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We are anonymous, we are legion: by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 19, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:38 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Online anonymity is vital for creativity and entrepreneurship on the Web, writes Sunil Abraham. The article was published in the Hindu on April 18, 2011.
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Human Rights in the Age of Digital Technology: A Conference to Discuss the Evolution of Privacy and Surveillance: by Amber Sinha — published Jan 11, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society organised a conference in roundtable format called ‘Human Rights in the Age of Digital Technology: A Conference to discuss the evolution of Privacy and Surveillance. The conference was held at Indian Habitat Centre on October 30, 2015. The conference was designed to be a forum for discussion, knowledge exchange and agenda building to draw a shared road map for the coming months.
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Interview with the Citizen Lab on Internet Filtering in India: by Maria Xynou — published Jun 24, 2013 — last modified Jun 26, 2013 09:47 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Masashi Crete-Nishihata and Jakub Dalek from the Citizen Lab on internet filtering in India. View this interview and gain an insight on Netsweeper and FinFisher!
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Report: From Oppression to Liberation: Reclaiming the Right to Privacy: by Admin — published Dec 05, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Eva Blum-Dumontet, Research Officer at Privacy International, published her report on gender and privacy on November 28, 2018. The report, titled 'From Oppression to Liberation: Reclaiming the Right to Privacy', traces the history of privacy as a tool of oppressing women across different spheres, eventually calling for a feminist reclamation of privacy. Ambika Tandon was quoted.
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Draft International Principles on Communications Surveillance and Human Rights: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jan 16, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:55 PM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
These principles were developed by Privacy International and the Electronic Frontier Foundation and seek to define an international standard for the surveillance of communications. The Centre for Internet and Society has been contributing feedback to the principles.
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The Short-lived Adventure of India’s Encryption Policy: by Bhairav Acharya — published Nov 27, 2015 — last modified Nov 29, 2015 09:03 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Encryption Policy
Written for the Berkeley Information Privacy Law Association (BIPLA).
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From Opression to Liberation: by Admin — published Dec 05, 2018
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India Digital Freedom Series: Internet Shutdowns, Censorship and Surveillance: by Gurshabad Grover — published Dec 26, 2020 — last modified Jan 11, 2021 10:07 AM
A series of reports on digital rights and civic space in India, focusing on four areas where restrictive policies threaten fundamental freedoms and impede public participation: internet shutdowns, censorship, platform governance and surveillance.
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Decline in web freedom steepest in India: Report: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 03, 2013 — last modified Oct 24, 2013 03:50 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
In a report on the state of internet in 60 countries, Freedom House, a US-based organization, said that in 2013 India saw the "most significant year-on-year decline" in terms of the web freedom.
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FB & Google have already monopolised Indian cyberspace: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 07, 2016 — last modified Jul 08, 2016 03:59 PM — filed under: Social Media, Google, Facebook, Internet Governance
In an interview with Catch, Sunil Abraham, executive director of Center for Internet & Society, puts the recent US-India cyber relationship framework into perspective. Abraham also talks about how Indian surveillance policies are outdated and why the country has failed to check the hegemonic tendencies of companies like Facebook and Google.
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