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Indian Porn Ban is Partially Lifted But Sites Remain Blocked: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 05, 2015 — last modified Sep 13, 2015 09:00 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
The Indian government made a quick about-face on its order to block hundreds of pornography websites on Tuesday, partially lifting the ban after political backlash against the moral policing.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian public concerned about fingerprint payment scheme: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 12, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Guardian is reporting that a prominent think tank has found that the prospect of using fingerprint authentication for everyday payments is raising privacy concerns among the Indian public.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian student in Cornell University hacks into ICSE, ISC database: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 06, 2013 — last modified Jul 02, 2013 07:39 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A 20-year-old Indian student from Cornell University hacked into the database of ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) school exam results, exposed glaring anomalies in the marking system and went on to merrily write about his exploits in an online post.
Located in News & Media
Indian Supreme Court Overturns Law Barring ‘Offensive Messages’ Online: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2015 — last modified Mar 25, 2015 04:18 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down legislation barring “offensive messages” online, saying it violated constitutional guarantees of free expression.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian surveillance laws & practices far worse than US: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jun 13, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:09 AM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Censorship, SAFEGUARDS
Explosive would be just the word to describe the revelations by National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, 419A Rules and IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, 69 Rules: by Jadine Lannon — published Apr 28, 2013 — last modified Apr 30, 2013 10:04 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Jadine Lannon has performed a clause-by-clause comparison of the 419A Rules of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the 69 Rules under Section 69 of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 in order to better understand how the two are similar and how they differ. Though they are from different Acts entirely, the Rules are very similar. Notes have been included on some changes we deemed to be important.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Indians Ask: Is Visiting a Torrent Site Really A Crime?: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Sep 06, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
India has banned various large-scale torrent sites for a long time — this is old news. But under a new federal policy in India, one can be jailed for three years and fined 300,000 Indian Rupees (~US $4464) for downloading content on any of these blocked websites.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Indians Call For More Stringent Data Protection Laws: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 18, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
The government is India is facing calls to establish better cybersecurity laws to protect consumers’ data after fears have crept up that Reliance Jio, the telecom startup in India, suffered a major data leak.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indians Get Particular about Online Marriage: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 22, 2010 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:48 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The article quotes Nishant Shah's views on online behaviour of people seen elsewhere in the world.
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Indians Join ‘Save the Internet’ Campaign: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 15, 2015 — last modified May 09, 2015 07:42 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
In India, hundreds of thousands have joined a public campaign to ensure equal access to the Internet as an impassioned debate engulfs the country on what is called “net neutrality.”
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