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India: obscene pics of gods require massive human censorship of Google, Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 17, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance
It's hardly the sort of Internet policy statement one hopes to hear from judges in major democracies. "Like China, we can block all such websites [who don't comply]," Justice Suresh Cait told Facebook and Google lawyers in India yesterday. "But let us not go to that situation."
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India: Privacy Bill will likely reflect EU Directive: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 05, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Indian Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) called for comments - on 25 February 2014 - on a draft Privacy Protection Bill ('the Bill'). The draft Bill comes after a series of roundtable discussions in 2013. The last CIS roundtable on the Bill, on 19 October 2013, included Jacob Kohnstamm, Chairman of the EU Article 29 Working Party and the Dutch data protection authority, and Christopher Graham, the UK Information Commissioner.
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India: Social Media Censorship to Contain ‘Cyber-Terrorism'?: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 27, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
This is the second post in the 2-part series about the perceived role of social media in the wake of the Assam clashes that spilled across the country and threatened to upset the nation's peace.
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India: The New Front Line in the Global Struggle for Internet Freedom: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 18, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
The government tussles with Internet freedom activists in the world's largest democracy.
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India:Privacy in Peril: by Bhairav Acharya — published Jul 12, 2013 — last modified Sep 25, 2013 09:56 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The danger of mass surveillance in India is for real. The absence of a regulating law is damning for Indians who want to protect their privacy against the juggernaut of state and private surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Indian activists slam FCC decision to ditch net neutrality: by Admin — published Nov 24, 2017 — last modified Dec 18, 2017 03:27 PM — filed under: Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
Indian net neutrality activists are assured the ongoing net neutrality tussle in the US will have no impact on India.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian biometric ID plan faces court hurdle: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2013 — last modified Oct 03, 2013 10:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Supreme Court in India rules -- for now -- against plan to make biometric ID mandatory for receiving services.
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Indian companies need to boost encrpytion adoption rate: experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2016 — filed under: Encryption, Internet Governance
Most banks do not follow Reserve bank of India’s standard 64/128-bit encryption policy due to laxity and unavailability of funds.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian Court Strikes Down Section of Law Punishing Offensive Posts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a section of a law that allowed the authorities to jail people for offensive online posts, in a judgment that was regarded as a landmark ruling on free speech in India.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of Players: by Admin — published May 18, 2018 — last modified May 18, 2018 05:01 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered a trove of personal and sensitive data belonging to around 15,000 to 20,000 Indian applicants participating in cricket seasons 2015-2018.
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