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Panel Discussion on E-Commerce at NLSIU: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 06, 2013 — last modified Feb 03, 2013 10:37 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this event held at the National Law School of India University on January 7, 2013.
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Hack Night in CIS ― A Meeting of Java Script Hackers: by Tom Dane — published Oct 10, 2011 — last modified Oct 27, 2011 11:36 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
CIS hosted a hack night in conjunction with the tech-event organizers HasGeek at its office on 24 September 2011. The event brought together local java script hackers on a common platform. Tom Dane and Kiran Jonnalagadda participated in the event.
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Analysis of DIT's Response to Second RTI on Website Blocking: by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 27, 2011 — last modified Dec 02, 2011 09:26 AM — filed under: Featured, Internet Governance, Censorship
In this blog post, Pranesh Prakash briefly analyses the DIT's response to an RTI request on website blocking alongside the most recent edition of Google's Transparency Report, and what it tells us about the online censorship regime in India.
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India’s ballot battle will also run through Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 05, 2014 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Facebook on Tuesday launched its widely awaited “election tracker” for the upcoming general elections, a move that signals the growing importance of social media as a political tool in a rapidly urbanizing India.
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Net Neutrality and Privacy: by Divij Joshi — published Mar 20, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The highly contentious and polarising debate on net-neutrality will have a large impact on shaping the future of the internet and ultimately on the users of the internet. One important issue which needs to be prioritized while debating the necessity or desirability of a legal regime which advocates net-neutrality is its implication on privacy.
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Privacy worries cloud Facebook's WhatsApp Deal: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 20, 2014 — last modified Mar 20, 2014 05:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Privacy activists in the United States have asked the competition regulator or the Federal Trade Commission to put on hold Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp. Why have they done this when Facebook has promised to leave WhatsApp untouched as a standalone app?
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Leaked Privacy Bill: 2014 vs. 2011: by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 31, 2014 — last modified Apr 01, 2014 10:52 AM — filed under: Featured, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society has recently received a leaked version of the draft Privacy Bill 2014 that the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India has drafted.
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Two Indians in Global Commission on Web Governance: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 01, 2014 — last modified Apr 04, 2014 09:56 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Two Indians are among 25 internationally recognised experts named to assist a global body in identifying and prioritising web governance and Internet policy-related issues.
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How to Engage in Broadband Policy and Regulatory Processes: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 09, 2014 — last modified Apr 03, 2014 06:07 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
LIRNEasia with the support of the Ford Foundation offered a four-day course in Gurgaon from March 7 to 10, 2014. Sunil Abraham taught on Surveillance and Privacy.
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Twenty-five distinguished experts appointed to Global Commission on Internet Governance’s Research Advisory Network: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2014 — last modified Apr 03, 2014 07:20 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Twenty-five distinguished scholars and internationally recognized experts have been appointed to the Global Commission on Internet Governance’s (GCIG) new Research Advisory Network (RAN).
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