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Decline in web freedom steepest in India: Report
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 03, 2013 — last modified Oct 24, 2013 03:50 AM — filed under: , ,
In a report on the state of internet in 60 countries, Freedom House, a US-based organization, said that in 2013 India saw the "most significant year-on-year decline" in terms of the web freedom.
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September 2013 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 30, 2013 — last modified Oct 24, 2013 06:48 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Our newsletter for the month of September 2013 can be accessed below.
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Blog Entry An Interview with Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party
by Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 25, 2013 — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society interviewed Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party.
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Blog Entry What India can Learn from the Snowden Revelations
by Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 25, 2013 — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:29 AM — filed under: ,
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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Bouquets & brickbats for Google's new privacy policy
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 25, 2013 — filed under: ,
Google's recent privacy policy change that allows the internet search company to use names, photographs and endorsements by its users in online advertisements is getting mixed reviews in India - advertisers love it, and activists love to hate it.
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Blog Entry Spy Files 3: WikiLeaks Sheds More Light On The Global Surveillance Industry
by Maria Xynou — published Oct 25, 2013 — last modified Nov 14, 2013 04:21 PM — filed under: , , , ,
In this article, Maria Xynou looks at WikiLeaks' latest Spy Files and examines the legality of India's surveillance technologies, as well as their potential connection with India's Central Monitoring System (CMS) and implications on human rights.
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Saving privacy as we knew it
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 29, 2013 — filed under: ,
Long overdue protection law still on the back-burner; meanwhile, depts put more of one's personal details online.
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The quest for genuine clout on the internet
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 13, 2013 — last modified Oct 29, 2013 07:08 AM — filed under: ,
There is a lot of interest and speculation on the impact of social media on politics because of its amplification effects.
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Removing Barriers to Connectivity: Connecting the Unconnected
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 23, 2013 — last modified Nov 09, 2013 03:14 AM — filed under:
The workshop was organised by Internet Society and ETNO on October 23, 2013. Pranesh Prakash was a panelist.
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Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 12) - Namita Malhotra
by Purba Sarkar — published Nov 15, 2013 — last modified Nov 18, 2013 10:03 AM — filed under: , , , ,
CIS interviews Namita Malhotra, researcher and lawyer at Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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