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Indian government orders ISPs to block 857 porn websites: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 02, 2015 — last modified Sep 13, 2015 08:18 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
The Indian government has ordered a large number of porn websites to be blocked, creating an uproar among users and civil rights groups in the country.
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Indian Government Quietly Brings In Its 'Central Monitoring System': Total Surveillance Of All Telecommunications: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 08, 2013 — last modified Jul 02, 2013 09:12 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
There's a worrying trend around the world for governments to extend online surveillance capabilities to encompass all citizens -- often justified with the usual excuse of combatting terrorism and/or child pornography.
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Indian Government says it is still drafting privacy law, but doesn’t give timelines: by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2017 — last modified May 15, 2017 02:10 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian Government still blocks 20+ websites – Indian Censorship on Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
Indian Government has blocked 20+ major websites to counter ISIS propaganda. The government has removed blocking of github.com, vimeo.com and other 10+ websites blocked till December 31, 2014.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian government to bar politicians from using Gmail for official business: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 30, 2013 — last modified Sep 05, 2013 09:52 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Surveillance
US-based email services seen as too risky.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian government wakes up to risk of Hotmail, Gmail: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 27, 2013 — last modified Dec 30, 2013 04:24 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
Worried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications, but the man responsible for drafting the rules still regularly uses Hotmail.
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Indian government websites: Gold mine for cybercriminals: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2013 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:18 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
If you are a cybercriminal trying to commit identity theft or digitally impersonate a citizen, you have help from the unlikeliest of sources — the Government of India.
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Indian Government's Submission to ITU: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 05, 2012 — last modified Dec 09, 2012 12:48 AM — filed under: WCIT, ITU, Internet Governance
The following is the text of the submission made by the Government of India to the World Conference of International Telecommunications, Dubai on November 3, 2012. This is the final version of a draft that was circulated earlier.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Indian govt blocks 40 smut sites, forgets to give reason: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 27, 2013 — last modified Jul 01, 2013 09:04 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Don't mind us, we're just censoring your content for you...
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Indian ID crisis unveils Aadhaar doubts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 15, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Two separate organizations are capturing biometric data of over 1 billion Indians, creating fresh doubts in the government's justification to catalogue citizens.
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