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Sales of surveillance cameras are soaring, raising questions about privacy
by Admin — published Oct 16, 2018 — filed under: ,
The Telangana government wants more eyes on the streets to upgrade Hyderabad’s safety. It has asked enterprises, public sectors, residential associations and individuals to install closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) in and around their premises.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Salient Points in the Aadhaar Bill and Concerns
by Amber Sinha and Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 21, 2016 — filed under: , , , ,
Since the release of the Aadhaar Bill, the Centre for Internet and Society has been writing a number of posts analyzing the Bill and calling out problematic areas and the implications of the same. This post is meant to contribute to this growing body of writing and call out our major concerns with the Bill.
Located in Internet Governance
Save Your Voice — A movement against Web censorship
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 13, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
‘Save Your Voice (SYV)’ is a movement against Web censorship and its main demand is the repealing of the Information Technology Act, said SYV founders, Aseem Trividi, a cartoonist, and Alok Dixit, a journalist, on Monday.
Located in News & Media
Saving privacy as we knew it
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 29, 2013 — filed under: ,
Long overdue protection law still on the back-burner; meanwhile, depts put more of one's personal details online.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Say 'Password' in Hindi
by Nishant Shah — published Jun 08, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:18 AM — filed under:
English might be the language of the online world, but it’s time other languages had their say, writes Nishant Shah. The article was published in the Indian Express on June 5, 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
SC directs govt to further regulate social media: Is it necessary? Experts weigh in
by Geetika Mantri — published Sep 30, 2019 — filed under:
With the SC's directive to the Indian government for further regulation of social media, TNM asked experts what were the challenges associated with the same.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
SC has set a high threshold for tolerance: Lawrence Liang
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2015 — filed under: , , , ,
Lawyer-activist Lawrence Liang on why SC upheld section 69A and the implications of striking down section 66A.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
SC reserves judgement in cases against Section 66A
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 26, 2015 — last modified Mar 08, 2015 03:08 PM — filed under:
The verdict will have far reaching consequences on civil liberties and right to freedom of speech on the Internet.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
SC seeks govt reply on PIL challenging powers of IT Act
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 31, 2014 — last modified Sep 08, 2014 04:45 AM — filed under: ,
Section 66A of the IT Act punishes sending offensive messages through communication services, including posts on social media websites like Facebook.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Scared by a spoof? You’ve got to be kidding me!
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 05, 2012 — filed under: ,
Whether it is Mamata Banerjee's recent crackdown on a comic strip or the new legal guidelines that allow touchy readers to have objectionable content taken down, what you say online is under scrutiny. What, then, will happen to news satire websites?
Located in News & Media
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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