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Fifth Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 19, 2012 — last modified Aug 07, 2012 10:11 AM — filed under: Meeting, Internet Governance, Privacy
The fifth meeting of the two sub-groups on privacy issues will be held on July 22, 2012 under the chairmanship of Justice AP Shah, former chief justice of Delhi High Court.
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Is Data Protection Enough?: by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 05, 2011 — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:28 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The following note looks briefly at different sides of the privacy debate, and asks the question whether a Data Protection law is enough privacy protection for India.
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Poor Guarantee of Online Freedom in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 17, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
The debate over the "Intermediaries Guidelines" as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in Parliament brought focus to the issue of censorship and lack of accountability of governing bodies vis-à-vis the internet in the country. This cannot be divorced from the larger questions related to the threats to freedom of expression from both the state and various societal actors today.
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The new Internet watchdogs: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 17, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Government has taken a series of measures to control the Internet, but should it be doing so? This article by Ronendra Singh was published in the Hindu Business Line on June 12, 2012. Sunil Abraham is quoted in this.
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An Interview with Nishant Shah: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 13, 2012 — last modified Jul 06, 2012 05:05 AM — filed under: Interview, Internet Governance
Jamillah Knowles from BBC Radio interviewed Nishant Shah about Indian Internet issues.
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Anonymous India’s Takedowns Could Be Counterproductive: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 07, 2012 — last modified Jun 18, 2012 06:05 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Nikhil Pahwa's blog post was published in Medianama on June 6, 2012.
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4 Popular Myths about UID: by Prashant Iyengar — published Jan 22, 2011 — last modified Jun 20, 2012 04:37 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
By now, there is already a lot of material in the public domain that is critical about the UID/Aadhar project, writes Prashant Iyengar in this blog entry published in Privacy India on January 22, 2011.
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Cos spying on competitors, staff: Study: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 20, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Most companies are spying on their competitors and their own employees, according to a recent survey conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).
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Growing Wikipedia: The India Chronicles: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 14, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
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Beyond Anonymous: Shit people say on Internet piracy: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 13, 2012 — filed under: Video, Internet Governance
This post is a series of provocations around piracy, censorship and the state of Internet in India. Like all good tasting things, these observations need to be taken with a pinch of salt. But it is the hope of the author that this serves as a response to otherwise very persistent voices that have been demonizing file-sharing online.
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