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India Subject to NSA Dragnet Surveillance! No Longer a Hypothesis — It is Now Officially Confirmed: by Maria Xynou — published Jun 13, 2013 — last modified Nov 06, 2013 10:20 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
As of last week, it is officially confirmed that the metadata of everyone´s communications is under the NSA´s microscope. In fact, the leaked data shows that India is one of the countries which is under NSA surveillance the most!
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India takes its first serious step toward privacy regulation – but it may be misguided: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 15, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The world’s second-most populous nation may be on the cusp of embracing privacy legislation. After several false starts the Indian government appears ready to accept the need for some form of regulation.
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India threatens action against Twitter for ethnic violence 'rumors': by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 27, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social media, Internet Governance, Censorship
India threatened to take action on Thursday against Twitter over content alleged to have inflamed ethnic tensions, as leaked documents revealed the government scrambling to censor online material.
Located in News & Media
India To Introduce Virtual ID For Aadhaar To Strengthen Privacy: by Admin — published Jan 17, 2018 — last modified Jan 17, 2018 12:11 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The government will introduce a virtual identification number for Aadhaar to help strengthen privacy following several instances of data leaks.
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India To Let Private Companies Access Citizens’ Biometric Data: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 27, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
India, home to the world’s largest national biometric registry, plans to begin sharing citizens’ data with the country’s private companies and startups.
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India Today Conclave Next 2017: Aadhaar was rushed, says MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 26, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Talking at the ongoing India Today Conclave Next 2017, MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar said that Aadhaar was rushed and foisted on the country by authorities that fail to first create a proper ecosystem. Chandrashekhar gave his comments at a keynote titled Privacy -- The Fundamental Right for the Digital Citizen.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India tops list of content restrictions requests, says Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 05:01 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
India has again topped the list of content restriction requests in the second half of 2014 with over 5,800 requests recorded in Facebook's Government Requests Report released on Sunday.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India Trilateral Forum: by Admin — published Mar 23, 2018 — last modified Apr 10, 2018 03:09 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Sunil Abraham was a panelist in the session "The Promise and Peril of Technology" at the 14th edition of India Trilateral Forum organized by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Observer Research Foundation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Sweden in Goa from March 22 - 23, 2018.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India Weighing Looser Web Rules: by Prasad Krishna — published May 30, 2011 — last modified May 31, 2011 12:23 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Indian authorities are considering revisions to new Internet regulations after criticism from free-speech advocates and companies like Google Inc. that fear they could be exposed to liability under the regime. This article by Amol Sharma was published in the Wall Street Journal on May 30, 2011.
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India WhatsApp Privacy Fight May Affect Multinationals: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 02, 2017 — filed under: Social Media, WhatsApp, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Indian Supreme Court’s review of Facebook Inc.'s and WhatsApp Inc.'s data security practices may lack teeth but also presages a desire for a stronger privacy regime and oversight of multinationals, internet and privacy specialists told Bloomberg BNA.
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