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Webinar on the draft Intermediary Guidelines Amendment Rules: by Admin — published Jan 18, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
CCAOI and the ISOC Delhi Chapter organised a webinar on January 10 to discuss the draft "The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018". Gurshabad Grover was a discussant in the panel.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
WGIG+8: Stock-Taking, Mapping, and Going Forward: by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Apr 04, 2013 06:49 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
On February 27, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society conducted a workshop on the Working Group on Internet Governance report, titled "WGIG+8: Stock-Taking, Mapping, and Going Forward" at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) + 10 meeting at Fontenoy Building, conference room # 7, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris from 9.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
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What 66A Judgment Means For Free Speech Online: by Geetha Hariharan — published Mar 27, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
This week India's Supreme Court redefined the boundaries of freedom of speech on the internet. With the Court's decision in Shreya Singhal & Ors. v. Union of India, Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, has been struck down in entirety and is no longer good law.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
What are People's Rights in Digital World: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 12, 2016 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
Vanya Rakesh participated in this workshop organized by IT for Change on December 4, 2015 in Bangalore.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
What Are The Consumer Protection Concerns With Crypto-Assets?: by Aman Nair and Vipul Kharbanda — published Jul 18, 2022 — filed under: Consumer Rights, Internet Governance, Cryptography
Existing consumer protection regulations are not sufficient to cover the extent of protection that a crypto-investor would require.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
What Are You Accused of? Find Out Online: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 02, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 04:48 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Starting Tuesday, police authorities in the Indian capital will make many crime reports, also known as First Information Reports, publicly accessible from its Web site. The report can be attained by entering details such as the name of the accused or victim and also the area where the crime took place. So far, no crime reports have been posted on the Web site.
Located in News & Media
What Bengaluru Thinks of the Big Tech Announcements in Silicon Valley: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 29, 2015 — last modified Oct 18, 2015 01:26 PM — filed under: Social Media, Facebook, Internet Governance
There is a split verdict on the big tech announcements made out of California during the Prime Minister's visit, in the desi version of Silicon Valley - Bengaluru.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
What Centre will tell Supreme Court on Aadhaar and social media account linkage: by Amrita Madhukalya — published Aug 28, 2019 — last modified Sep 02, 2019 04:28 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The top court had held in the Aadhaar case that the government can make the linking of the 12-digit-number mandatory only in the case of availing subsidies and welfare benefits. Consequently, Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act was struck down.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
What Does Facebook's Transparency Report Tell Us About the Indian Government's Record on Free Expression & Privacy?: by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 05, 2015 05:08 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Transparency Reports, Internet Governance, Privacy
Given India's online population, the number of user data requests made by the Indian government aren't very high, but the number of content restriction requests are not only high on an absolute number, but even on a per-user basis.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
What Frameworks for Cross-Border Online Communities and Services: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2012 — last modified Dec 05, 2012 12:10 AM — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Video, Internet Governance
Chinmayi Arun, Assistant Professor at National Law University India and Fellow at the CIS India, talks about the Internet Governance Forum 2012 Workshop 154 "What Frameworks for Cross-Border Online Communities and Services", which was hosted by the Internet & Jurisdiction Project on November 8, 2012.
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