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Sharad Sharma's case shows how rampant troll culture has become under Modi: by Prasad Krishna — published May 25, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:29 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Sharad Sharma's case shows how rampant troll culture has become under Modi.
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Shining light into darkness: Encouraging greater transparency of government offensive practices in cyberspace: by Admin — published Jun 05, 2019 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
RightsCon is organizing a summit on human rights in the digital age in Tunis in June 2019. Sunil Abraham will be attending a conversation on encouraging greater transparency of government offensive practices in cyberspace on June 12.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Shooting cyber cafes before they die: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance
Working for an NGO, Christy Raj cans the history of city internet parlours through the eyes of a transgender.
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Shopping on apps raise privacy and security concerns: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2015 — last modified Mar 21, 2017 02:56 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The recently concluded online Diwali sales frequently offered consumers hefty discounts on merchandise if they shopped via store app, a move that experts say increases security risks for internet users.
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Short-term Consultant (Cyber Security): by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 20, 2018 — last modified Apr 20, 2018 01:27 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society is seeking an individual with strong understanding of cyber security to contribute research to its cyber security research under its Internet Governance programme.
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Short-term Consultant (IETF): by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 20, 2018 — last modified Apr 21, 2018 03:44 PM — filed under: Jobs, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society is seeking an individual with a strong understanding of IETF standards to work with us on writing 7 Human Rights Considerations for Internet standards and active drafts that are relevant to public interest. Additionally, the individual will help develop a longer term work-plan, expertise and approach for engagement in the IETF.
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Should Aadhaar be mandatory?: by Amber Sinha — published Dec 18, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
This week, a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court will adjudicate on limited questions of stay orders in the Aadhaar case. After numerous attempts by the petitioners in the Aadhaar case, the court has agreed to hear this matter, just shy of the looming deadline of December 31 for the linking of Aadhaar numbers to avail government services and benefits.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Should an Inability to Precisely Define Privacy Render It Untenable as a Right?: by Amber Sinha — published Aug 04, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The judges may still be able to articulate the manner in which limits for a right to privacy may be arrived at, without explicitly specifying them.
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Should Nandan Nilekani's Aadhaar project, for identity proof and welfare delivery, exist at all?: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 04, 2014 — last modified Apr 14, 2014 10:27 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The foundation of Aadhaar—a Congress flagship project to give every Indian a unique identity number and then use it to deliver services—has been under assault in the past three months.
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Should online political advertising be regulated?: by P.J. George — published Nov 13, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Micro-targeting could have potentially damaging results in the context of political advertising.
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