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How ISPs block websites and why it doesn’t help
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 25, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Banning websites is ineffective against malicious users as workarounds are easy and well known.
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News & Media
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Govt wants to scrub the Internet clean
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 07, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Web advocacy groups, experts say govt’s move to evolve content guidelines amounts to censorship. This article by Surabhi Agarwal & Leslie D’monte was published in Livemint on 7 December 2011. Sunil Abraham has been quoted in this article.
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CIS’ Comments to the (Draft) Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022
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by
Abhishek Raj, Divyank Katira, Isha Suri, Shweta Mohandas, and Vipul Kharbanda
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published
Nov 22, 2022
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filed under:
Telecom
The Department of Telecommunications, Government of India invited comments on the Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments.
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Telecom
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Blog
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Annual Report 2015-2016
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by
Admin
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published
Sep 20, 2017
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last modified
Sep 20, 2017 01:35 AM
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Internet Governance
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Files
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The Take Down of Free Speech Online
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 06, 2014
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
As part of a study to access rate of compliance, in 2011, the Centre for Internet and Society Bangalore sent frivolous “take down” requests to seven prominent intermediaries. The study showed exactly how easy it is to take down online content.
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Beyond Property Rights: Thinking About Moral Definitions of Openness
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 07, 2013
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filed under:
Openness,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
It is hard for Westerners to realize just how much we take for granted about intellectual property, and in particular, how much the property owner’s perspective--be it a corporation, government or creative artist--is embedded in our view of the world as the natural order of things.
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Personal Data Protection Bill must examine data collection practices that emerged during pandemic
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by
Shweta Mohandas and Anamika Kundu
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published
Mar 30, 2022
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
The PDP bill is speculated to be introduced during the winter session of the parliament soon. The PDP Bill in its current form provides wide-ranging exemptions which allow government agencies to process citizen’s data in order to fulfil its responsibilities. The bill could ensure that employers have some responsibility towards the data they collect from the employees.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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FAB Congress
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 04, 2018
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Internet Governance
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Files
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Dissent on Aadhaar: New book highlights limitations of ID project, legal and tech opposition to it
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by
Admin
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published
Feb 02, 2019
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last modified
Feb 02, 2019 01:13 PM
In 2010, a year after the UIDAI was constituted, three of its functionaries visited internationally-renowned developmental economist Professor Reetika Khera.
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Access to Knowledge
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News & Media
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En Inde, le biométrique version très grand public
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Initiée en 2010, l’Aadhaar est désormais la plus grande base de données d’empreintes et d’iris au monde. Carte d’identité destinée aux 1,25 milliard d’Indiens, elle sert aussi de moyen de paiement. Mais la sécurité du système et son utilisation à des fins de surveillance posent question.
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News & Media
