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Governing Identity on the Internet
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 04, 2012
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last modified
Oct 04, 2012 09:06 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance Forum,
Internet Governance
Security, openness and privacy will be discussed at this workshop to be held at the IGF 2012 on November 8, 2012 from 11.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Malavika Jayaram, a fellow at CIS is one of the panelists confirmed for participation.
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How India Makes E-books Easier to Ban than Books (And How We Can Change That)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 24, 2012
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last modified
Feb 21, 2012 11:50 AM
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filed under:
Obscenity,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
Without getting into questions of what should and should not be unlawful speech, Pranesh Prakash chooses to take a look at how Indian law promotes arbitrary removal and blocking of websites, website content, and online services, and how it makes it much easier than getting offline printed speech removed.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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‘Chilling’ Impact of India’s April Internet Rules
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 08, 2011
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last modified
Jan 27, 2012 04:32 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Kapil Sibal’s demand that Internet companies self-censor users’ content is just the latest move by the Indian government to restrict information on Facebook and other social media Web sites. This article by Heather Simmons was published in the New York Times on December 7, 2011.
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Google’s privacy policy raises hackles
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 30, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Have you ever used Google to search for a restaurant while you were logged in its network using your Google id? Or shared information about your trip to Goa with your friends on Google +? Or watched belly dance on YouTube? Or looked for Sunny Leone pictures on Google images? If yes, Google knows about it. Javed Anwer wrote on article on this. It is published in the Times of India on 26 January 2012.
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Google to change privacy policy to use personal info of users
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 27, 2012
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last modified
Jan 30, 2012 05:03 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
It is a warning for users of Google and other Social Networking sites. Who are using these sites for searching anything they want to know and sharing their personal life with friends, colleagues and relatives. If you have ever used Google for searching any place, restaurant or shared information about your personal life with your friends on Google and other social networking sites, or you have watched adult stuff on YouTube, if your answer is yes, Google knows about it. And according to its new privacy policy Google is going to put this information to some use. Sheetal Ranga's article was published in Punjab Newsline on 27 January 2012.
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Project on Gender, Health Communications and Online Activism with City University
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by
Ambika Tandon
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published
Nov 28, 2019
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last modified
Dec 02, 2019 09:38 AM
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filed under:
Gender,
Internet Governance
CIS is a partner on the project 'Gender, Health Communications and Online Activism in the Digital Age'. The project is lead by Dr. Carolina Matos, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Media in the Department of Sociology at City University.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Proposals to regulate social media run into multiple roadblocks
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by
Saumya Tewari and Abhijit Ahaskar
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published
Nov 28, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Cambridge Analytica scandal, the Pegasus spyware attack on WhatsApp and the growing misuse of social media platforms to spread misinformation have made governments world over, including in India, realise the limitations of existing laws in dealing with the misuse of these platforms.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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A Deep Dive into Content Takedown Timeframes
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by
Torsha Sarkar
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published
Dec 03, 2019
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last modified
Jun 26, 2020 11:59 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
Since the 1990s, internet usage has seen a massive growth, facilitated in part, by growing importance of intermediaries, that act as gateways to the internet. Intermediaries such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), web-hosting providers, social-media platforms and search engines provide key services which propel social, economic and political development. However, these developments are also offset by instances of users engaging with the platforms in an unlawful manner. The scale and openness of the internet makes regulating such behaviour challenging, and in turn pose several interrelated policy questions.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Why having more CCTV cameras does not translate to crime prevention
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by
Manasa Rao
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published
Dec 05, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Can technology substitute addressing social, psychological, economic and other individual factors that largely lead to criminality? And what are the perils of over-reliance on technology to fight crime?
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Outrage As Privileged IITians Use Tech To Spy On Sweepers
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by
Rachna Khaira
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published
Dec 15, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Some members of the housekeeping staff at IIT Ropar were put under round the clock surveillance during working hours for many days in February this year without their consent. IIT Ropar Director Prof S K Das has ordered a probe into the incident.
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