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Cyber Security Policy Research: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 16, 2015 — last modified Oct 16, 2015 04:47 PM — filed under: Cyber Security, Event, Internet Governance
Tim Maurer will give a presentation on cybersecurity policy research at the Centre for Internet & Society's New Delhi office on October 18, 2015, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Geetha Hariharan and Sunil Abraham will participate in this event.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Supreme Court provides partial relief for Aadhaar: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 18, 2015 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
In a small but significant win for the government, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the use of the Aadhaar number for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, pensions by central and state governments, and the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, in addition to its current use in the public distribution system (PDS) and the distribution of cooking gas and kerosene.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Ahead of hosting Modi, Facebook rebrands internet.org as Free Basics: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 26, 2015 — last modified Oct 18, 2015 02:21 PM — filed under: Social Media, Facebook, Internet Governance
Hinting at what could be vital points of discussion when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday, the social media giant has rebranded its internet access enabling platform Internet.org as Free Basics.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The 'Global Multistakholder Community' is Neither Global Nor Multistakeholder: by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 20, 2015 — last modified Nov 03, 2016 10:42 AM — filed under: Multi-stakeholder, ICANN, IANA Transition, Internet Governance
CIS research shows how Western, male, and industry-driven the IANA transition process actually is.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Seminar on "Hate Speech and Social Media": by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 05, 2014 — last modified Feb 13, 2014 06:22 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
NALSAR University of Law, in collaboration with the British Deputy High Commission organized a seminar on Hate Speech and Social Media in Hyderabad on January 4 and 5, 2014. Chinmayi Arun was one of the speakers at the seminar.
Located in News & Media
February 11: The Day We Fight Back Against Mass Surveillance: by Divij Joshi — published Feb 14, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The expansive surveillance being perpetuated by governments and corporations is the single biggest threat to individual liberties in the digital age.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
First Meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group for India Internet Governance Forum: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 04, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 05:28 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Department of Electronics and Information Technology organized a meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) at Electronics Niketan in New Delhi on February 10, 2014. Sunil Abraham participated in this meeting.
Located in News & Media
Dark days for the creative class in India: Siddiqui: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 17, 2014 — last modified Feb 17, 2014 09:14 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
As India’s literacy rate improves, governments, courts, media, publishers and big business are all stifling free speech.
Located in News & Media
CIS Welcomes 52nd Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy: by Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 24, 2014 — last modified Feb 24, 2014 10:49 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The “Fifty Second Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy” issued by the 2013 -2014 Standing Committee on Information Technology on February 12th 2014, highlights the urgent need for reform in India’s cyber security framework and the need for the much awaited privacy legislation to be finalized and made into a law.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Comparison of Section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and Section 4 of the Identification Act Revised Statute of Canada: by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 03, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
A comparison of section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill, section 4 of the Identification Act, Revised Statute of Canada, and a review of international best practices.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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