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Here is why government twitter handles have been posting offensive and partisan messages: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 16, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Internet Governance
You have failed us big time Mr Kejriwal, for your petty political gains you can become headlines for Pakistani press,” read a tweet on October 5 from @IndiaPostOffice, the official twitter handle of the Indian postal service.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Here’s why we need a lot more discussion on India’s new DNA Profiling Bill: by Elonnai Hickok — published Aug 21, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The DNA Profiling Bill 2017 is still missing a number of safeguards that would enable individual rights. The implications of creating regional and national level DNA databanks need to be fully understood and publicly debated.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Hiding behind rules on naming sites it banned, govt reveals fears: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
With the union government's ban on 857 porn sites in July creating brouhaha across the country, there had been a concern over the voice of the youth being stifled and censorship making a comeback.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
High Level Comparison and Analysis of the Use and Regulation of DNA Based Technology Bill 2017: by Elonnai Hickok — published Aug 04, 2017 — last modified Aug 11, 2017 02:16 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Privacy
This blog post seeks to provide a high level comparison of the 2017 and 2015 DNA Profiling Bill - calling out positive changes, remaining issues, and missing provisions.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
HillHacks 2019: by Admin — published Jun 05, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Karan Saini was a speaker at HillHacks 2019 organized by HillHacks in Bir, Himachal Pradesh from May 24 to May 26, 2019.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Historic day for freedom of speech and expression in India: by Vidushi Marda — published Mar 26, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
In a petition that finds its origin in a simple status message on Facebook, Shreya Singhal vs Union of India marks a historic reinforcement of the freedom of speech and expression in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Hits and Misses With the Draft Encryption Policy: by Sunil Abraham — published Sep 26, 2015 — filed under: Open Standards, Internet Governance, Surveillance, FOSS, B2B
Most encryption standards are open standards. They are developed by open participation in a publicly scrutable process by industry, academia and governments in standard setting organisations (SSOs) using the principles of “rough consensus” – sometimes established by the number of participants humming in unison – and “running code” – a working implementation of the standard. The open model of standards development is based on the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) philosophy that “many eyes make all bugs shallow”.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Holding ID Issuers Accountable, What Works?: by Shruti Trikanad and Amber Sinha — published Aug 08, 2019 — last modified Aug 08, 2019 10:23 AM — filed under: Digital ID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Appropriate Use of Digital ID, Digital Identity
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
How Aadhaar compromises privacy? And how to fix it?: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 31, 2017 — last modified Apr 01, 2017 07:00 AM — filed under: Surveillance, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Aadhaar is mass surveillance technology. Unlike targeted surveillance which is a good thing, and essential for national security and public order – mass surveillance undermines security. And while biometrics is appropriate for targeted surveillance by the state – it is wholly inappropriate for everyday transactions between the state and law abiding citizens.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
How Chinese apps are making inroads in Indian small towns: by Admin — published Aug 13, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
After selling a company he cofounded to Alibaba in 2013, Sichuan-born Forrest Chen wanted to look beyond China for his next venture. India was one of the countries on his list of potential markets, which included the US, the UK, Indonesia and Thailand.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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