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Blog Entry The Five Monkeys & Ice-cold Water
by Sunil Abraham published Sep 26, 2012 last modified Oct 30, 2012 10:43 AM — filed under: ,
The Indian government provides leadership, both domestically and internationally, when it comes to access to knowledge.
Located in Internet Governance
The flaw in cyber law
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 30, 2012 last modified Nov 30, 2012 09:06 AM — filed under: , ,
Legal experts and netizens want the controversial clause in the IT Act to be scrapped after two Mumbai girls were arrested for a post on Facebook.
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The Forbes India 30 Under 30 List
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 21, 2014 — filed under:
Showcasing an enterprising new generation that dreams big and refuses to say die.
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Blog Entry The Four Parts of Privacy in India
by Bhairav Acharya published May 30, 2015 last modified Aug 23, 2015 01:04 PM — filed under: ,
Privacy enjoys an abundance of meanings. It is claimed in diverse situations every day by everyone against other people, society and the state.
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The freedom of expression debate: The State must mend fences with The Web
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 18, 2012 last modified Jan 07, 2013 10:30 AM — filed under: , ,
A fortnight after her arrest, Renu Srinivasan spends her free time singing Ashley Tisdale's number Suddenly. The lyrics - Suddenly people know my name, suddenly, everything has changed - resonate with the story of her life ever since she 'liked' and 'shared' her friend, Shaheen Dhada's, 21, controversial post regarding Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's funeral on Facebook on November 18 and got arrested for it.
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Blog Entry The Fundamental Right to Privacy - A Visual Guide
by Amber Sinha published Feb 16, 2018 — filed under: , , , ,
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves, or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively. This visual guide to the story of privacy law in India and the recent judgement of the Puttaswamy v. Union of India case is developed by Amber Sinha (research and content) and Pooja Saxena (design and conceptualisation).
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Blog Entry The Fundamental Right to Privacy: An Analysis
by Amber Sinha published Sep 27, 2017 last modified Oct 04, 2017 11:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
Last​ ​month’s​ ​judgment​ ​by​ ​the​ ​nine​ ​judge​ ​referral​ ​bench​ ​was​ ​an​ ​emphatic endorsement​ ​of​ ​the​ ​the​ ​constitutional​ ​right​ ​to​ ​privacy.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​course​ ​of​ ​a​ ​547​ ​page judgment,​ ​the​ ​bench​ ​affirmed​ ​the​ ​fundamental​ ​nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​privacy reading​ ​it​ ​into​ ​the​ ​values​ ​of​ ​dignity​ ​and​ ​liberty.​ In the course of a few short papers, we will dissect the various aspects of the right to privacy as put forth by the nine judge constitutional bench in the Puttaswamy matter. The papers will focus on the sources, structure, scope, breadth, and future of privacy. Here are the first three papers, authored by Amber Sinha and edited by Elonnai Hickok.
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The Future of Cyber Governance
by Prasad Krishna published May 15, 2014 last modified May 27, 2014 10:05 AM — filed under: ,
Hague Institute for Global Justice in association with the Observer Research Foundation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Netherlands, and the Netherlands Institute for International Relations - Clingendael organized a conference on the Future of Cyber Governance at the Hague from May 13 to 15, 2014. Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event.
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The Future of Privacy in the Age of Big Data
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 22, 2016 — filed under: , ,
A study tour on privacy and big data was organised by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom from September 3 to 10, 2016 in Berlin and Hamburg. Vanya Rakesh was one of the participants from South Asia who went for the tour.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Future of the Internet, Who Should Govern It and What is at Stake for You?
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 28, 2014 last modified Feb 12, 2014 11:12 AM — filed under: , ,
Internet and Mobile Association of India, Cellular Operators Association of India, Internet Democracy project, Media for Change, SFLC and the Centre for Internet Society is organizing a Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on the future of internet on January 29, 2014 at Multipurpose Hall, India International Center (IIC).
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