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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
Geospatial Info Regulation Bill will hurt start-ups, small firms
by Prasad Krishna published May 13, 2016 — filed under:
The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, whose draft outlaws the acquisition of geospatial information without the government’s permission, is expected to impact smaller companies rather more than the large ones.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry The High Level Privacy Conclave — Conference Report
by Natasha Vaz published Apr 12, 2012 last modified Apr 30, 2012 09:46 AM — filed under: ,
Privacy India, the Centre for Internet and Society and the Society in Action Group, with support from IDRC and Privacy International, have spent 18 months studying the state of privacy in India, and conducting consultations across India in Kolkata, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Chennai, and Mumbai. On February 3, 2012, a high-level conclave was held in New Delhi with representatives from government, industry, media, and civil society participating in the event. At the conclave the discussions were focused on Internet Privacy, National Security & Privacy, and the future of Privacy in India.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Once Upon A Flash
by Nishant Shah published Nov 04, 2011 last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:23 AM — filed under:
It was a dark and stormy evening. A young man in a dark blue Adidas jacket, collar turned up, eyes under green-black shades, hopped off a motorbike, tucked his thumbs into the front pockets of his low-slung retro jeans and surreptitiously made his way through a road thronging with rush-hour traffic and irate pedestrians yelping on their cellphones. He skipped across death traps with skilled ease: leaping over potholes, jumping over halfdug trenches, avoiding the occasional pair of doggy jaws that longed to mate with his ankles, ignoring the bikers who were using the pavements as new lanes for driving towards a honking traffic jam bathed in an orange and red neon that made the road look like a piece of burnt toast with dollops of vicious jam on it.
Located in Internet Governance