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Censorship — A Death Knell for Freedom of Expression Online
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 19, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
On December 8, 2011, NDTV aired an interesting discussion on internet censorship. Shashi Tharoor, Soli Sorabjee, Shekhar Kapoor, Ken Ghosh and Sunil Abraham participated in this discussion with NDTV's Sonia Singh.
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CENSORSHIP 2020: The Future of Free Speech Online
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 25, 2012
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last modified
Jun 28, 2012 10:01 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The DC Chapter of the Internet Society, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, invite you to an informal discussion on CENSORSHIP 2020: The Future of Free Speech Online on Monday, June 25, 2012.
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Censorship and sensibility in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 06, 2013
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last modified
Mar 06, 2013 04:09 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The past few weeks in India have seen films, an all-girl rock band, a fashion show, a Booker prize-winning novelist and a reputed academic become targets of harassment, legal action or threats of violence.
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Censorship makes India fall two places on global internet freedom chart
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 27, 2012
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
A recently released global report on the internet freedom rated India 39th in 2012, a slip from two places last year.
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Centaur website reveals guests' personal info
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 20, 2011
The Centaur Hotels' website, centaurhotels.com, appears to have compromised personal information of its hotel guests, in what seems to be a case of poor internet security protocols implemented by the site. This allowed website visitors on Saturday to obtain and view details of passports, driving licences, pan numbers, credit cards, and other forms of personal identification provided by its guests.
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Central Monitoring System to make government privy to phone calls, text messages and social media conversations
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 09, 2013
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last modified
Jun 05, 2013 09:17 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The government last month quietly began rolling out a project that gives it access to everything that happens over India's telecommunications network—online activities, phone calls, text messages and even social media conversations. Called the Central Monitoring System, it will be the single window from where government arms such as the National Investigation Agency or the tax authorities will be able to monitor every byte of communication.
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Centre blocks 32 websites for security reasons, restores some later
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 02, 2015
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Centre on Wednesday asked Internet Service Providers (ISP) to block 32 websites citing national security concerns, especially from terror group ISIS.
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Centre brings in new safeguards following cases of Aadhaar data leaks on government websites
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 06, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre has put in new safeguards following a number of cases of Aadhaar data leaks on government websites. All ministries are being asked to encrypt all Aadhaar data and personal financial details. Also, officials are being "sensitised" about legal consequences of data breach. And every government department is to now have one official responsible for Aadhaar data protection.
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Centre for Study of Culture and Society seeks Programme Associate
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 26, 2010
The Higher Education Cell, Centre for Study of Culture and Society is looking for a Programme Associate to help develop e-content and conduct training programmes for projects under its Social Justice and Networked Higher Education Initiatives.
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Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore seeks Programme Associate
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 06, 2011
The Higher Education Cell, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore, is looking for a Programme Associate under its Social Justice initiative.
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