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International Communication Association Pre-Conference on 'India and Communication Studies'
by Sanchia de Souza published May 20, 2009 last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:56 PM — filed under:
Sunil Abraham, Director-Policy, CIS, is to take part in a panel discussion on 'Media, Technology, and Governance' at the International Communication Association Pre-Conference on 'India and Communication Studies' on 21 May 2009, 1.00-2.15 pm.
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ID programme faces first challenge over privacy, data
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 29, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:20 PM — filed under:
The government is looking to the ID programme to help ensure that various welfare programmes reach the poor
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Crisis for identity or identity crisis?
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 24, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 08:16 AM — filed under:
The hurry with which the government is pushing its most ambitious project to assign a number (UID) to every citizen without any feasibility study or public debate has raised many questions.
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India Can Restrict 'Objectionable' Web Content under New Rules
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 27, 2011 last modified May 23, 2011 09:48 AM — filed under:
Internet sites and service providers in India now have the authority to order the quick deletion of offensive online content – in a move that is causing great concern among free speech proponents. This article by Ed Silverstein was featured in TMCnet Legal on April 27, 2011.
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India curbs on Bloggers and Internet
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 29, 2011 last modified May 13, 2011 11:59 AM — filed under:
The Information Technology Rules 2011 (due diligence observed by intermediaries guidelines) by the Indian government could lead to online censorship, feel human rights activists. This article by Ayyappa Prasad was published in TruthDrive on April 29, 2011.
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Tough neighbourhood tests India's e-tolerance
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 11, 2011 last modified Jun 15, 2011 10:51 AM — filed under:
The combination of having restrictive neighbours as well as security threats could make freedom on the web in India a casualty, writes Anahita Mukherji in this article published by the Times of India on June 12, 2011.
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INDIA Fears of Privacy Loss Pursue Ambitious ID Project
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 09, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:00 AM — filed under:
Fears about loss of privacy are being voiced as India gears up to launch an ambitious scheme to biometrically identify and number each of its 1.2 billion inhabitants.
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Indians Get Particular about Online Marriage
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 22, 2010 last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:48 AM — filed under:
The article quotes Nishant Shah's views on online behaviour of people seen elsewhere in the world.
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Information is Beautiful hacks in India with David Cameron
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 24, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:22 AM — filed under:
The Prime Minister took some of the UK's top hackers and data experts with him to India this week. David McCandless was with them.
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Conference: Internet at Liberty 2010
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 21, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:00 AM — filed under:
This conference is being held in Budapest from 20 to 22 September 2010. It is co-sponsored by Google and Central European University. Sunil Abraham and Anja Kovacs are attending the conference.
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