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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.
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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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Indian Intermediary Liability Regime: Compliance with the Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability: by Divij Joshi — published May 20, 2018 — last modified May 20, 2018 03:14 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Privacy
This report assesses the compliance of the Indian intermediary liability framework with the Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability, and recommends substantive legislative changes to bring the legal framework in line with the Manila Principles.
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Indian Internet Lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Freedom of Expression: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 19, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance
In India, Internet giants such as Google and Facebook are fighting a lawsuit after the government authorized their prosecution for online content on their sites deemed to be offensive. The case has put the spotlight on free speech in the world’s largest democracy.
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Indian IT firms not ready for European Union's proposed privacy laws, only a few compliant with GDPR: by Admin — published Mar 26, 2018 — last modified Apr 18, 2018 12:56 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Only a third of Indian IT firms are compliant with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will come into force on 25 May, according to a media report.
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Indian mobiles go quiet amid SMS curbs: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 27, 2012 — last modified Aug 27, 2012 07:15 AM — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
India’s 900m-plus mobile telephones have fallen unusually quiet since Saturday, when the government curbed text and multimedia messages for 15 days in an attempt to dispel panic among north-easterners fearing attacks from angry Muslims.
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Indian music streaming service Gaana hacked, millions of users’ details exposed: by Prasad Krishna — published May 28, 2015 — last modified Aug 22, 2015 04:44 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Indian music streaming service Gaana, which has over 7.5 million monthly visitors, has been compromised by a hacker and its user information database is now exposed.
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Indian net service providers too play censorship tricks: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 13, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The study by a Canadian university has found that some major Indian ISPs have deployed web-censorship and filtering technology.
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