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State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp: Summary: by Elonnai Hickok — published Dec 31, 2012 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 04:02 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, SAFEGUARDS
On December 13 and 14, 2012, the Electronic Frontier Foundation organized the Surveillance and Human Rights Camp held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting examined trends in surveillance, reasons for state surveillance, surveillance tactics that governments are using, and safeguards that can be put in place to protect against unlawful or disproportionate surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
State-led interference in encrypted systems: A public debate on different policy approaches: by Admin — published Dec 05, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
State-led interference in encrypted systems. Sunil Abraham is a speaker for this event.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Statement of Civil Society Members and Groups Participating in the "Best Bits" pre-IGF meeting at Baku in 2012: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 16, 2012 — last modified Dec 07, 2012 08:06 AM — filed under: WCIT, ITU, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society was one of the signatories for this submission made to the ITU on November 16, 2012.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Statement of Solidarity on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Internet Users in Bangladesh: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 15, 2013 — last modified Jan 15, 2013 11:51 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Safety, Statement, Internet Governance
This is a statement on the violent attack on blogger Asif Mohiuddin by the participants to the Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression that took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 14–15, 2013.
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Stats from 2014 reveal horror of scrapped section 66A of IT Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 20, 2015 — last modified Sep 26, 2015 07:28 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Section 66A
An average of six netizens were arrested every day in 2014 for posting offensive content online under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, a draconian and much abused law no longer in use.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Statutory Motion Against Intermediary Guidelines Rules: by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 26, 2012 — last modified Apr 03, 2012 09:35 AM — filed under: IT Act, Parliament, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
Rajya Sabha MP, Shri P. Rajeev has moved a motion that the much-criticised Intermediary Guidelines Rules be annulled.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Stay connected even when you go underground: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 12, 2014 — last modified Jul 04, 2014 03:15 PM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
CMRL may soon start making arrangements to ensure good mobile connectivity on the underground stretch.
Located in News & Media
Steady Steps.....FOSS and the MDG's: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 09, 2012 — last modified Dec 09, 2012 01:11 AM — filed under: Openness, Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this IGF workshop held on November 9, 2012. It was organised by International Center For Free and Open Source Software and Free Software and OpenSource Foundation For Africa.
Located in News & Media
Stiff Resistance Dogs India's ID Plan: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 01, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 09:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
An article about the UID project by Indrajit Basu in Asia Times Online.
Located in News & Media
Stock Brokers Don't Love an Internet Shutdown: by Binita Parikh — published Dec 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: For a trade that rides on price volatility and fast reactions, an internet shutdown is a costly slowdown.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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