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Response by the Centre for Internet and Society to the Draft Proposal to Transition the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 30, 2015
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last modified
Nov 29, 2015 06:35 AM
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filed under:
IANA,
Internet Governance,
IANA Transition
This proposal was made to the Global Multistakeholder Community on August 9, 2015. The proposal was drafted by Pranesh Prakash and Jyoti Panday. The research assistance was provided by Padmini Baruah, Vidushi Marda, and inputs from Sunil Abraham.
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The Humpty-Dumpty Censorship of Television in India
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by
Bhairav Acharya
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published
Nov 29, 2015
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Modi government’s attack on Sathiyam TV is another manifestation of the Indian state’s paranoia of the medium of film and television, and consequently, the irrational controlling impulse of the law.
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How India Regulates Encryption
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Pranesh Prakash & Japreet Grewal
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published
Oct 30, 2015
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last modified
Jul 23, 2016 01:24 PM
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filed under:
Encryption,
Internet Governance
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DNA Research
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by
Vanya Rakesh
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published
Dec 02, 2015
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last modified
Jul 21, 2016 11:02 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In 2006, the Department of Biotechnology drafted the Human DNA Profiling Bill. In 2012 a revised Bill was released and a group of Experts was constituted to finalize the Bill. In 2014, another version was released, the approval of which is pending before the Parliament. This legislation will allow the government of India to Create a National DNA Data Bank and a DNA Profiling Board for the purposes of forensic research and analysis. Here is a collection of our research on privacy and security concerns related to the Bill.
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Sectoral Privacy Research
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by
Vanya Rakesh
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published
Dec 02, 2015
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last modified
Jan 03, 2016 09:46 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy in India since the year 2010, with special focus on the following issues.
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CIS's Position on Net Neutrality
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 04, 2015
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last modified
Dec 09, 2015 01:06 PM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
As researchers committed to the principle of pluralism we rarely produce institutional positions. This is also because we tend to update our positions based on research outputs. But the lack of clarity around our position on network neutrality has led some stakeholders to believe that we are advocating for forbearance. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Please see below for the current articulation of our common institutional position.
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A lifetime of five years on the internet
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 20, 2013
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Openness,
Researchers at Work
Centre for Internet and Society observes its fifth anniversary on Sunday.
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Submission to the Facebook Oversight Board: Policy on Cross-checks
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[in alphabetical order] Anamika Kundu, Digvijay Singh, Divyansha Sehgal and Torsha Sarkar
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published
Feb 07, 2022
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last modified
Feb 09, 2022 05:31 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Freedom,
Facebook,
Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted public comments to the Facebook Oversight Board on a policy consultation.
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Notes for India as the digital trade juggernaut rolls on
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by
Arindrajit Basu
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published
Feb 09, 2022
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filed under:
Digitalisation,
Digital Knowledge,
Internet Governance,
E-Commerce,
Digital India
Sitting out trade negotiations could result in the country losing out on opportunities to shape the rules.
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CIS Comments and Recommendations on the Data Protection Bill, 2021
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by
Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas
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published
Feb 14, 2022
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
This document is a revised version of the comments we provided on the 2019 Bill on 20 February 2020, with updates based on the amendments in the 2021 Bill.
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