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‘Mobile’ voters may sway polls: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 05, 2014 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
BABALAL Patel’s tiny tea stall in Mumbai is a long way from Silicon Valley. It is not even that close to Bangalore, the Indian equivalent.
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Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong Turn: by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 25, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 11:02 PM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
After its decision in Gobind, the Supreme Court's privacy floodgates opened; a series of claims involving private parties came before its docket, and the resulting jurisprudence ended up creating confusion between state-individual surveillance, and individual-individual surveillance.
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A tale of two Internet campaigns: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 11, 2014 — last modified Mar 07, 2014 12:19 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Techies supported anti-surveillance campaign, companies backed internet safety.
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India's Internet Jam: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 31, 2012 — last modified Mar 20, 2014 12:41 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
As authorities continue to clamp down on digital freedom, politicians and corporations are getting a taste for censorship too. Pranesh Prakash reports.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Internet Governance Round-table at British High Commission: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 04, 2014 — last modified Apr 01, 2014 10:32 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A Internet Governance Round-table was hosted at the residence of the British High Commissioner in Delhi on March 4, 2014. Geeta Hariharan participated in the round-table.
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Girls just wanna have... a voice: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 08, 2014 — last modified Apr 01, 2014 11:21 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Many Indian women have taken to Twitter, the micro-blogging site, to air their views. And some of them have become social media celebrities by virtue of their wise and witty tweets. Prasun Chaudhuri looks at the women who matter in India’s Twitterverse.
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ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2014 — last modified Apr 03, 2014 09:54 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
A conference to be held on Friday 21 March 2014 at the ICANN 49 meeting venue, the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, in the Olivia Room, from 10:00 to 18:00. Organized by the NonCommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) of the Generic Names Supporting Organization, with the generous support of ICANN. Geetha Hariharan participated in this event.
Located in News & Media
New privacy Bill more refined & has wider ambit, say experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 03, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
But creates wide exceptions for government agencies.
Located in News & Media
The politics of Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 03, 2014 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
With the social media becoming an important political battleground, is Facebook affecting friendships and trying to influence our political leanings?
Located in News & Media
Panel Discussion – Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2014 — last modified Apr 04, 2014 10:10 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Bhairav Acharya will participate in a panel discussion on ‘Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression’ on Wednesday evening (26th March 2014) from 6:00 pm onwards at the India International Centre Annex. The event is organized by the Centre for Communication Governance at NLU Delhi in association with the Global Network Initiative, Washington D.C.
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