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Blog Entry Privacy and the Indian Copyright Act
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 28, 2010 last modified Aug 06, 2013 01:37 PM — filed under: ,
India's Copyright Act was established in 1957, and is in the process of being placed before the Parliament in 2010. The provisions in the proposed Bill will work to make the Act WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) compliant. When looking at privacy in the context of copyright four key questions arise, says Elonnai Hickock as she analyses privacy in the context of the Indian Copyright Act.
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Blog Entry No UID Campaign in New Delhi - A Report
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 26, 2010 last modified Jun 20, 2012 03:51 AM — filed under: ,
The Unique Identification (UID) Bill is not pro-citizen. The scheme is deeply undemocratic, expensive and fraught with unforseen consequences. A public meeting on UID was held at the Constitution Club, Rafi Marg in New Delhi on 25 August, 2010. The said Bill came under scrutiny at the meeting which was organised by civil society groups from Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi campaigning under the banner of "No UID". The speakers brought to light many concerns, unanswered questions and problems of the UID scheme.
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Blog Entry Wherever you are, whatever you do
by Sunil Abraham published Aug 25, 2010 last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:12 AM — filed under:
Facebook recently launched a location-based service called Places. Privacy advocates are resenting to this new development. Sunil Abraham identifies the three prime reasons for this outcry against Facebook. The article was published in the Indian Express on 23 August, 2010.
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August 2010 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 25, 2010 last modified Aug 10, 2012 10:40 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society. We bring you news and media coverage, research and event updates for the month of August 2010
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Information is Beautiful hacks in India with David Cameron
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 24, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:22 AM — filed under:
The Prime Minister took some of the UK's top hackers and data experts with him to India this week. David McCandless was with them.
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July 2010 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 23, 2010 last modified Aug 10, 2012 09:41 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Greetings from the Centre for Internet & Society. We bring you updates of our research, news and media coverage, information on our events and other updates for the month of July 2010.
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Internet Governance and Human Rights: Strategies and Collaborations for Empowerment
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 19, 2010 last modified Apr 05, 2011 03:59 AM — filed under:
Leading up to the 2010 IGF, The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Global Partners, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), IT for Change, and the Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles are hosting, on 13 September 2010 in Vilnius, an event on 'Internet Governance and Human Rights: Strategies and Collaborations for Empowerment'.
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Freedom of Expression or Access to Knowledge: Are We Taking the Necessary Steps Towards an Open and Inclusive Internet?
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 19, 2010 last modified Apr 05, 2011 03:59 AM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet and Society is co-organising a workshop on Freedom of Expression or Access to Knowledge: Are We Taking the Necessary Steps Towards an Open and Inclusive Internet? at the Internet Governance Forum on
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Blog Entry Does the Government want to enter our homes?
by Sunil Abraham published Aug 13, 2010 last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:12 AM — filed under:
When rogue politicians and bureaucrats are granted unrestricted access to information then the very future of democracy and free media will be in jeopardy. In an article published in the Pune Mirror on 10 August, 2010, Sunil Abraham examines this in light of the BlackBerry-to-BlackBerry messenger service that the Government of India plans to block if its makers do not allow the monitoring of messages. He says that civil society should rather resist and insist on suitable checks and balances like governmental transparency and a fair judicial oversight instead of allowing the government to intrude into the privacy and civil liberties of its citizens.
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Blog Entry UID Project in India - Some Possible Ramifications
by Liliyan published Aug 11, 2010 last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:13 AM — filed under:
Having a standard for decentralized ID verification rather than a centralized database that would more often than not be misused by various authorities will solve ID problems, writes Liliyan in this blog entry. These blog posts to be published in a series will voice the expert opinions of researchers and critics on the UID project and present its unique shortcomings to the reader.
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