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Response to the Pegasus Questionnaire issued by the SC Technical Committee
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by
Anamika Kundu, Digvijay, Arindrajit Basu, Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Apr 13, 2022 02:45 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On March 25, 2022, the Supreme Court appointed Technical Committee constituted to examine the allegations of alleged unauthorised surveillance using the Pegasus software released a questionnaire seeking responses and comments from the general public.
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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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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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Views | Why the Left may for once be right
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 25, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
On the opening day of the upcoming parliamentary session on Tuesday, the Rajya Sabha is set to vote on an annulment motion against the IT rules, moved by P. Rajeeve of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
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India: Social Media Censorship to Contain ‘Cyber-Terrorism'?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 27, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
This is the second post in the 2-part series about the perceived role of social media in the wake of the Assam clashes that spilled across the country and threatened to upset the nation's peace.
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DIT's Response to RTI on Website Blocking
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 07, 2011
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last modified
Aug 02, 2011 07:13 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
For the first time in India, we have a list of websites that are blocked by order of the Indian government. This data was received from the Department of Information Technology in response to an RTI that CIS filed. Pranesh Prakash of CIS analyzes the implications of these blocks, as well as the shortcomings of the DIT's response.
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Rebuttal of DIT's Misleading Statements on New Internet Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 13, 2011
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last modified
Jul 11, 2012 01:18 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Featured,
Intermediary Liability
The press statement issued on May 11 by the Department of Information Technology (DIT) on the furore over the newly-issued rules on 'intermediary due diligence' is misleading and is, in places, plainly false. We are presenting a point-by-point rebuttal of the DIT's claims.
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Civil Liberties and the amended Information Technology Act, 2000
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by
Malavika Jayaram
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published
Aug 05, 2010
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 10:13 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
This post examines certain limitations of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (as amended in 2008). Malavika Jayaram points out the fact that when most countries of the world are adopting plain English instead of the conventional legal terminology for better understanding, India seems to be stuck in the old-fashioned method thereby, struggling to maintain a balance between clarity and flexibility in drafting its laws. The present Act, she says, is although an improvement over the old Act and seeks to address and improve on certain areas in the right direction but still comes up short in making necessary changes when it comes to fundamental rights and personal liberties. The new Act retains elements from the previous one making it an abnormal document and this could have been averted if there had been some attention to detail.
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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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Big Brother is Watching You
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jun 01, 2011
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 09:32 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
The government is massively expanding its surveillance power over law-abiding citizens and businesses, says Sunil Abraham in this article published by the Deccan Herald on June 1, 2011.
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