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What if the Net shut down for a few days
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 30, 2013
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last modified
Apr 03, 2013 11:01 AM
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Internet Governance,
Censorship
When spammers attacked Spamhaus, a European spam-fighting group in what was billed as the "biggest cyber attack in history", they managed to temporarily slow down the internet. But what if dedicated attackers succeeded in shutting down the internet for a longer time, maybe a few days? What would be the potential impact of such a scenario in a world where crucial data is stored on emails, most financial transactions have shifted online and an entire generation has grown up not realising what life without the web could be like?
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A Privacy Round Table in Delhi
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 29, 2013
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last modified
Apr 12, 2013 09:33 AM
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filed under:
Event,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry cordially invite you to a "Privacy Round Table" at the FICCI Federation House in Tansen Marg, New Delhi on April 13, 2013, from 10.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
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Events
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Parliament panel blasts govt over ambiguous internet laws
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 28, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation has come out with a report in which it has lambasted the government and asked it to make changes to IT rules that govern internet-related cases in India.
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Microsoft releases its first report on data requests by law enforcement agencies around the world
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Mar 27, 2013
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last modified
Jul 12, 2013 12:19 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
SAFEGUARDS
In this post, the Centre for Internet and Society presents Microsoft´s report on law enforcement requests, with a focus on data requested by Indian law enforcement agencies.
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Blog
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CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 27, 2013
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last modified
Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Censorship,
Homepage
The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has recommended that the government amend the Rules it passed in April 2011 under section 79 of the Information Technology Act.
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Blog
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Driving in the Surveillance Society: Cameras, RFID tags and Black Boxes...
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Mar 26, 2013
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last modified
Jul 12, 2013 03:26 PM
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filed under:
SAFEGUARDS,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In this post, Maria Xynou looks at red light cameras, RFID tags and black boxes used to monitor vehicles in India.
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Blog
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The Privacy (Protection) Bill 2013: A Citizen's Draft
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by
Bhairav Acharya
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published
Mar 26, 2013
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last modified
Jul 12, 2013 11:50 AM
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SAFEGUARDS,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society has been researching privacy in India since 2010 with the objective of raising public awareness around privacy, completing in depth research, and driving a privacy legislation in India. As part of this work, Bhairav Acharya has drafted the Privacy (Protection) Bill 2013.
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Blog
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Future of Privacy in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2013
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
DSCI and ICOMP are organizing a meet on Privacy at the Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi on April 5, 2013. Sunil Abraham will be participating in this event as a speaker.
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Press controls ‘send wrong message to rest of world’
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Britain could trigger an international media crackdown if the Government goes ahead with plans for a Royal Charter to introduce a new Press regulator, free speech campaigners warned yesterday.
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India’s Civil Liberties Crisis: Of Bans, Blocks, Bullying and Biometrics
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 25, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Malavika Jayaram will be a speaker at this event which is organized by the Center for Global Communication Studies and will be held at Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennslyvania, Philadelphia, on March 28, 2013, from 12 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
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