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CIS Para-wise Comments on Cyber Café Rules, 2011: by Prashant Iyengar — published Feb 25, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:32 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
On February 7th 2011, the Department of Information Technology, MCIT published draft rules on its website (The Information Technology (Guidelines for Cyber Cafe) Rules, 2011) in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 87(2) (zg), read with Section 79(2) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Comments were invited from the public before February 25th 2011. Accordingly, Privacy India and Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore have prepared the following para wise comments for the Ministry’s consideration.
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The Draft Electronic Delivery of Services Bill, 2011 – Comments by CIS: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2011 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:37 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Draft Electronic Delivery of Services Bill, 2011 (“Bill”) is a Bill to provide for delivery of government services manadatorily through electronic means by phasing out manual delivery of services. It is heartening to note that the Bill shifts the approach to electronic delivery of services by Government agencies to one as part of the citizens' right to service delivery through electronic means rather than a luxury or benefit doled out by the Government. The Bill introduces bodies exclusively accountable for ensuring that electronic delivery of services by the Government at the state and central levels. While this is a welcome move on the part of the Government there are a few comments we, at the Centre for Internet and Society, have on the present version of the Bill:
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Say 'Password' in Hindi: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 08, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:18 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
English might be the language of the online world, but it’s time other languages had their say, writes Nishant Shah. The article was published in the Indian Express on June 5, 2011.
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Do You Want to be Watched?: by Sunil Abraham — published Jun 09, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:11 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The new rules under the IT Act are an assault on our freedom, says Sunil Abraham in this article published in Pragati on June 8, 2011.
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Snooping Can Lead to Data Abuse: by Sunil Abraham — published Jun 09, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:39 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
THE NATGRID, aiming to link databases of 21 departments and ministries for better counter-terror measures, adopts blunt policy approach, subjecting every citizen to the same level of blanket surveillance, instead of a targeted approach that intelligently focuses on geographic or demographic areas that are currently important, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published by Mail Today on June 9, 2011.
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Privacy and Security Can Co-exist: by Sunil Abraham — published Jun 22, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:05 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The blanket surveillance the Centre seeks is not going to make India more secure, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published in Mail Today on June 21, 2011.
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You Have the Right to Remain Silent: by Anja Kovacs — published Apr 19, 2011 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:55 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, human rights, Internet Governance, Censorship
India has a long history of censorship that it justifies in the name of national security. But new laws governing the Internet are unreasonable and — given the multitude of online voices — poorly thought out, argues Anja Kovacs in this article published in the Sunday Guardian on 17 April 2011.
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The Digital is Political: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 08, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:14 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Technologies are not just agents of politics, there is politics in their design, writes Nishant Shah in this article published in Down to Earth in the Issue of June 15, 2011.
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Privacy and the Indian Copyright Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 28, 2010 — last modified Aug 06, 2013 01:37 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Copyright
India's Copyright Act was established in 1957, and is in the process of being placed before the Parliament in 2010. The provisions in the proposed Bill will work to make the Act WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) compliant. When looking at privacy in the context of copyright four key questions arise, says Elonnai Hickock as she analyses privacy in the context of the Indian Copyright Act.
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Cybercrime and Privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 31, 2010 — last modified Sep 14, 2010 01:21 PM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
Elonnai Hickok examines privacy in the context of India’s legal provisions on cybercrime. She picks up the relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act as amended in 2008 dealing with cyber crimes and provides a fair analysis of the pros and cons of the amended Act.
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