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India’s dreams of web censorship: by Sunil Abraham — published Dec 06, 2011 — last modified Mar 26, 2012 06:59 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
If you are offended by this post, please contact Kapil Sibal, India’s telecoms and IT minister, and he will make sure it is promptly taken down.
India’s ethnic clashes intensify within social-media maelstrom: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 24, 2012 — filed under: Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
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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India’s Internet Curbs Under Legal Cloud: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 26, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
India’s crackdown on the Internet has caused much debate. But was it legal?
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India’s internet missionaries: The women Google is relying on to spread its Next Billion message: by Admin — published Nov 23, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
Google’s internet saathis have brought 11.5 million women in 105,000 villages online. But there’s a catch: the women are taught to use only Google products.
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India’s internet shutdowns are costing the economy billions of dollars: by Admin — published Jul 31, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
Frequent internet shutdowns have begun to hurt the Indian economy.
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India’s largest bank SBI leaked account data on millions of customers: by Admin — published Feb 01, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
India’s largest bank has secured an unprotected server that allowed anyone to access financial information on millions of its customers, like bank balances and recent transactions.
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India’s National ID Program May Be Turning The Country Into A Surveillance State: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 07, 2017 — last modified Apr 07, 2017 12:49 PM — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
For seven years, India’s government has been scanning the irises and fingerprints of its citizens into a massive database. The once voluntary program was intended to fix the country’s corrupt welfare schemes, but critics worry about its Orwellian overtones.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India’s net neutrality debate is unique and complex: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 30, 2015 — filed under: Social Media, Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
Connectivity to millions in India is main issue
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India’s post-truth society: by Swaraj Paul Barooah — published Sep 12, 2018 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The proliferation of lies and manipulative content supplies an ever-willing state a pretext to step up surveillance.
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India’s record on internet shutdown gets bleaker; now blocked in 2 NE states: by Admin — published Dec 15, 2019 — last modified Dec 15, 2019 05:51 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
India reported over 100 internet shutdown in 2018, according to an annual study of Freedom House, a US-based non-profit research organization.
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