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India's National Cyber Security Policy in Review: by Jonathan Diamond — published Jul 31, 2013 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
Earlier this month, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology released India’s first National Cyber Security Policy. Years in the making, the Policy sets high goals for cyber security in India and covers a wide range of topics, from institutional frameworks for emergency response to indigenous capacity building.
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India's National ID Project Brings Pain to Those it Aims to Help: by Admin — published May 12, 2018 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Poor management, corruption and fraud are threatening to derail the world’s largest national identity project.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India's Online Freedom Advocates Hail Court Ruling on Free Speech: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 27, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Online freedom advocates in India are hailing a court ruling that struck down a controversial law seen as infringing free speech on the Internet. But in a country expected to have the world’s largest number of web users by 2018, some concerns about net censorship remain.
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India's plan to offer citizens digital lockers poses a privacy threat, say experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 19, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:32 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Indian government launched a test version of a service called the digital locker last month that allows citizens to store scanned versions of important documents online, something that experts say poses a serious threat to people’s privacy.
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India's Proposed Map Law Prompts Outcry: by Prasad Krishna — published May 29, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
In India, proposed legislation to ban use of maps or satellite images of the country without approval from the government has led to an outcry and triggered an online campaign called “Save The Map.”
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India's Rs 400-crore Central Monitoring System to snoop on all communication: by Prasad Krishna — published May 10, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 10:39 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Latest reports confirm that the government's longstanding aim of initiating the Central Monitoring System in the country is materialising now.
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India's section 66A scrapped: Win for free speech: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
India's Supreme Court court has struck down a law that made posting "offensive" comments on the internet a crime punishable by a jail term of up to three years. But, for the free speech campaigners, there is more work to do, writes technology writer Prasanto K Roy.
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India's Shame: World Reacts to FB Post Arrest: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 05:51 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The arrest of 21 year old Shaheen Dhada for posting anti-Bal Thackeray comments has not only outraged Indians. The story has been picked up and reported across international media as well. Though they may not be aware of the complexities of Indian politics, the fact that young girls were arrested for an FB post has got them questioning the dwindling tolerance for the freedom of speech in India.
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India's social media "spring" masks forgotten protests: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 01, 2011 — last modified Sep 01, 2011 06:24 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Irom Sharmila has been on hunger strike for 10 years to protest against military abuses, force-fed by tubes through her nose. But the tragedy for the world's longest hunger strike is that she is on the wrong side of India's digital divide.
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India's social media crackdown reveals clumsy govt machinery: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 25, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
"High-handed" and "reckless" are some of the words used in the media to describe the government's online crackdown.
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