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Is India’s website-blocking law constitutional? – I. Law & procedure
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Dec 11, 2014
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last modified
Dec 11, 2014 11:02 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Blocking
Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, along with its corresponding Rules, set out the procedure for blocking of websites in India. Over two posts, Geetha Hariharan examines the constitutional validity of Section 69A and the Blocking Rules.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Is the new ‘interception’ order old wine in a new bottle?
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by
Elonnai Hickok, Vipul Kharbanda, Shweta Mohandas and Pranav M. Bidare
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published
Dec 29, 2018
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filed under:
IT Act,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Cyber Security,
Information Technology
The government could always authorise intelligence agencies to intercept and monitor communications, but the lack of clarity is problematic.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, 69A Rules: Draft and Final Version Comparison
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by
Jadine Lannon
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published
Apr 26, 2013
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last modified
Apr 30, 2013 10:10 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
Jadine Lannon has performed a clause-by-clause comparison of the 69A draft rules and 69A rules for Section 69A of the IT Act in order to better understand how the two differ. While there has been reshuffling of the clauses in the official rules, the content itself has not changed significantly. Notes have been included on some changes we deemed to be important.
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Blog
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IT Act and Commerce
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 11, 2009
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last modified
Aug 02, 2011 07:41 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Digital Governance,
Data Protection,
Authentication,
Security
This is a guest post by Rahul Matthan, partner in the law firm Trilegal, and widely regarded as one of the leading experts on information technology law in India. In this post, Mr. Matthan looks at the provisions in the amended Information Technology Act of interest to commerce, namely electronic signatures and data protection.
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Blog
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IT Leaders, Lawyers Welcome SC Ruling on 66A of the IT Act
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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last modified
Mar 26, 2015 03:58 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment in scrapping section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribed 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' and had been branded as grossly 'unconstitutional' by various lawyers and legal advisors.
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News & Media
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Killing the Internet Softly with Its Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 25, 2011
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last modified
Aug 20, 2011 12:51 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
While regulation of the Internet is a necessity, the Department of IT, through recent Rules under the IT Act, is guilty of over-regulation. This over-regulation is not only a bad idea, but is unconstitutional, and gravely endangers freedom of speech and privacy online.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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List of Chairman and Members of CRAC
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Dec 02, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Information Technology
Notification on the constitution of the "Cyber Regulation Advisory Committee"
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Resources
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Live Chat: Win for Free Speech
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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last modified
Mar 26, 2015 04:07 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Join us for a live chat at 5.30 pm on SC striking down the Section 66A of the IT Act which had permitted the arrest of people for posting "offensive content" on the internet.
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News & Media
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Mixed signals? Supreme Court notices to states on Facebook arrests
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 28, 2013
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last modified
Aug 28, 2013 08:42 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
In wake of the recent arrests of UP-based scholar Kanwal Bharti and Andhra-based PUCL activist Jaya Vindhyala over their Facebook posts, NDTV aired a discussion on the grey areas of the IT Act. Pranesh Prakash, Shreya Singhal and Faizal Farooqui
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News & Media
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MPs to be taught ‘draconian’ IT Act Rules as India.net support galvanises for annul motion
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 25, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Public Accountability
The blog post by Prachi Shrivastava was published in Legally India on April 23, 2012.
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