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NYT lauds Oommen Chandy’s 24/7 office webcast
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 20, 2011 — filed under:
The Kerala chief minister Mr Oommen Chandy’s much hyped 24/7 webcast of his office has received global attention with the New York Times coming out with an article on the initiative.
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On the Internet, how much is too much?
by Pranesh Prakash published Aug 14, 2009 last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:19 PM — filed under:
The Hindu carried a piece on 05/08/2009, discussing the Avinash Kashyap / defamation of the President case.
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New Indian Rules May Make Online Censorship Easier
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 07, 2011 last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:57 PM — filed under:
Draft rules proposed by the Indian government for intermediaries such as telecommunications companies, Internet service providers and blogging sites could in effect aid censorship, according to experts. The article by John Ribeiro was published in Yahoo News on March 7, 2011.
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Online Interest in Advani Rises
by Sanchia de Souza published May 15, 2009 last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:58 PM — filed under:
Article by Sruthi Krishnan in the Hindu, 15 May 2009, quoting CIS Research Director Nishant Shah
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India Chills Online Speech
by Prasad Krishna published May 10, 2011 last modified May 05, 2011 03:19 AM — filed under:
While most governments try to control online freedom of speech in a somewhat restrictive manner, either as a collaborator or as a regulator, rarely do they formulate a law to curb online speech. Rarer still does a government provide sweeping powers to intermediaries like an ISP and administrators of Internet sites to control content based on a long list of criteria. This news was published in 'digital communities' on May 3, 2011.
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Peeping Toms In Your Inbox
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 15, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:42 AM — filed under:
Nothing’s safe any more—not your mobile number, nor your e-mail—as they’re put on offer for the benefit of telemarketers, writes Namrata Joshi and Neha Bhatt in an article published in the Outlook.
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Point By Point Rebuttal Of Indian Government’s Statement On Internet Control Rules
by Prasad Krishna published May 13, 2011 last modified May 25, 2011 12:46 PM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet and Society has published a point-by-point rebuttal of the statement issued by India’s Department of Information Technology on India’s Internet Control Rules. The text below is reproduced from CIS India’s website, under a CC-BY license (which means anyone can re-publish it, with attribution. You can, too). We’ve highlighted (in bold) certain statements in the rebuttal. This article by Nikhil Pahwa was published in Medianama on May 13, 2011.
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'Pakistan' hackers target India's top police agency
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 16, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:26 AM — filed under:
Cyber-attackers who identified themselves as the "Pakistan Cyber Army" have hacked the website of India's top police agency, officials said on Saturday. The website of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was hacked by programmers who left a message saying that the attack was in revenge for similar Indian assaults on Pakistani sites, Press Trust of India said. The hackers signed their message on the Indian police website: "Long Live Pakistan."
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Portal augurs well for transparency
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 25, 2011 last modified Jul 26, 2011 03:16 PM — filed under:
Data.gov.in will have meta-data, which will facilitate discovery of data and access from portals of ministries, says T Ramachandra. The article was published in the Hindu on 25 July 2011.
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Activists welcome privacy Bill, but point out concerns
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 25, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:42 AM — filed under:
Experts have welcomed the government's move to bring in a law for protecting individual privacy, amid concerns about the potential misuse of personal data it is collecting to execute social welfare and security schemes.
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