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Preliminary Submission on "Internet Governance Issues" to the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India: by Geetha Hariharan — published Feb 12, 2015 — last modified Feb 12, 2015 02:52 PM — filed under: Featured, Internet Governance
On January 30, 2015, Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) held a consultation on Internet governance. A committee was set up to draft a report on Internet governance, with a focus on issues relevant to India. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is represented on the committee, and has provided its preliminary comments to ASSOCHAM.
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The Centre for Internet and Society joins Worldwide Campaign to Discover Depth of GCHQ's Illegal Spying: by Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 28, 2015 — last modified Mar 01, 2015 06:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society has joined an international campaign to allow anyone in the world to request whether Britain’s intelligence agency GCHQ has illegally spied on them.
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Facebook offers free but limited access to the Internet in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 10, 2015 — last modified Mar 08, 2015 07:42 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Facebook-backed Internet.org is extending its offer of free but limited Internet access to India via a mobile app.
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The Surveillance Industry in India – An Analysis of Indian Security Expos: by Divij Joshi — published Feb 19, 2015 — last modified Mar 08, 2015 12:25 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The author talks about the surveillance industry in India and analyses Indian security expos.
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Hacking of SIM card by spy agencies raises fears of sensitive documents being leaked: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 25, 2015 — last modified Mar 09, 2015 01:31 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The hacking of SIM-card and digital security services provider Gemalto by American and British spy agencies has raised fears that sensitive communications, by the Indian government and hundreds of domestic companies, may have been at the risk of being spied on.
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Analytics to help govt read public mood online: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 20, 2015 — last modified Mar 09, 2015 04:57 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Union government is in the process of commissioning a project to analyse public sentiment about it on various online platforms.
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Uploaded and blocked, a daylong battle rages on the web over BBC documentary: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 10, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance
It was a daylong tussle between uploads and takedowns. Netizens kept uploading the controversial BBC documentary, 'India's Daughter', on video-sharing websites even as several of them were blocked within hours on Thursday. By 9pm, the hour-long film had been removed from at least four locations on YouTube. One of them had already gathered over 1.04 lakh views by then. The documentary which deals with the December 16 Nirbhaya rape case was still available on another video-sharing website, dailymotion.com, where two of three such uploads even had an advertisement preceding the video. It could also be seen on vimeo.com, another video-sharing service.
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NetGain: Working Together for a Stronger Digital Society: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 11, 2015 — last modified Mar 13, 2015 02:32 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham made a presentation at this event.
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GSMA Research Outputs: by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 04, 2015 — last modified Apr 06, 2015 02:18 PM — filed under: GSMA Research, Internet Governance, Privacy
This is a collection of research under our GSMA project that we have undertaken in collaboration with Privacy International. The research has sought to understand different legal and regulatory aspects of security and surveillance in India and consists of blog entries and reports. Any feedback or comment is welcome.
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Netizens Rejoice Over SC Ruling to Keep the Net Free: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
The Supreme Court ruling to strike down Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act has been welcomed by the city’s netizens.
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