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What if the Net shut down for a few days
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 30, 2013 last modified Apr 03, 2013 11:01 AM — filed under: ,
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
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 29, 2013 last modified Apr 12, 2013 09:33 AM — filed under: , ,
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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Parliament panel blasts govt over ambiguous internet laws
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 28, 2013 — filed under: , , ,
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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Blog Entry Microsoft releases its first report on data requests by law enforcement agencies around the world
by Maria Xynou published Mar 27, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:19 PM — filed under: ,
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 Entry CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
by Pranesh Prakash published Mar 27, 2013 last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
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 Entry Driving in the Surveillance Society: Cameras, RFID tags and Black Boxes...
by Maria Xynou published Mar 26, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:26 PM — filed under: , ,
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 Entry The Privacy (Protection) Bill 2013: A Citizen's Draft
by Bhairav Acharya published Mar 26, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:50 AM — filed under: , ,
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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Future of Privacy in India
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 26, 2013 — filed under: ,
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’
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 26, 2013 — filed under: , ,
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
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 25, 2013 — filed under: , ,
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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