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Untangling the web of India's 'ungovernable' Net: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 16, 2013 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
India sells itself as a tech hub, outsourcing IT experts to the world. At home, it dreams of "equity on the Net." But millions remain unconnected and digital surveillance is on the rise.
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 6) - Lhadon Tethong: by Purba Sarkar — published Jul 15, 2013 — last modified Aug 01, 2013 09:54 AM — filed under: Cybersecurity, Internet Governance, Cybercultures, Cyber Security, Cyber Security Interview
CIS interviews Lhadon Tethong, Tibetan human rights activist, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
Located in Internet Governance
Protest@ censorship.com: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 05, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
Activism goes online as more angry young citizens decide to make their voices heard, writes Sandhya Soman in an article published in the Times of India. Pranesh Prakash is quoted in the article.
Located in News & Media
Public Debate on 'Differential Pricing': Series 2: by Vidushi Marda — published Jan 27, 2016 — last modified Jan 28, 2016 01:51 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Telecom, Event, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society, in association with ICRIER and the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, is pleased to announce “A Series of Public Debates on Differential Pricing” in the cities of Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi. The second public debate will be held at Pherozeshah Mehta Bhavan, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Mumbai on February 3, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Public Debate on 'Differential Pricing': Series 3: by Vidushi Marda — published Jan 27, 2016 — last modified Jan 28, 2016 01:53 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Telecom, Event, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society, in association with ICRIER and the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, is pleased to announce “A Series of Public Debates on Differential Pricing” in the cities of Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi. The third public debate will be held at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road near Air Force Bal Bharti School, New Delhi on February 5, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
CIS's Comments on the CCWG-Accountability Draft Proposal: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 29, 2016 — last modified Jan 29, 2016 03:17 PM — filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) gave its comments on the failures of the CCWG-Accountability draft proposal as well as the processes that it has followed.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Data Privacy Day 2016: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 29, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Bangalore chapter of Data Privacy Day was organized by Data Security Council of India on January 28, 2016 at Electronic City in Bangalore. Sunil Abraham was a panelist.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
#NetNeutrality, Data Protection Laws among topics at ITechLaw Conference: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2016 — filed under: Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
The who’s-who of the technology law sector convened at the ITechLaw India International Conference held from January 27-29 in Bangalore.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Facebook is no charity, and the ‘free’ in Free Basics comes at a price: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Facebook, Internet Governance
Who could possibly be against free internet access? This is the question that Mark Zuckerberg asks in a piece for the Times of India in which he claims Facebook’s Free Basics service “protects net neutrality”.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Nasscom wants board to protect Net neutrality, regulate pricing: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 07, 2016 — last modified Jan 31, 2016 09:25 AM — filed under: Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
The debate against differential pricing of data services at the cost of net neutrality doesn’t seem to be getting over yet. While internet activists have gone out on streets in Bengaluru and Hyderabad to protest in favour of net neutrality, industry experts believe that differential pricing, when regulated could be tailored for public interest.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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