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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.
Located in News & Media
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.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India won't censor social media: Telecom Minister: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 15, 2012 — last modified Mar 01, 2012 07:15 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
India does not intend to censor online social networks such as Facebook, a minister said Tuesday, but he demanded that they obey the same rules governing the press and other media. The article by AFP was published in the Tribune on February 14, 2012.
Located in News & Media
India's 'Big Brother': The Central Monitoring System (CMS): by Maria Xynou — published Apr 08, 2013 — last modified Dec 06, 2013 09:39 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In this post, Maria Xynou looks at India´s Central Monitoring System (CMS) project and examines whether it can target individuals´ communications data, regardless of whether they are involved in illegal activity.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India's ‘Facebook ruling’ is another nail in the coffin of the MNO model: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 28, 2016 — last modified Feb 28, 2016 03:44 AM — filed under: Social Media, Telecom, Free Basics, TRAI, Internet Governance, Freedom of Speech and Expression
Ability to access 'net from mobe no longer considered a miracle.
Located in Telecom / News & Media
India's Aadhaar mandate for smartphone makers may rile global firms: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 15, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
They are unlikely to oblige to request to make changes in their operating system and devices to ensure Aadhaar authentication is done securely on smartphones.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India's Aadhaar with biometric details of its billion citizens is making experts uncomfortable: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 14, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
"Indians in general have yet to understand the meaning and essence of privacy," says Member of Parliament, Tathagata Satpathy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India's billion-member biometric database raises privacy fears: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
India's parliament is set to pass legislation that gives federal agencies access to the world's biggest biometric database in the interests of national security, raising fears the privacy of a billion people could be compromised.
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