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India:Privacy in Peril: by Bhairav Acharya — published Jul 12, 2013 — last modified Sep 25, 2013 09:56 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The danger of mass surveillance in India is for real. The absence of a regulating law is damning for Indians who want to protect their privacy against the juggernaut of state and private surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Indian activists slam FCC decision to ditch net neutrality: by Admin — published Nov 24, 2017 — last modified Dec 18, 2017 03:27 PM — filed under: Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
Indian net neutrality activists are assured the ongoing net neutrality tussle in the US will have no impact on India.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian biometric ID plan faces court hurdle: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2013 — last modified Oct 03, 2013 10:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Supreme Court in India rules -- for now -- against plan to make biometric ID mandatory for receiving services.
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Indian companies need to boost encrpytion adoption rate: experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2016 — filed under: Encryption, Internet Governance
Most banks do not follow Reserve bank of India’s standard 64/128-bit encryption policy due to laxity and unavailability of funds.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian Court Strikes Down Section of Law Punishing Offensive Posts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a section of a law that allowed the authorities to jail people for offensive online posts, in a judgment that was regarded as a landmark ruling on free speech in India.
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Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of Players: by Admin — published May 18, 2018 — last modified May 18, 2018 05:01 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered a trove of personal and sensitive data belonging to around 15,000 to 20,000 Indian applicants participating in cricket seasons 2015-2018.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian experts doubt government ban on porn sites will be effective: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 01, 2016 — last modified Jul 01, 2016 03:00 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
The Indian government directed service providers to block 240 websites but doubts have surfaced over the legality of such an order.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian Feminist Judgment Project Workshop: by Admin — published Oct 16, 2018 — filed under: Gender, Internet Governance
Swaraj Paul Barooah was a discussant at the Indian Feminist Judgment Project 'righting together' workshop organised in Delhi by Jindal from October 6 - 7, 2018.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian government at second position after U.S.A for demanding user data from Google: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
The Indian government has secured 2nd position in the list of the governments demanding for Web user information. It is behind only from the United States government.
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Indian government defends Internet blocking: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 28, 2012 — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
India on Friday defended itself against accusations of heavy-handed online censorship, saying it had been successful in blocking content blamed for fuelling ethnic tensions.
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