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Big win for freedom of speech. Really?: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 29, 2015 — last modified Mar 29, 2015 01:20 AM
The 66A ruling was historic, but what about the provisions regulating speech online and offline that still exist within the ITA, the IPC and other laws.
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Multiple Aspects Need to be Addressed as the Clamour Grows for Network Neutrality: by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 16, 2015 — filed under: Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
In the global debate there are four violations of Network Neutrality that are considered particularly egregious.
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Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 26, 2015 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 01:44 AM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Much confusion has resulted from the Section 66A verdict. Some people are convinced that online speech is now without any reasonable restrictions under Article 19 (2) of the Constitution. This is completely false.
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Shreya Singhal and 66A: by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 11, 2015 — last modified Apr 19, 2015 08:09 AM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Most software code has dependencies. Simple and reproducible methods exist for mapping and understanding the impact of these dependencies. Legal code also has dependencies --across court orders and within a single court order. And since court orders are not produced using a structured mark-up language, experts are required to understand the precedential value of a court order.
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Don’t SLAPP free speech: by Sunil Abraham — published Feb 28, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
IIPM is proving adept at the tactical use of lawsuits to stifle criticism, despite safeguards. THE DEPARTMENT of Telecommunications, on 14 February, issued orders to block certain web pages critical of the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM).
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Sunil Abraham - Key Listener Speech at Wikimedia Summit 2019: by Sunil Abraham — published May 04, 2019 — last modified May 04, 2019 03:34 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia
The Wikimedia Summit 2019 – formerly known as "Wikimedia Conference" or "Chapters Meeting" – took place on 29–31 March 2019 in Berlin. Sunil Abraham made a speech at the summit organized in Berlin.
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Freedom from Monitoring: India Inc Should Push For Privacy Laws: by Sunil Abraham — published Aug 21, 2013 — filed under: Central Monitoring System, Internet Governance, Privacy
More surveillance than absolutely necessary actually undermines the security objective.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Financial Speculation as Urban Planning: by Sunil Abraham — published May 30, 2009 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 04:36 AM — filed under: Research
Talk by Prof Michael Goldman
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Who Governs the Internet? Implications for Freedom and National Security: by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 04, 2014 — last modified Apr 05, 2014 04:23 PM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
The second half of last year has been quite momentous for Internet governance thanks to Edward Snowden. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff became aware that they were targets of US surveillance for economic not security reasons. They protested loudly.
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April 2016 Newsletter: by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 30, 2016 — last modified May 10, 2016 06:26 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Welcome to the CIS newsletter for April 2016. The key issues we worked on this month included the Aadhaar Act 2016, Standard Essential Patents, cyber security of smart grids, and involvement of international agencies in the smart cities project in India.
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