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Government of India's Response to WGEC Questionnaire
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Jan 22, 2014
The Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation circulated a questionnaire to collect the views and positions of the stakeholders on the various aspects of enhanced cooperation. India's response to the questionnaire is documented below for archival purposes.
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Electoral Databases – Privacy and Security Concerns
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Jan 16, 2014
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last modified
Jan 16, 2014 11:07 AM
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filed under:
Digital Governance,
Privacy,
Cybersecurity,
Data Protection,
Internet Governance,
Safety,
Information Technology,
Cyber Security,
Security,
e-Governance,
Transparency, Politics,
E-Governance
In this blogpost, Snehashish Ghosh analyzes privacy and security concerns which have surfaced with the digitization, centralization and standardization of the electoral database and argues that even though the law provides the scope for protection of electoral databases, the State has not taken any steps to ensure its safety.
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Letter requesting public consultation on position of GoI at WGEC
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Jan 07, 2014
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last modified
Jan 08, 2014 06:36 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Snehashish Ghosh on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society sent a letter to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, requesting for a public consultation on India's position at the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC).
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The State is Snooping: Can You Escape?
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Jun 27, 2013
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last modified
Apr 29, 2019 03:09 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Blanket surveillance of the kind envisaged by India's Centralized Monitoring System achieves little, but blatantly violates the citizen's right to privacy; Snehashish Ghosh explores why it may be dangerous and looks at potential safeguards against such intrusion.
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Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked URLs by Department of Telecommunications (IIPM Edition)
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Feb 16, 2013
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last modified
Feb 17, 2013 07:35 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Censorship,
Homepage
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in its order dated February 14, 2013 has issued directions to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block seventy eight URLs. The block order has been issued as a result of a court order. Snehashish Ghosh does a preliminary analysis of the list of websites blocked as per the DoT order.
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Market Structure in the Telecom Industry
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Jan 04, 2013
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last modified
Mar 15, 2013 07:17 AM
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filed under:
Telecom
In this unit Snehashish examines the market structure of telecom industry — which include the teledensity, wireless, wireline, and internet services.
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Licensing Framework for Telecom: A Historical Overview
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Dec 31, 2012
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last modified
Mar 15, 2013 07:13 AM
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filed under:
Telecom
In this unit, Snehashish Ghosh tells us about licence, and lists out the major changes in the telecom licensing schemes since 1991.
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DoT — Its Powers and Responsibilities
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Dec 06, 2012
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last modified
Mar 15, 2013 06:24 AM
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filed under:
Telecom
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) works under the aegis of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. DoT is headed a secretary, who is a senior member of the Indian Administrative Services. The secretary of the DoT reports to the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology.
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Transcript of the Plenary 1, WCIT-12
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Dec 03, 2012
Rough live-transcript of the first plenary session of the World Conference on International Telecommunications, 2012 (WCIT-12) held on December 3, 2012.
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Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000: Cases
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Dec 03, 2012
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last modified
Dec 06, 2012 09:20 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Information Technology
In this blog post Snehashish Ghosh summarizes the facts of a few cases where Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000, has been mentioned or discussed.
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