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New rules to ensure due diligence: IT dept: by Prasad Krishna — published May 11, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 06:12 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Facing widespread criticism over new IT rules that put certain amount of liability on intermediaries like Google and Facebook for user-generated content, the government clarified that the rules are simply seeking "due diligence" on the part of websites and web hosts. This news was published in the Times of India on May 11, 2011.
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India Chills Online Speech: by Prasad Krishna — published May 10, 2011 — last modified May 05, 2011 03:19 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
While most governments try to control online freedom of speech in a somewhat restrictive manner, either as a collaborator or as a regulator, rarely do they formulate a law to curb online speech. Rarer still does a government provide sweeping powers to intermediaries like an ISP and administrators of Internet sites to control content based on a long list of criteria. This news was published in 'digital communities' on May 3, 2011.
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Limits to Privacy: by Prashant Iyengar — published May 06, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:28 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In his research article, Prashant Iyengar examines the limits to privacy for individuals in light of the provisions of the Constitution of India, public interest, security of state and maintenance of law and order. The article attempts to build a catalogue of all these justifications and arrive at a classification of all such frequently used terms invoked in statutes and upheld by courts to deprive persons of their privacy.
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Digerati See Censorship in New Web Rules: by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2011 — last modified May 05, 2011 02:21 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Attention Indian bloggers and social media fiends: the next time you’re composing a witty tweet or posting an edgy item on Facebook, please take care that what you’re writing isn’t “grossly harmful” or “harassing” or “ethnically objectionable” or – oh, the humanity! – “disparaging.” This news was published in the Wall Street Journal on May 2, 2011.
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Free expression: by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 08:48 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Free speech and spirited public debate will be the casualties of new rules issued by India restricting Internet content. This news was published in Watertown Daily Times on May 2, 2011.
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Privacy By Design — Conference Report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2011 — last modified Aug 22, 2011 12:03 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
How do we imagine privacy? How is privacy being built into technological systems? On April 16th,The Center for Internet and Society hosted Privacy by Design, an Open Space meant to answer these questions and more around the topic of privacy. Below is a summary of the conversations and dialogs from the event.
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India curbs on Bloggers and Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2011 — last modified May 13, 2011 11:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Information Technology Rules 2011 (due diligence observed by intermediaries guidelines) by the Indian government could lead to online censorship, feel human rights activists. This article by Ayyappa Prasad was published in TruthDrive on April 29, 2011.
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April 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2011 — last modified Jul 30, 2012 10:45 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Research, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage:
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India's cyber cafes going porn-free: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 28, 2011 — last modified May 06, 2011 04:53 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Pornography fans in India who like to indulge in the sexual eye candy at public cyber cafes may be in for a forced intervention as a new government ruling bans porn websites, requires cafe owners to keep a one-year log of all sites accessed by customers and forces customers to produce an ID card prior to use. This news was published on msnbc.com on April 28, 2011.
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Thousands queue for iPad 2 across Asia: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 28, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 07:10 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The iPad 2 went on sale in countries across Asia and beyond Friday as Apple's updated gadget entered an ever more crowded market. This article written by Joyce Woo was published by AFP on April 28, 2011.
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