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Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution – III: Conceptions of Free Speech and Democracy: by Gautam Bhatia — published May 18, 2014 — last modified May 27, 2014 10:21 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
In this 3 part series, Gautam Bhatia explores the concept of net neutrality in the context of Indian law and the Indian Constitution.
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Digital death: Log off in peace: by Prasad Krishna — published May 28, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance
From email and e-banking to shopping and social media sites, Indians have expanded their online footprint. Now, a small but rising number are planning for their digital death.
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Legislating for Privacy - Part II: by Bhairav Acharya — published May 20, 2014 — last modified May 28, 2014 09:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Apart from the conflation of commercial data protection and privacy, the right to privacy bill has ill-informed and poorly drafted provisions to regulate surveillance.
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CIS Statement at ICANN 49's Public Forum: by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 27, 2014 — last modified Jun 04, 2014 05:31 AM — filed under: IANA, IG4all, Internet Governance, Accountability, ICANN, North vs South
This was a statement made by Pranesh Prakash at the ICANN 49 meeting (on March 27, 2014), arguing that ICANN's bias towards the North America and Western Europe result in a lack of legitimacy, and hoping that the IANA transition process provides an opportunity to address this.
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India needs better cyber police: by Prasad Krishna — published May 23, 2014 — last modified Jun 04, 2014 07:56 AM — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
On Wednesday, one of the largest online shopping and auction portals, eBay, revealed that earlier this year, cybercriminals accessed details of 145 million of its customers.
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A Review of the Functioning of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicatory Officers under the IT Act: by Divij Joshi — published Jun 16, 2014 — last modified Jul 03, 2014 05:43 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Privacy
Tribunals and quasi-judicial bodies are a regular feature of the Indian judicial system, as they provide for easier and less onerous methods for dispute resolution, especially disputes which relate to technical areas and often require technical knowledge and familiarity with specialised factual scenarios.
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Indian government websites: Gold mine for cybercriminals: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2013 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:18 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
If you are a cybercriminal trying to commit identity theft or digitally impersonate a citizen, you have help from the unlikeliest of sources — the Government of India.
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Despite apex court order, IOC proceeds with Aadhaar-linked DBT: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 06, 2014 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:50 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance, Privacy
Once DBT starts, there is no other method to avail of subsidy: IOC official.
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Election panel rejects Google’s proposal for electoral services tie-up: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 09, 2014 — last modified Jan 31, 2014 08:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
EC had earlier signed a non-disclosure agreement with Google but had not shared or handed over any data to the Internet giant so far.
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"Whatever happened to Privacy?" - International Activism Conference: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 08, 2013 — last modified Feb 03, 2014 05:56 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Maria Xynou gave a keynote speech and participated as a panelist on the "Suspect Societies" panel. The event was organized by Heinrich Boell Foundation in Berlin on December 5 and 6, 2013.
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