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Roundtable: Identifying and Limiting Hate Speech and Harassment Online: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 28, 2016 — last modified Aug 09, 2016 01:31 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Japreet Grewal attended this event organized by Software Freedom Law Centre at Constitution Club Of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on July 28, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
RTI and Third Party Information: What Constitutes the Private and Public?: by Noopur Raval — published Jul 12, 2011 — last modified Nov 24, 2011 09:21 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The passing of the Right to Information Act, 2005 was seen as giving an empowering tool in the hands of the citizens of India, six years post its implementation, loopholes have surfaced with misuse of the many fundamental concepts, which have yet not been defined to allow for a consistent pattern of decisions. Among many problems that emerge with the Act, a major problem is defining the extent to which an individual has access to other people’s information. While most of us tend to think that asking for other people’s phone numbers, personal details like passport number or IT returns are private and would be kept so, under the RTI Act and as seen in the Central Information Commission (CIC) decisions, all of these details can be availed of by someone who doesn’t know you at all!
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
RTI on Complaints under Section 79 of IT Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2013 — last modified Jun 12, 2013 09:50 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, gave its reply to an RTI application filed by Saket Bisani. We are reproducing the text below:
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
RTI on Officials and Agencies Authorized to Intercept Telephone Messages in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 15, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In an RTI mailed on April 17, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society sought comprehensive information on the officials and agencies authorized to intercept telephone messages in India.
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RTI regarding Smart Cities Mission in India: by Paul Thottan — published Apr 21, 2016 — filed under: Smart Cities, RTI Application, RTI, Internet Governance
Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) had filed an RTI on 3 February 2016 before the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) regarding the Smart Cities Mission in India. The RTI sought information regarding the role of various foreign governments, private industry, multilateral bodies that will provide technical and financial assistance for this project and information on Government agreements regarding PPP’s for financing the project.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
RTI response regarding the UIDAI: by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 12, 2015 — last modified Dec 22, 2015 02:57 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This is a response to the RTI filed regarding UIDAI
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Rule 419A of the Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951: by Jadine Lannon — published Apr 27, 2013 — last modified Nov 19, 2013 07:16 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Central Government made the following rules to amend the Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951.
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Ruling in India shields Web posts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 27, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
The Supreme Court in India struck down a section of its country’s information technology act Tuesday that had made it illegal for anyone to spread ‘‘offensive messages’’ on electronic devices and resulted in arrests over posts on Facebook and other social media.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Rural Indians don’t trust messages on WhatsApp blindly: Survey: by Admin — published Oct 28, 2018 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Only 8% of the respondents marked 10 as their trust score on a scale of 1-10, where 1 stands for complete distrust and 10 for complete trust, in information received on WhatsApp, found a survey.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Russian social network VKontakte temporarily blocked in India for Blue Whale threat: by Admin — published Sep 14, 2017 — last modified Sep 14, 2017 01:17 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Russian social network Vkontakte, where the suicidal online "game" Blue Whale+ is believed to have originated, was blocked on certain internet service provider networks on Tuesday.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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