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February 2019 Newsletter: by Admin — published Feb 27, 2019 — last modified Mar 14, 2019 04:40 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
Our newsletter for February month below.
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Feminist Methodology in Technology Research: by Ambika Tandon — published Dec 25, 2018
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Fighting battles online: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 16, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance
Internet policy maverick Sunil Abraham feels that accessibility is key to democratising the Internet space.
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FinFisher in India and the Myth of Harmless Metadata: by Maria Xynou — published Aug 13, 2013 — last modified Aug 13, 2013 11:30 AM — filed under: Featured, Internet Governance, Privacy
In this article, Maria Xynou argues that metadata is anything but harmless, especially since FinFisher — one of the world's most controversial types of spyware — uses metadata to target individuals.
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First Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable: by Anandini K Rathore — published Jul 18, 2014 — last modified Aug 09, 2014 04:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Privacy and Surveillance Roundtables are a CIS initiative, in partnership with the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), as well as local partners. From June 2014 – November 2014, CIS and COAI will host seven Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable discussions across multiple cities in India. The Roundtables will be closed-door deliberations involving multiple stakeholders.
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Five Frequently Asked Questions about the Amended ITRs: by Chinmayi Arun — published Jan 28, 2013 — last modified Jan 30, 2013 05:36 AM — filed under: WCIT, Internet Governance, Featured, ITU, Homepage, Information Technology
This piece discusses the five major questions that have been the subject of debate after the World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT). The politics surrounding the WCIT are not discussed here but it must be kept in mind that they have played a significant role in the outcome of the conference and in some of the debates about it.
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Fixing Aadhaar: Security developers' task is to trim chances of data breach: by Sunil Abraham — published Jan 10, 2018 — last modified Jan 10, 2018 04:47 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The task before a security developer is not only to reduce the probability of identity breach but to eliminate certain occurrences.
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Fixing India’s anarchic IT Act: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 28, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:33 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship, Information Technology
Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act criminalizes “causing annoyance or inconvenience” online, among other things. A conviction for such an offence can attract a prison sentence of as many as three years.
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FOEX Live: June 1-7, 2014: by Geetha Hariharan — published Jun 07, 2014 — last modified Jun 07, 2014 01:33 PM — filed under: IT Act, Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Privacy, FOEX Live, Surveillance, Censorship
A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
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FOSS & a Free, Open Internet: Synergies for Development: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 16, 2015 — last modified Jun 18, 2016 05:57 PM — filed under: FOSS, Open Source, Internet Governance, Internet Governance Forum
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. Civil Society is organizing a workshop on FOSS and a Free, Open Internet. The workshop will be held on November 13, 2015 from 2.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash will be speaking at this event.
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