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The Perils of 'Hactivism': by Chinmayi Arun — published Aug 20, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
Civil disobedience includes accepting the penalty for breaking the law. Untraceable hackers are far removed from this ethic.
Located in Internet Governance
NET LOSS: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 25, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
Unless the IT Act is amended and the definition of ‘offensive’ online content clearly set out, attempts to gag the Internet will continue in our country, argues Abimanyu Nagarajan
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Limits to Privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 11, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:28 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In this chapter we attempt to build a catalogue of these various justifications, without attempting to be exhaustive, with the objective of arriving at a rough taxonomy of such frequently invoked terms. In addition we also examine some the more important justifications such as “public interest” and “security of the state” that have been invoked in statutes and upheld by courts to deprive persons of their privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / Publications
Locating Constructs of Privacy within Classical Hindu Law: by Ashna Ashesh and Bhairav Acharya — published Dec 29, 2014 — last modified Jan 01, 2015 01:56 PM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Privacy
This white paper seeks to locate privacy in Classical Hindu Law, and by doing so, displace the notion that privacy is an inherently ‘Western’ concept that is the product of a modernist legal system.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Roundtable on Indian Privacy Law and Policy: by Bhairav Acharya — published Sep 14, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:18 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This event was hosted by the Centre for Law and Development of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) in Kochi. It was attended by members of the faculty of NUALS, some students from the 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year, and 5th year.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Thank You To Our 2014 Sponsors: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 22, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:27 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Today’s the last day of work in 2014 for the editorial team at MediaNama, though we’ll run a Holiday Wire update intermittently this week, we’ll have a brief year end review for each major segment. Thank you for reading us in 2014, and have a great Christmas and New Year.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
FrndiNeed; an app for passengers' safety: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 05:05 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Relationship Between Privacy and Confidentiality: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Dec 30, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The laws of breach of confidentiality and breach of privacy at first glance seem very similar to each other. If a doctor releases health information relating to a patient that s/he is treating then such an act would give rise to a claim both under the law of privacy as well as under the law of confidentiality.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Government blocks 32 websites to check ISIS propaganda: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 02, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
The Centre has blocked 32 websites, including vimeo.com, dailymotion.com, pastebin.com and github.com, in an effort to curb ISIS propaganda, prompting a wave of online protests.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Government blocks over 60 websites including github & sourceforge on anti-terror advisory: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 02, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
Over 60 websites and links, including popular online tools like Github and Sourceforge used by thousands of programmers have been blocked in India, triggering angry protests by Internet users.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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