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                                      Privacy Policy Framework for Indian Mental Health Apps 
                                     
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This report analyses the privacy policies of mental health apps in India and provides recommendations for making the policies not only legally compliant but also user-centric
                                      
                                          
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                                      Learn It Yourself
                                    
 
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The peer-to-peer world of online learning encourages conversations and reciprocal learning, writes Nishant Shah in an article published in the Indian Express on 30 October 2011. 
                                      
                                          
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                                      Netizen Report: Transparency Edition
                                    
 
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                                              Prasad Krishna
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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Global Voices Online has carried a feature story, "Netizen Report: Transparency Edition". We at CIS had filed an RTI application about website blocking. This is reflected in this article by Rebecca MacKinnon which was posted online on 7 November 2011.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Droidcon India, first Android Conference in Bangalore
                                    
 
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HasGeek is happy to announce the forthcoming Droidcon India on the 18th and 19th of November 2011 at the MLR Convention Centre in Bangalore. Droidcon.com, Bangalore Android User Group, MobileMonday Bangalore, Medianama, Android Advices and the Centre for Internet and Society are the event partners.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Report on the 4th Privacy Round Table meeting
                                     
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                                              Maria Xynou
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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This report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the fourth Privacy Round Table in Mumbai, on 15th June 2013.     
        
                                      
                                          
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                                      SEBI and Communication Surveillance: New Rules, New Responsibilities?
                                     
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In this blog post, Kovey Coles writes about the activities of the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), discusses the importance of call data records (CDRs), and throws light on the significant transition in governmental leniency towards access to private records.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Privacy Round Table, Kolkata
                                    
 
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                                              Prasad Krishna
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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The Centre for Internet and Society, the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and the Data Security Council of India cordially invite you to attend the "Privacy Round Table" in Kolkata on July 13, 2013, 10.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., to discuss the "Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy" by the Justice A.P. Shah Committee, the text of the "Citizen's Privacy (Protection) Bill, 2013, drafted by the Centre for Internet and Society, and "Strengthening Privacy Protection through Co-Regulation" by DSCI.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Indian govt blocks 40 smut sites, forgets to give reason
                                    
 
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Don't mind us, we're just censoring your content for you...
                                      
                                          
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                                      Concerns over central snoop
                                    
 
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                                              Prasad Krishna
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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Eyebrows have been raised at the Centre’s single-window system to intercept phone calls and internet exchanges — the desi version of the US’s surveillance programme, PRISM — that is expected to roll out this year-end.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Govt goes after porn, makes ISPs ban sites
                                    
 
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The government has decided to put a blanket ban on several websites that allow users to share pornographic content.
                                      
                                          
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