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The seedy underbelly of revenge porn
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 23, 2015
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last modified
Sep 27, 2015 02:25 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Intimate photos posted by angry exes are becoming part of an expanding online body of dirty work.
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The Short-lived Adventure of India’s Encryption Policy
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by
Bhairav Acharya
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published
Nov 27, 2015
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last modified
Nov 29, 2015 09:03 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Encryption Policy
Written for the Berkeley Information Privacy Law Association (BIPLA).
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The Social Role of the Communications and the Strengthening of the Freedom of Expression Panel - "Cultural Diversity and Freedom of Expression"
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 27, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance Forum,
Internet Governance
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. The Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Communications of Brazil is organizing a panel on Cultural Diversity and Freedom of Expression on November 9, 2015, from 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., in the Sala de Concerto Maestro Jose Siqueria, located in the city of Jao Pessoa, Brazil. Sunil Abraham will be a panelist.
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The Socratic debate: Whose internet is it anyway?
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 18, 2014
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last modified
Dec 09, 2014 01:35 PM
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filed under:
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
In the US, President Obama recently spoke out on the seemingly arcane topic of net neutrality. What is more astounding is that the popular satire news show host John Oliver spent a 13-minute segment talking about it in June, telling Internet trolls to “focus your indiscriminate rage in a useful direction” by visiting the US Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) website and submitting comments on its weak draft proposal on net neutrality.
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The soon-to-be launched Aadhaar Pay will let you make purchases using your fingerprint
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 16, 2017
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filed under:
Demonetisation,
Digital Payment,
Digital Governance,
Digital Economy,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital Money,
Video,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
Paying for your groceries and other goods by using your biometrics instead of an e-wallet, debit card or cash seems to be the next phase in the Centre’s ambitious push to shift the country to a “less cash” economy, as its mandarins term it.
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The Srikrishna Committee Data Protection Bill and Artificial Intelligence in India
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by
Amber Sinha and Elonnai Hickok
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published
Sep 03, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Artificial Intelligence,
Privacy
Artificial Intelligence in many ways is in direct conflict with traditional data protection principles and requirements including consent, purpose limitation, data minimization, retention and deletion, accountability, and transparency.
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The State is Snooping: Can You Escape?
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Jun 27, 2013
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last modified
Apr 29, 2019 03:09 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Blanket surveillance of the kind envisaged by India's Centralized Monitoring System achieves little, but blatantly violates the citizen's right to privacy; Snehashish Ghosh explores why it may be dangerous and looks at potential safeguards against such intrusion.
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The state. And the rage of the cyber demon
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 03, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Internet might be a Pandora’s box. But should the government be wasting time regulating the cacophony?
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The Supreme Court Judgment in Shreya Singhal and What It Does for Intermediary Liability in India?
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Apr 11, 2015
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last modified
Apr 17, 2015 11:59 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Chilling Effect
Even as free speech advocates and users celebrate the Supreme Court of India's landmark judgment striking down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of 2000, news that the Central government has begun work on drafting a new provision to replace the said section of the Act has been trickling in.
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The Surveillance Industry in India – An Analysis of Indian Security Expos
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by
Divij Joshi
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published
Feb 19, 2015
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last modified
Mar 08, 2015 12:25 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The author talks about the surveillance industry in India and analyses Indian security expos.
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