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Rajeev Chandrasekhar Urges PM To Withdraw India’s Proposal For UN Committee On Internet-Policy
by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2012 — filed under:
Rajya Sabha MP, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has written a letter to the Indian Prime Minister, urging him to withdraw India’s proposal to UN seeking governance of Internet control.
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Aadhaar by Numbers
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 21, 2016 — last modified Sep 11, 2016 04:36 PM — filed under: , ,
Sunil Abraham will be addressing a public seminar at an event organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in New Delhi on Friday, April 29, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
You will need a license to create a WhatsApp group in Kashmir
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 21, 2016 — filed under: , , , ,
The internet rights activists have criticised the move stating it as unconstitutional.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Will Facebook, Twitter relocate servers to India?
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 23, 2016 — filed under: ,
The debate to relocate offshore servers of internet and social media firms including Google, Facebook and Twitter has revived.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Can the Matters Dealt with in the Aadhaar Act be the Objects of a Money Bill?
by Pooja Saxena — published Apr 24, 2016 — filed under: , , , ,
In this infographic, we highlight the matters dealt with in the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, and consider if these can be objects of a money bill. The infographic is designed by Pooja Saxena, based on information compiled by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Amber Sinha.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The Aadhaar Act is Not a Money Bill
by Amber Sinha — published Apr 25, 2016 — filed under: , , , ,
While the authority of the Lok Sabha Speaker is final and binding, Jairam Ramesh’s writ petition may allow the Supreme Court to question an incorrect application of substantive principles. This article by Amber Sinha was published by The Wire on April 24, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Can the Aadhaar Act 2016 be Classified as a Money Bill?
by Pooja Saxena — published Apr 24, 2016 — last modified Apr 25, 2016 01:48 PM — filed under: , , , ,
In this infographic, we show if the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, can be classified as a money bill. The infographic is designed by Pooja Saxena, based on information compiled by Amber Sinha and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Panel Discussion on UID/ Aadhar act 2016 and its impact on Social, Security
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 28, 2016 — filed under: , ,
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by Students Christian Movement of India at SCM House in Bangalore on April 25, 2016. Mathew Thomas and Usha Ramanathan also gave talks.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Privacy Issues with DRM
by Jalaj Pandey — published May 03, 2016 — filed under: ,
This post has been written by Jalaj Pandey interning at CIS. It elaborates upon the various privacy issues with the Digital Rights Management. The author talks about the various ways in which content producers use DRM as a tool to infringe the privacy of the end users.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
April 2016 Newsletter
by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 30, 2016 — last modified May 10, 2016 06:26 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Welcome to the CIS newsletter for April 2016. The key issues we worked on this month included the Aadhaar Act 2016, Standard Essential Patents, cyber security of smart grids, and involvement of international agencies in the smart cities project in India.
Located in About Us / Newsletters
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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