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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for Applications: by Prasad Krishna — published May 09, 2013 — last modified May 17, 2013 01:01 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Openness, Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by July 1, 2013.
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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for Applications: by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2012 — last modified May 24, 2012 03:38 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Research, Telecom, Intermediary Liability, Censorship, Openness
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by August 15, 2012.
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Google survey: 37% of urban Indian voters are online: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 08, 2013 — last modified Nov 07, 2013 10:41 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Almost four out of every 10 urban voters (or 37%) in India are online, just a little less than the number (42%) that are undecided about whom they will vote for in the 2014 general elections, according to a survey by Google India and research agency TNS released on Tuesday.
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Google to change privacy policy to use personal info of users: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 27, 2012 — last modified Jan 30, 2012 05:03 AM — 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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Google Unveils Controversial Street View Mapping in B’lore: by Prasad Krishna — published May 27, 2011 — last modified May 30, 2011 09:48 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Mapping service, under criticism in Europe because of security reasons, allows users to view pedestrian-level photos of streets, houses. This news was published in the Economic Times, Mumbai on May 27, 2011.
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Google V/s Kapil Sibal: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 09, 2011 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Mr Kapil Sibal was quoted by the Hindu* today as saying that "he had been left with no choice" because the internet companies "refused to delete incendiary hate-speech."
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Google's 'Transparency Report' sketchy, inconclusive: Government: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 22, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
Google calls it the 'Transparency Report', but as far as Indian authorities are concerned, it is anything but. The world's largest Internet company this week published its latest half-yearly findings on government requests for access to personal information, showing that both the number of requests and the rate of denials have risen. The data, according to the world's largest democracy, are too sketchy for any clear conclusions to be drawn.
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Google's war on nude photos goes against user rights: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 25, 2015 — last modified Mar 09, 2015 01:57 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Yesterday, Google announced that starting March 23, 2015 users will be unable to share sexually explicit content on its blogging platform -- Blogger.
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Google, Facebook will not place ads on sites distributing fake news: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Google plans to update its AdSense program policies to prevent placement of its ads on sites distributing fake news.
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Google, Facebook's AI group adds new members: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
CIS is one of the organizations.
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