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Linking Facebook use to free top-up data: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 14, 2016 — filed under: Digital Media, Facebook, Internet Governance, Social Media
Just before the Trai notification, the Ambani brothers signed a spectrum sharing pact and they have been sharing optic fibre since 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
List of Chairman and Members of CRAC: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Dec 02, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Information Technology
Notification on the constitution of the "Cyber Regulation Advisory Committee"
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
List of Recommendations on the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 - Letter Submitted to the Members of Parliament: by Amber Sinha, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Sunil Abraham, and Vanya Rakesh — published Mar 16, 2016 — last modified Mar 21, 2016 08:50 AM — filed under: UID, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Featured, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics, Homepage
On Friday, March 11, the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016. The Bill was introduced as a money bill and there was no public consultation to evaluate the provisions therein even though there are very serious ramifications for the Right to Privacy and the Right to Association and Assembly. Based on these concerns, and numerous others, we submitted an initial list of recommendations to the Members of Parliaments to highlight the aspects of the Bill that require immediate attention.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Listening Machines - New interfaces for Art-Science and Technology Policy: by Admin — published Mar 25, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
Sharath Chandra presented his work "Listening Machines - New interfaces for Art-Science and Technology Policy" at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C, at the Arthur M Sackler Colloquia on March 12, 2018.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
LITD 17 Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards Meeting: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 23, 2016 — last modified Oct 07, 2016 01:38 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Vanya Rakesh attended the LITD-17 committee meeting (committee on Information Systems Security and Biometrics) organised by the Bureau of Indian Standards on 23 September 2016 in Bengaluru.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Live Chat: Aadhaar: An identity crisis?: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:54 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Aadhaar card is not compulsory for citizens and "no person should be denied any benefits or ‘suffer’ for not having the Aadhaar cards issued by Unique Identification Authority of India," the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Live Chat: For a neutral net: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 15, 2015 — last modified May 09, 2015 07:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
How much do you know about net neutrality? How does it affect you?
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Live Chat: Win for Free Speech: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2015 — last modified Mar 26, 2015 04:07 PM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Join us for a live chat at 5.30 pm on SC striking down the Section 66A of the IT Act which had permitted the arrest of people for posting "offensive content" on the internet.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Living in a Fish Bowl: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 16, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Though India needs a comprehensive law on the right to privacy, it may not be ready for something as avant garde as the “right to be forgotten” on the Internet, argues Shuma Raha
Located in News & Media
Locating Constructs of Privacy within Classical Hindu Law: by Ashna Ashesh and Bhairav Acharya — published Dec 29, 2014 — last modified Jan 01, 2015 01:56 PM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Privacy
This white paper seeks to locate privacy in Classical Hindu Law, and by doing so, displace the notion that privacy is an inherently ‘Western’ concept that is the product of a modernist legal system.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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