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“OTTs Eating Into Our Revenue”: Telcos in India: by Geetha Hariharan — published Aug 07, 2014 — last modified Sep 10, 2014 05:36 AM — filed under: Telecom, TRAI, OTT
On August 5, 2014, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India organised a seminar on a regulatory framework for Over-The-Top services. This is a lay discussion of the Seminar and its focus on matters crucial to telecom, the Internet and the existing regulatory framework.
Located in Telecom / Blog
Cyberscholars Working Group at MIT: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 09, 2013 — last modified Jan 09, 2014 06:41 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance
Malavika Jayaram is giving a talk on Biometrics or Bust - India’s Identity Crisis at this event organised by Berkman Center for Internet & Society on December 12 at 6.00 p.m.
Located in News & Media
Regulating the Internet: by Gurshabad Grover — published Dec 01, 2018 — last modified Dec 20, 2018 12:29 AM
Located in Internet Governance / Files
Report on the 4th Privacy Round Table meeting: by Maria Xynou — published Jun 25, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:04 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
This report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the fourth Privacy Round Table in Mumbai, on 15th June 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Live Chat: Aadhaar: An identity crisis?: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:54 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Aadhaar card is not compulsory for citizens and "no person should be denied any benefits or ‘suffer’ for not having the Aadhaar cards issued by Unique Identification Authority of India," the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Stranger with Candy: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 16, 2013 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 11:00 AM — filed under: Researchers at Work, Digital Natives
Beware of online threats, as the distinction between friends and foes is false on the internet.
Located in Digital Natives / Blog
December 2012 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 30, 2012 — last modified Jan 16, 2013 05:15 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness
We at the Centre for Internet & Society wish you all a great year ahead. In the December 2012 newsletter, we bring you the draft early chapters of our “National Resource Kit” project for persons with disabilities (covering four southern states); and accessibility-related comments on the Twelfth Five Year Plan; the draft research on pervasive technologies and access to knowledge that we presented at the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest in Brazil; our comments on the privacy implications of including RFID tags in the proposed Rule 138A of the Motor Vehicle Rules, a report on the open access lectures delivered by Prof. Leslie Chan during his tour of India, reports of Wikipedia-related workshops conducted across three cities, and news and media coverage.
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Report on the 3rd Privacy Round Table meeting: by Maria Xynou — published May 21, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:35 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
This report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the third Privacy Round Table meeting in Chennai, on 18th May 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Online Trolls Attack Critics of India's Aadhaar State ID System: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 01:34 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
India's biometric state ID system has been leaking citizens’ data for months. When this information surfaced in April 2017, it stoked fears that the system could be used as an instrument of surveillance against Indian residents.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The 12-digit conundrum: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 14, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Even as the Centre plans to link as many as 500 schemes to Aadhaar, concerns over data safety are rising. Richa Mishra reports.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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