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DoT Blocks Domain Sites — But Reasons and Authority Unclear
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by
Smitha Krishna Prasad
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published
Nov 21, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Information Technology,
Censorship
Earlier this year, ISPs such as Airtel and MTNL blocked a number of domain sites including BuyDomains, Fabulous Domains and Sedo.co.uk. Whereas the Indian Government and courts have previously issued orders blocking websites, these actions have generally been attributed to issues such as posting of inflammatory content or piracy of copyrighted material. However, the reasoning behind blocking domain marketplaces such as the above mentioned sites is not clear.
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Blog
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DoT Reportedly Orders Blocking of 32 Websites Including GitHub, Archive.org, SourceForge
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 02, 2015
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Many users on Twitter are claiming that several websites, including many software development resources such as GitHub and SourceForge, along with research resources like the Internet Archive have all been blocked on order of the Department of Telecom.
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News & Media
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Dr. Madan M. Oberoi - Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigations (Delhi, April 07)
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by
Saikat Datta
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published
Apr 04, 2017
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last modified
Apr 04, 2017 12:06 PM
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Digital Forensics,
#FirstFriday@cis_india,
Internet Governance
We are proud to announce that Dr. Madan M. Oberoi will be the speaker at the inaugural #FirstFriday@cis_india event at the Delhi office. These events, held on the first Friday of each month, will facilitate open and in-depth discussion and learning on topics crucial to our understanding of internet and society. The event will comprise of the speaker's presentation followed by an open discussion. If you are joining us, please RSVP at the soonest as we have only limited space in our office.
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Events
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Draft bill proposes Rs 1 crore fine, 3 year jail for data privacy violation
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by
Admin
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published
Jun 29, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The move comes at a time when user data of Indians is under threat from social media firms accused of data mining and sharing information with private companies for advertising and marketing purposes. There has also been a growing concern over Aadhaar.
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Internet Governance
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Draft Circular on Digital Lending – Transparency in Aggregation of Loan Products from Multiple Lenders
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by
Garima Agrawal
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published
Jul 03, 2024
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filed under:
Digital Lending,
Internet Governance
CIS is grateful for the opportunity to submit comments on the “Draft Circular on Digital Lending: Transparency in Aggregation of Loan Products from Multiple Lenders” to the Reserve Bank of India. We welcome the opportunity provided to comment on the guidelines, and we hope that the final guidelines will consider the interests of all the stakeholders to ensure that it protects the privacy and digital rights of all consumers, including marginalised and vulnerable users, while encouraging innovation and improved service delivery in the fintech ecosystem. Our comments look at two concerns addressed by the draft guidelines, i.e. reducing information asymmetry and market fairness. In addition to this we share comments around a third concern that requires additional scrutiny, i.e. data privacy and security.
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Blog
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Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill (April 2012): High Level Concerns
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Mar 12, 2013
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last modified
Jul 12, 2013 03:36 PM
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filed under:
SAFEGUARDS,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In 2007 the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill was piloted by the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, with the objective of regulating the use of DNA for forensic and other purposes. In February 2012 another draft of the Bill was leaked. The February 2012 Bill was drafted by the Department of Biotechnology. Another working draft of the Bill was created in April 2012. The most recent version of the Bill seeks to create DNA databases at the state, regional, and national level.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Draft International Principles on Communications Surveillance and Human Rights
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Jan 16, 2013
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last modified
Jul 12, 2013 03:55 PM
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filed under:
SAFEGUARDS,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
These principles were developed by Privacy International and the Electronic Frontier Foundation and seek to define an international standard for the surveillance of communications. The Centre for Internet and Society has been contributing feedback to the principles.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Draft Law Would Prohibit Showing ‘Disputed Areas’ on Maps of India
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
May 15, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Maps that label geographic areas of conflict as “disputed” territories in India could put one behind bars for seven years with 1B Indian Rupees (US$15M) penalty if a recently proposed bill becomes law.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Draft nonsense
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 24, 2012
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last modified
Dec 03, 2012 09:08 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
Seriously flawed and dodgily drafted provisions in the IT Act provide the state a stick to beat its citizens with.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Drawing maps for change
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by
Radha Rao
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published
Jan 04, 2010
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last modified
Apr 04, 2011 06:49 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Digital maps can hold immense academic value – an article by Deepa Kurup, The Hindu, 3rd Jan, 2010.
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