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India needs an independent privacy law, says NGO Privacy India
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Prasad Krishna
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Feb 03, 2012
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
India needs an independent privacy law though there are a number of provisions in existing legislations that protect a citizen's privacy, according to an NGO that is lobbying for the cause. The story was published in the Economic Times on 2 February 2012.
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Freedom of Expression in Community Media and on the Internet Understanding Connections, Finding Common Ground
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Prasad Krishna
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Feb 03, 2012
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Internet Governance
A meeting co-organised by the Internet Democracy Project (Delhi) and Maraa (Bangalore) with the support of the Community Radio Forum in New Delhi on 3 February 2012. Pranesh Prakash is participating in this event.
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Do we need the Aadhar scheme?
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Sunil Abraham
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Feb 03, 2012
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
"Decentralisation and privacy are preconditions for security. Digital signatures don’t require centralised storage and are much more resilient in terms of security", Sunil Abraham in the Business Standard on 1 February 2012.
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Google move is not good for netizens, say experts
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Prasad Krishna
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Feb 03, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Google's plan to merge data across 60 of its properties, which was announced last week, has drawn criticism from experts on the Internet, who are saying that this is detrimental to privacy. Balaji Narasimhan wrote this in the Hindu Business Line. The article was published on 31 January 2012.
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Sense and Censorship
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jan 31, 2012
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last modified
Jan 31, 2012 06:15 AM
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Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills, at the US House of Representatives and Senate, respectively, appear to enforce property rights, but are, in fact, trade bills. This article by Sunil Abraham was published in the Indian Express on 20 January 2012.
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Twitter’s Censorship Move Aimed at Regaining China?
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Prasad Krishna
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Jan 30, 2012
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Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Twitter, the popular social networking site for micro-blogging, has announced it is open to content censorship and region-based filtering, if required by law. The service boasts nearly 300 million users from across the world. Vinod Yalburgi writes this in the International Business Times.
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Google’s privacy policy raises hackles
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jan 30, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Have you ever used Google to search for a restaurant while you were logged in its network using your Google id? Or shared information about your trip to Goa with your friends on Google +? Or watched belly dance on YouTube? Or looked for Sunny Leone pictures on Google images? If yes, Google knows about it. Javed Anwer wrote on article on this. It is published in the Times of India on 26 January 2012.
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Our Internet and the Law
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Jan 28, 2012
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last modified
Mar 26, 2012 09:28 AM
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Internet Governance
Nishant Shah was interviewed by the BBC Channel 5 (Radio) for its Outriders section. Jamillah Knowles reports this through this blog post published by BBC Radio on 24 January 2012.
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Privacy Matters — Analyzing the Right to "Privacy Bill"
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Natasha Vaz
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Jan 28, 2012
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last modified
Feb 15, 2012 04:27 AM
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Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
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On January 21, 2012 a public conference “Privacy Matters” was held at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai. It was the sixth conference organised in the series of regional consultations held as “Privacy Matters”. The present conference analyzed the Draft Privacy Bill and the participants discussed the challenges and concerns of privacy in India.
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Google to change privacy policy to use personal info of users
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jan 27, 2012
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last modified
Jan 30, 2012 05:03 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
It is a warning for users of Google and other Social Networking sites. Who are using these sites for searching anything they want to know and sharing their personal life with friends, colleagues and relatives. If you have ever used Google for searching any place, restaurant or shared information about your personal life with your friends on Google and other social networking sites, or you have watched adult stuff on YouTube, if your answer is yes, Google knows about it. And according to its new privacy policy Google is going to put this information to some use. Sheetal Ranga's article was published in Punjab Newsline on 27 January 2012.
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