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Indian government wakes up to risk of Hotmail, Gmail
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 27, 2013
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last modified
Dec 30, 2013 04:24 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Worried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications, but the man responsible for drafting the rules still regularly uses Hotmail.
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Thousands go online against 66A
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Information Technology
An online petition aimed at amending section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act and re-examining internet laws has garnered 3,000 signatures since it began on Tuesday — two days before Kapil Sibal, telecom and IT minister, chairs a meeting with the cyber regulation advisory committee.
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FOEX Live: June 8-15, 2014
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 16, 2014
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last modified
Jun 16, 2014 10:22 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
FOEX Live,
Section 66A
A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world). Please email relevant news/cases/incidents to geetha[at]cis-india.org.
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Blog
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Reply to RTI Application on Blocking of website and Rule 419A of Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 21, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Department of Telecommunications sent its reply to an RTI application from the Centre for Internet and Society. The application was sent on December 27, 2012 with reference to blocking of websites and Rule 419A of the Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951.
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Resources
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India’s ballot battle will also run through Facebook
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 05, 2014
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Facebook on Tuesday launched its widely awaited “election tracker” for the upcoming general elections, a move that signals the growing importance of social media as a political tool in a rapidly urbanizing India.
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Students lead the way with apps for ideas
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 21, 2014
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last modified
May 28, 2014 09:24 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
At 1am, the lights are still on in 15-year-old Pratik's room at his house on 80 Feet Road, Indiranagar. The NPS-Koramangala student is busy typing code on his laptop for his latest app called Resolve.
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Centre draws red lines for Whatsapp over fake news, says must comply with Indian laws
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by
Admin
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published
Aug 27, 2018
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filed under:
Social Media,
WhatsApp,
Internet Governance
In a meeting with WhatsApp’s CEO Chris Daniels, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India put forward several demands, including that the company must have a grievance officer in India and have proper compliance of Indian laws.
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News & Media
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Brazil’s experience a red flag for WhatsApp in Indian polls, say experts
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by
Admin
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published
Oct 28, 2018
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Data shows that the share of active WhatsApp users in rural India has doubled since 2017, according to a survey by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.
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News & Media
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Untangling the web of India's 'ungovernable' Net
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 16, 2013
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
India sells itself as a tech hub, outsourcing IT experts to the world. At home, it dreams of "equity on the Net." But millions remain unconnected and digital surveillance is on the rise.
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Facebook's Fall from Grace: Arab Spring to Indian Winter
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Feb 11, 2016
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last modified
Feb 11, 2016 03:51 PM
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Social Media
Facebook’s Free Basics has been permanently banned in India! The Indian telecom regulator, TRAI has issued the world’s most stringent net neutrality regulation! To be more accurate, there is more to come from TRAI in terms of net neutrality regulations especially for throttling and blocking but if the discriminatory tariff regulation is anything to go by we can expect quite a tough regulatory stance against other net neutrality violations as well.
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