grants can be used by the employer to make the workplace more accessible and for providing assistive technologies such as voice software or training.
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Consumer Privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 13, 2012 — filed under: Consumer Rights, Internet Governance, Privacy
This chapter will examine the present legal state of consumer privacy in India and seek to understand the gap between policy and implementation of policy. In doing so, it will look at what are the existing avenues for protection of consumer privacy in India, how is the definition of consumer privacy evolving through case law and public opinion, and what are the current challenges to consumer privacy in India. Traditionally speaking, and according to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, in India, a consumer is a broad label for any person who buys goods or services with the intent of using them for non-commercial purposes. In the typical sense, when people think of themselves as being consumers, they think about transactions with a vendor through a physical exchange of money in a store or through an online exchange for a product or service. Certain services that consumers use put an extraordinary amount of sensitive personal information into the hands of vendors.
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The DNA Profiling Bill: Developing Best Practices: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 17, 2012 — last modified Sep 17, 2012 05:54 AM — filed under: Event Type, Internet Governance, Privacy
On the 27th of September 2012 the Centre for Internet & Society invites the public to a meeting and talk with international experts Helen Wallace from GeneWatch UK, and Jeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics from the United States. The meeting will take place from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. at the India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi in Conference Room No. 2.
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DNA Databases and Human Rights: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 17, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Using DNA to trace people who are suspected of committing a crime has been a major advance in policing.
Located in Internet Governance
Tunis Agenda for the Information Society: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 17, 2012
The Tunis Agenda dated November 18, 2005.
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Will open access replace costly commercial publishing models?: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 23, 2012 — filed under: Openness, Open Access
Cost of research journals going up while funds available are coming down, writes Vasudha Venugopal in an article published in the Hindu on February 19, 2012.
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