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ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 27 Meetings
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 27, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Udbhav Tiwari represented the Centre for Internet & Society in a series of meetings held at University of Waikato and Novotel in Hamilton, New Zealand between April 18 and 25, 2017.
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Now, Aadhaar details displayed in Mizoram too
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 27, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Contrary to the Centre’s assurances, government websites are revealing digital details of the poor, leaving them vulnerable to financial frauds and identity theft.
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‘The IT Act is fine, but its interpretation is not’
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 21, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Information Technology
Several organisations such as the Alternate Law Forum and Centre for Internet and Society are campaigning to amend the IT Act 2000. However, SV Raghavan, scientific secretary, office of PSA to the government of India, stated that the law in place is fine but the stakeholders need to be educated on implementing it better.
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Internet-driven Developments — Structural Changes and Tipping Points
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Dec 28, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A symposium on Internet Driven Developments: Structural Changes and Tipping Points was held in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard University from December 6 to 8, 2012. The symposium was sponsored by the Ford Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation and was hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. In this blog post, I summarize the discussions that took place over the two days and add my own personal reflections on the issues.
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The Worldwide Web of Concerns
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 10, 2012
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last modified
Dec 27, 2012 04:31 AM
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filed under:
WCIT,
ITU,
Internet Governance
The International Telecommunication Union’s World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) is currently under way in Dubai, after a gap of 25 years. At this conference, the Inter-national Telecommunication Regulations — a binding treaty containing high-level principles — are to be revised.
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The year social media came of age in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 31, 2012
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Sambhavi Saxena, 19, was at Jantar Mantar on December 25 protesting against Nirbhaya's brutal rape when Delhi Police swooped down, rounded her up along with other agitators and took them to the Parliament Street police station. Sambhavi fired tweet after tweet even as she was bundled into a van.
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Tomorrow, Today
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Dec 29, 2012
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last modified
Jan 02, 2013 05:00 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Our present is the future that our past had imagined. Around the same time last year, I remember taking stock of the technologies that we live with and wondering what 2012 would bring in.
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Bangalore CryptoParty!
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 28, 2012
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last modified
Jan 06, 2013 01:47 PM
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filed under:
Event,
Internet Governance
Care about your privacy and online security? Want to fight against pervasive governmental surveillance and corporate invasions of privacy? The Centre for Internet & Society invites you to the CryptoParty tonight (Friday) at 6.00 p.m. Make sure to bring friends (and your laptop and smart phones)!
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National Consultation on Media Law
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 30, 2014
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Privacy
The Law Commission of India and the National University, Delhi have joined hands to organize the National Consultation on Media Law at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on September 27 and 28, 2014. Nehaa Chaudhari participated in this event.
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Big Data and Positive Social Change in the Developing World: A White Paper for Practitioners and Researchers
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Oct 01, 2014
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filed under:
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Openness,
Homepage
I was a part of a working group writing a white paper on big data and social change, over the last six months. This white paper was produced by a group of activists, researchers and data experts who met at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Centre to discuss the question of whether, and how, big data is becoming a resource for positive social change in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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