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The Take Down of Free Speech Online: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 06, 2014 — 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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The Trouble with Hurried Solutions: by Chinmayi Arun — published Dec 19, 2012 — last modified Dec 20, 2012 04:23 AM — filed under: WCIT, ITU, Internet Governance
The World Conference on International Telecommunication showed that countries are not yet ready to arrive at a consensus on regulation and control of the Internet
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Walls Have Ears: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 06, 2011 — last modified Jul 06, 2011 06:26 AM — filed under: Privacy
The proposed Privacy Bill seems skewed towards the state rather than the citizen, writes Saikat Datta. This news was published in the Outlook magazine, issue, July 11, 2011.
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The War for India's Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 14, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
Why is the world's biggest democracy cracking down on Facebook and Google? Rebecca Mackinnon's article was published in Foreign Policy on June 6, 2012.
Located in News & Media
The Fundamental Right to Privacy: Part III SCOPE: by Amber Sinha — published Oct 02, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This is the third paper in a series on the recent judgment on the right to privacy by the nine judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court in a reference matter in Puttaswamy and others v. Union of India. The first two papers on the Sources and Structure of the constitutional right to privacy are available here, and here, respectively. While the previous papers dealt with the sources in the Constitution and the interpretive tools used by the bench to locate the right to privacy as a constitutional right, as well as the structure of the right with its various dimensions, this paper will look at the judgment for guidance on principles to determine what the scope of the right of privacy may be.
Located in Internet Governance
Theorizing the Digital Subaltern: by Sara Morais — published Aug 02, 2013 — last modified Aug 06, 2013 07:20 AM
As digital humanities research at CIS proceeds, a number of critical positions have arisen, making it possible to reconcile questions of humanities with the digital realm. This blog entry focusses on race as a factor of research and how it is displayed in the digital.
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Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 13, 2013 — last modified Jan 17, 2013 07:16 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Internet Democracy Project, Voices for Interactive Choice & Empowerment and Global Partners & Associates are organizing this event in Dhaka on January 14 - 15, 2013.
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Through the looking glass: Analysing transparency reports: by Torsha Sarkar, Suhan S and Gurshabad Grover — published Oct 30, 2019 — last modified Nov 02, 2019 05:48 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
An analysis of companies' transparency reports for government requests for user data and content removal
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
TIkTok: It’s time for Biden to make a decision on his digital policy with China: by Aman Nair — published Jan 22, 2021 — last modified Jan 22, 2021 06:11 AM — filed under: Social Media, International Relations
As the United State's new president comes into office he is faced with creating a cohesive digital relations policy that corrects some of the damage done by his predecessor. This article is the first part of a series analysing his policies and challenges.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Token disclosures?: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 07, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Snowden’s Xkeyscore expose makes a mockery of Twitter’s transparency revelations.
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