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Meeting on Net Neutrality and Related Issues
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 16, 2016
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last modified
Aug 02, 2016 03:56 PM
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Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
A meeting was convened by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on July 15, 2016 in New Delhi to discuss Net Neutrality and related issues. Sunil Abraham attended this meeting.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Meeting on Proactive Disclosure and Personal Data (Delhi, May 13, 5:30 pm)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 13, 2017
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last modified
May 13, 2017 04:32 AM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Internet Governance,
Public Accountability
CIS is organising an informal discussion on topics related to proactive disclosure and personal data thrown up by the recently published report by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali titled "Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof)". Please join us at 5:30 pm today, May 13, at the CIS office.
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Internet Governance
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Events
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Messaging apps find another foe in India’s market regulator
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 08, 2013
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last modified
Jun 05, 2013 10:46 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
Paranoid governments and mobile operators aren’t the only one that dislike messaging apps. Regulatory bodies aren’t crazy about them either. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is worried that attempts to pass on confidential information or manipulate markets are originating from within services like WhatsApp and Blackberry Messenger.
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News & Media
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Metrolife: Brutality porn has sadly many takers in India
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by
Admin
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published
Apr 19, 2018
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Internet Governance
The name of the eight-year old Kathua rape victim is trending not just on social media but also on a porn site.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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MHA snoop order & bid to amend IT rules: China-like clampdown or tracking unlawful content?
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 30, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
An MHA order last week authorised 10 government agencies to scan data on computers. This was followed by the Modi government’s proposal to amend the Information Technology rules for social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter to “proactively identify, remove or disable access to unlawful information or content” in order to curb fake news online.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from Delhi University
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
May 15, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
This post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in Delhi University.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Microsoft releases its first report on data requests by law enforcement agencies around the world
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Mar 27, 2013
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last modified
Jul 12, 2013 12:19 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
SAFEGUARDS
In this post, the Centre for Internet and Society presents Microsoft´s report on law enforcement requests, with a focus on data requested by Indian law enforcement agencies.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Microsoft says WannaCry ransomware must be a wake-up call for governments
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 20, 2017
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last modified
Jun 07, 2017 12:55 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Computer security experts said the current attack could have been much worse but for the quick action of a young researcher in Britain who discovered a vulnerability in the ransomware itself, known as WanaCryptor 2.0. It has, however, retweeted a blog post by Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer at Microsoft, who directs much of the blame toward the USA government, arguing that it should have alerted the $524 billion tech titan about the problem.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Millions of Indians move from cash to digital payments. But some ask whether it’s safe
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 16, 2017
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filed under:
Digital Money,
Internet Governance,
Digital Governance,
Digital Economy
Minutes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began an ambitious new mobile-phone-payment application in December, several clones of the app popped up at Android smartphone stores.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Millions of Indians Slam Facebook's ‘Free Basics’ App
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Dec 30, 2015
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Social Media,
Telecom,
Internet Governance
It has been less than two months since the nationwide launch of the Free Basics app in India. The smart phone application (formerly known as Internet.org) offers free access to Facebook, Facebook-owned products like WhatsApp, and a select suite of other websites for users who do not pay for mobile data plans.
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Telecom
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Blog
