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Sunil Abraham, CIS : "Avec l’e-G8, Nicolas Sarkozy veut promouvoir de nouvelles restrictions à la liberté d’expression"
by Prasad Krishna published May 24, 2011 last modified May 25, 2011 11:54 AM — filed under:
Le débat continue de faire rage en Inde au sujet d’une nouvelle législation posant des limites floues et, selon certains, potentiellement dangereuses, à la liberté d’expression sur Internet. Et alors que s’ouvre à Paris l’e-G8, sur fond de polémiques autour des intentions de son principal supporteur, le président de la République Française, Nicolas Sarkozy, Sunil Abraham, directeur exécutif de l’ONG Center for Internet & Societies, a accepté de partager son regard sur l’événement, depuis Bangalore. This news was published in LE MAG IT on May 24, 2011.
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Sunil Abraham: Honorary steward September 2017
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 20, 2017 — filed under:
Shuttleworth Foundation has announced Sunil Abraham as Honorary Steward for its September 2017 fellowship round.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Supreme Court extends Aadhaar linking deadline till it passes verdict
by Admin published Mar 17, 2018 — filed under: , ,
The Supreme Court, however, allowed the government to seek Aadhaar numbers to transfer benefits of government schemes funded from the consolidated fund of India.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Supreme Court issues notice to WhatsApp, Centre on data privacy
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 17, 2017 — filed under: , ,
Analysts said India lacked data protection laws.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Supreme Court Order is a Good Start, but is Seeding Necessary?
by Elonnai Hickok and Rohan George published Aug 29, 2015 last modified Sep 07, 2015 01:21 PM — filed under: ,
This blog post seeks to unpack the ‘seeding’ process in the UIDAI scheme, understand the implications of the Supreme Court order on this process, and identify questions regarding the UID scheme that still need to be clarified by the court in the context of the seeding process.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Supreme Court provides partial relief for Aadhaar
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 18, 2015 — filed under: , ,
In a small but significant win for the government, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the use of the Aadhaar number for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, pensions by central and state governments, and the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, in addition to its current use in the public distribution system (PDS) and the distribution of cooking gas and kerosene.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Supreme Court sets up constitution bench to hear Aadhaar privacy issues
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 14, 2017 last modified Jul 14, 2017 10:55 AM — filed under: , ,
The Supreme Court ‘s five-judge constitution bench will also decide if the Aadhaar privacy issue should be heard by a larger bench.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 66A Of IT Act
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 25, 2015 — filed under: , , ,
In a major boost to freedom of speech online in India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, reading down a draconian law that was poorly conceived, tragically worded and caused ordinary citizens to be jailed for so much as a comment on Facebook that annoyed just about anyone.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Surat’s Massive Surveillance Network Should Cause Concern, Not Celebration
by Joe Sheehan published Aug 03, 2014 last modified Sep 06, 2014 03:05 AM — filed under: ,
The blog post examines the surveillance network of Surat, a city in Gujarat state in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Surveillance and Privacy Law Roundtable
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 25, 2014 — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society, COAI and Vahura invite you to a privacy roundtable at the India International Centre in New Delhi on September 1, 2014.
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