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Dark waders: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 20, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
Akhila Seetharaman finds out why a group of artists and researchers are preoccupied with chasing shadows. This article was published in Time Out Bengaluru, Vol. 3, Issue 20, April 15 - 28, 2011.
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We are anonymous, we are legion: by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 19, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:38 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Online anonymity is vital for creativity and entrepreneurship on the Web, writes Sunil Abraham. The article was published in the Hindu on April 18, 2011.
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You Have the Right to Remain Silent: by Anja Kovacs — published Apr 19, 2011 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:55 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, human rights, Internet Governance, Censorship
India has a long history of censorship that it justifies in the name of national security. But new laws governing the Internet are unreasonable and — given the multitude of online voices — poorly thought out, argues Anja Kovacs in this article published in the Sunday Guardian on 17 April 2011.
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Beyond Clicktivism: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 18, 2011 — last modified Apr 20, 2011 04:33 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Moral support Hazare has in plenty. Count the missed calls, writes Debarshi Dasgupta in this article published in the Outlook on April 18, 2011.
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Gone in a flash: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 16, 2011 — last modified Apr 20, 2011 04:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Net-savvy crowds gather in public places for moments of wacky fun, then vanish. This article by Neha Thirani was published in the Times of India Crest Edition on April 16, 2011.
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Iraq Delegation to Visit India for Study of E-Governance in Indian Cities ― Meetings in Bangalore and Delhi: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2011 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
An Iraqi Government delegation headed by HE Mr. Abdul Kareem Al-Samarai, Minister of Science & Technology, Government of Iraq will be in India on a e-governance tour. The study tour is organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
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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.
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How Web 2.0 responded to Hazare: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 11, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
Social media often fails to give us time to form critical opinions. ‘It mirrored the spectacle that we were being fed by TV channels', says Nishant Shah in an interview with Deepa Kurup. This news was published in the Hindu on April 11, 2011.
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Privacy and the Information Technology Act — Do we have the Safeguards for Electronic Privacy?: by Prashant Iyengar — published Apr 07, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
How do the provisions of the Information Technology Act measure up to the challenges of privacy infringement? Does it provide an adequate and useful safeguard for our electronic privacy? Prashant Iyengar gives a comprehensive analysis on whether and how the Act fulfils the challenges and needs through a series of FAQs while drawing upon real life examples.
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DIT's Response to RTI on Website Blocking: by Pranesh Prakash — published Apr 07, 2011 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:13 AM — filed under: IT Act, Featured, Internet Governance, Censorship
For the first time in India, we have a list of websites that are blocked by order of the Indian government. This data was received from the Department of Information Technology in response to an RTI that CIS filed. Pranesh Prakash of CIS analyzes the implications of these blocks, as well as the shortcomings of the DIT's response.
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