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Why this blocking di?: by Prasad Krishna — published May 28, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
In a bid to curb piracy, film producers are now approaching courts to block websites that host pirated content. But the court orders are so vaguely worded that users lose access to even legitimate content. R Krishna reports.
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October 2012 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 31, 2012 — last modified Nov 08, 2012 11:42 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Welcome to the newsletter of October 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis by Ujwala Uppaluri of the Delhi High Court’s judgment in Super Cassettes v. MySpace, announcement of public call for comments for reports on “Banking and Accessibility in India” and “Making TV Accessible in India”, and updates on Indic languages.
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Art in the Open Source Age — A Talk by Gene Kogan: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2012 — last modified Dec 13, 2012 06:06 AM — filed under: Lecture, Event, Openness
The Centre for Internet and Society is hosting a talk by Gene Kogan, a programmer and digital artist, at its office in Bangalore on November 30th, 2012, from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
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India second in keeping tabs on netizens: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
India ranks second globally in accessing private details of its citizens, next only to the US, if the latest data from Google is to be believed.
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India second in requesting user info: Google: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
India is at second place after the US in terms of the government requests for user data from Google
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BK Gairola: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 16, 2012 03:47 PM
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Post and be Damned: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Your careless comments online could put you in jail, thanks to Section 66A of the Information Technology Act. Kavitha Shanmugam examines a law that some critics say is vague and unconstitutional
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Elonnai: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 11, 2018 06:19 AM
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