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What if the Net shut down for a few days
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 30, 2013
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last modified
Apr 03, 2013 11:01 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
When spammers attacked Spamhaus, a European spam-fighting group in what was billed as the "biggest cyber attack in history", they managed to temporarily slow down the internet. But what if dedicated attackers succeeded in shutting down the internet for a longer time, maybe a few days? What would be the potential impact of such a scenario in a world where crucial data is stored on emails, most financial transactions have shifted online and an entire generation has grown up not realising what life without the web could be like?
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What India can Learn from the Snowden Revelations
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Oct 25, 2013
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last modified
Oct 25, 2013 07:29 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Big Brother is watching, across cyberspace and international borders. Meanwhile, the Indian government has few safeguards in theory and fewer in practice. There’s no telling how prevalent or extensive Indian surveillance really is.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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What is Dilligaf?
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Dec 01, 2011
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filed under:
Internet Governance
On the web, time moves at the speed of thought: Groups emerge, proliferate and are abandoned as new trends and fads take precedence. Nowhere else is this dramatic flux as apparent as in the language that evolves online. While SMS lingo – like TTYL (Talk To You Later) and LOL (Laughing Out Loud)– has endured and become a part of everyday language, new forms of speech are taking over.
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Internet Governance
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What is net neutrality and why it is important
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 20, 2014
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last modified
Feb 03, 2014 08:24 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Internet is built around the idea of openness. It allows people to connect and exchange information freely, if the information or service is not illegal.
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News & Media
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What is the problem with ‘Ethical AI’? An Indian Perspective
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by
Arindrajit Basu and Pranav M.B.
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published
Jul 21, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Artificial Intelligence
On 22 May 2019, the OECD member countries adopted the OECD Council Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence. The Principles, meant to provide an “ethical framework” for governing Artificial Intelligence (AI), were the first set of guidelines signed by multiple governments, including non-OECD members: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Romania.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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What lurks beneath the Network
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Aug 25, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
There is a series of buzzwords that have become a naturalised part of discussions around digital social media—participation, collaboration, peer-2-peer, mobilisation, etc. Especially in the post Arab Spring world (and our own home-grown Anna Hazare spectacles), there is this increasing belief in the innate possibilities of social media as providing ways by which the world as we know it shall change for the better. Young people are getting on to the streets and demanding their rights to the future.
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Internet Governance
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What privacy? 13 crore Aadhaar numbers accessible on government portals
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
At least 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers are readily accessible on government portals, a report claims.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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What the experts said on live chat
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Three eminent panellists shared their views and answered questions from readers on the Supreme Court verdict striking down Section 66 A of the IT Act that allowed the arrest of people posting “offensive content” on the Internet, in a live chat hosted by The Hindu.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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What the government's draft IT intermediary guidelines say
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by
Admin
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published
Feb 13, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Intermediaries will have to hand over to government agencies any information within 72 hours.
Intermediaries will have to use automated tools to trace the person posting unlawful content.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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What You Need To Worry About Before Linking Your Mobile Number With Aadhaar
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by
Admin
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published
Nov 26, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
As part of the directive issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) dated March 23, 2017, major telecom service providers have issued a deadline of February 6, 2018, for linking mobile numbers with Aadhaar as part of the E-KYC verification.
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News & Media
