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Free Speech Policy in India: Community, Custom, Censorship, and the Future of Internet Regulation
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Bhairav Acharya
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Jul 13, 2015
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Aug 23, 2015 10:12 AM
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IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
This note summarises my panel contribution to the conference on Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age at New Delhi on 21 April 2015, which was organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Internet Policy Observatory of the Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
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Mastering the Art of Keeping Indians Under Surveillance
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Bhairav Acharya
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May 30, 2015
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Aug 23, 2015 12:26 PM
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Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In its first year in office, the National Democratic Alliance government has been notably silent on the large-scale surveillance projects it has inherited. This ended last week amidst reports the government is hastening to complete the Central Monitoring System (CMS) within the year.
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The Four Parts of Privacy in India
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Bhairav Acharya
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May 30, 2015
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Aug 23, 2015 01:04 PM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
Privacy enjoys an abundance of meanings. It is claimed in diverse situations every day by everyone against other people, society and the state.
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Anvar v. Basheer and the New (Old) Law of Electronic Evidence
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Bhairav Acharya
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Sep 30, 2014
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Dec 04, 2014 03:53 PM
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Video,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Supreme Court of India revised the law on electronic evidence. The judgment will have an impact on the manner in which wiretap tapes are brought before a court.
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Roundtable on Indian Privacy Law and Policy
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Bhairav Acharya
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Sep 14, 2014
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Dec 27, 2014 02:18 PM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
This event was hosted by the Centre for Law and Development of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) in Kochi. It was attended by members of the faculty of NUALS, some students from the 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year, and 5th year.
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Legislating for Privacy - Part II
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Bhairav Acharya
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May 20, 2014
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May 28, 2014 09:59 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
Apart from the conflation of commercial data protection and privacy, the right to privacy bill has ill-informed and poorly drafted provisions to regulate surveillance.
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Privacy Law in India: A Muddled Field - I
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Bhairav Acharya
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Apr 15, 2014
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May 05, 2014 06:17 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
The absence of a statute expressing the legislative will of a democracy to forge a common understanding of privacy is a matter of concern, says BHAIRAV ACHARYA in the first of a two part series.
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Open Call for Comments: The Privacy Protection Bill 2013 drafted by the Centre for Internet and Society
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by
Bhairav Acharya
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Feb 25, 2014
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Featured,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society is announcing an Open Call for Comments to the CIS Privacy Protection Bill 2013.
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Concerns Regarding DNA Law
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Bhairav Acharya
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Oct 09, 2013
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Oct 29, 2013 10:09 AM
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DNA Profiling,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Recently, a long government process to draft a law to permit the collection, processing, profiling, use and storage of human DNA is nearing conclusion. There are several concerns with this government effort. Below, we present broad-level issues to be kept in mind while dealing with DNA law.
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Re: The Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012
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by
Bhairav Acharya
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Oct 09, 2013
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Oct 29, 2013 10:00 AM
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DNA Profiling,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This short note speaks to legal issues arising from the proposed Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012 ("DBT Bill") that was circulated drafted under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, which seeks to collect human DNA samples, profile them and store them. These comments are made clause-by-clause against the DBT Bill.
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