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European E-Evidence Proposal and Indian Law: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Dec 23, 2018 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
In April of 2018, the European Union issued the proposal for a new regime dealing with cross border sharing of data and information by issuing two draft instruments, an E-evidence Regulation (“Regulation”) and an E-evidence Directive (“Directive”), (together the “E-evidence Proposal”). The Regulation is a direction to states to put in place the proper legislative and regulatory machinery for the implementation of this regime while the Directive requires the states to enact laws governing service providers so that they would comply with the proposed regime.
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European Summer School on Internet Governance: by Admin — published Jul 23, 2019 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Internet Freedom
The 13th European Summer School on Internet Governance was held at Meissen in Germany from 13 - 20 July 2019. Akriti Bopanna attended the school. The event was organized by EuroSSIG.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
European Union Draft Report Admonishes Mass Surveillance, Calls for Stricter Data Protection and Privacy Laws: by Divij Joshi — published Mar 20, 2014 — last modified Sep 30, 2014 08:52 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Ever since the release of the “Snowden files”, the secret documents evidencing the massive scale of surveillance undertaken by America’s National Security Agency and publically released by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, surveillance in the digital age has come to the fore of the global debate on internet governance and privacy.
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Even years later, Twitter doesn't delete your direct messages: by Zack Whittaker and Natasha Lomas — published Feb 18, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
When does “delete” really mean delete? Not always, or even at all, if you’re Twitter .
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Event Report on Intermediary Liability and Gender Based Violence: by Akriti Bopanna — published Dec 20, 2018 — last modified Dec 21, 2018 07:16 AM — filed under: Gender, Internet Governance
This report is a summary of the proceedings of the Roundtable Conference organized by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) at the Digital Citizen Summit, an annual summit organized by the Digital Empowerment Foundation. It was conducted at the India International Centre in New Delhi on November 1, 2018 from 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
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Every Town had its Jio Dara: by Ayswarya Murthy — published Dec 20, 2017 — last modified Dec 21, 2017 04:24 PM — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: In the hills of Darjeeling, residents facing an indefinite internet shutdown were thrown an unexpected lifeline in the form of 'Jio dara', a feeble signal from Sikkim towers that nevertheless kept a small line of communication open between the besieged towns in the region and the rest of the world.
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EVMs: How transparent is the Indian election process?: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2017 — filed under: Digital India, Internet Governance, Privacy
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have become a bone of contention after the results of the Assembly elections in five states were declared last Saturday and the BSP president Mayawati alleged tampering. The Congress party and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have called for a probe into her allegation. Social media too is abuzz with messages and videos showing how the machines can be allegedly manipulated to sway the votes in favour of a particular candidate.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Examining the Constitutionality of the Ban on Broadcast of News by Private FM and Community Radio Stations: by Gurshabad Grover, Torsha Sarkar, Rajashri Seal and Neil Trivedi — published Sep 27, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Gurshabad Grover and Torsha Sarkar along with Rajashri Seal and Neil Trivedi co-authored a paper that examined the constitutionality of the government prohibition on the broadcast of news against private and community FM channels.
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Expect anti-net censorship echo in house: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
For the anti-Internet censorship movement in the country, hope is now in sight. Their fight against the intermediary provisions (section 79) of the IT laws, according to which, an intermediary (website, domain owner) would have to take off content that a third party (or complainant) finds ‘objectionable,’ without any room for appeal, has now garnered the attention of the government itself. What is at stake is our fundamental rights, warns CPM Member of Parliament P Rajeeve, who was perhaps the first at the government level to realise that there was a gaping hole in the provision, and took up the matter in the Rajya Sabha.
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Expel or not? That is the question: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 05, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:48 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The decision of an international school to expel 14 students for their alleged ‘promiscuous’ behaviour has led to much debate and discussion.
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