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How to Shut Down Internet Shutdowns
by Pranav M B published Jan 31, 2020 last modified Feb 03, 2020 11:13 AM — filed under: , ,
This talk will focus on the challenges and opportunities for research on internet shutdowns after the judgement of the Supreme Court in Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India. Stepping beyond the judgement, there will be a wider discussion on the practice of whitelists, blocking powers of the central government.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Blog Entry Divergence between the General Data Protection Regulation and the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
by Pallavi Bedi published Feb 21, 2020 — filed under: , ,
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Governing ID: A Framework for Evaluation of Digital Identity
by Vrinda Bhandari, Shruti Trikanad, and Amber Sinha published Mar 02, 2020 last modified Mar 02, 2020 01:22 PM — filed under: , , ,
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Governing ID: 
Use of Digital ID for Verification
by Shruti Trikanad published Mar 02, 2020 last modified Mar 02, 2020 11:16 AM — filed under: , , ,
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Governing ID: Kenya’s Huduma Namba Programme
by Amber Sinha published Mar 02, 2020 — filed under: , , ,
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Blog Entry Cryptocurrency Regulation in India – A brief history
by Vipul Kharbanda published Mar 05, 2020 last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:36 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India quashed the RBI order passed in 2018 that banned financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or cryptocurrency. Keeping this policy window in mind, the Centre for Internet & Society will be releasing a series of blog posts and policy briefs on cryptocurrency regulation in India
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Look Who’s Chasing... The Twitter God
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 10, 2012 last modified Apr 10, 2012 09:24 AM — filed under:
The celebrity isn’t the known face, it’s the Twitter handle that gets the following, writes Arpita Basu in this article published in Outlook's April 2012 issue. Sunil Abraham is quoted in this article.
Located in News & Media
Sixth Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 23, 2012 — filed under: , ,
The sixth meeting of the two sub-groups on privacy issues will be held on August 31, 2012 at 10.00 a.m. in Committee Room No. 228, Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi under the chairmanship of Justice AP Shah, former chief justice of Delhi High Court.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Censoring the Internet: A brief manual
by Sunil Abraham published Aug 24, 2012 — filed under: , ,
Blocking websites on the Internet should be proportionate to harm they intend. However, the government of India's approach is against the principles of natural justice.
Located in Internet Governance
India’s ethnic clashes intensify within social-media maelstrom
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 24, 2012 — filed under: , ,
It began in mid-July: First came a series of retaliatory killings between ethnic communities in the state of Assam in mid-July. Soon nearly 500,000 people had fled their homes for grim refugee camps. The central government belatedly sent in troops to assist, although that has barely quieted matters. But in the meantime, the violence in remote Assam triggered a bizarre series of knock-on events that has affected the entire country.
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