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Search Engine and Prenatal Sex Determination: Walking the Tight Rope of the Law: by Geetha Hariharan — published Jan 29, 2015 — last modified Feb 12, 2015 06:05 AM
In Sabu George v. Union of India, the Supreme Court is looking at the constitutionality of sex-selection ads appearing on search engines, either as search results or ads placed on the search pages. Balaji Subramanian and Geetha Hariharan analyse the relevant provision of the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994.
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Where Does ICANN’s Money Come From? We Asked; They Don’t Know: by Geetha Hariharan — published Feb 09, 2015 — last modified Mar 05, 2015 07:43 AM — filed under: Accountability, ICANN, IANA Transition, Transparency, DIDP
Just how transparent is ICANN? How responsive are they to requests for information? At CIS, we sent ICANN ten questions seeking information about, inter alia, their revenues, commitment to the NETmundial Principles, Globalisation Advisory Groups and organisational structure. Geetha Hariharan wonders at ICANN's reluctance to respond.
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Preliminary Submission on "Internet Governance Issues" to the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India: by Geetha Hariharan — published Feb 12, 2015 — last modified Feb 12, 2015 02:52 PM — filed under: Featured, Internet Governance
On January 30, 2015, Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) held a consultation on Internet governance. A committee was set up to draft a report on Internet governance, with a focus on issues relevant to India. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is represented on the committee, and has provided its preliminary comments to ASSOCHAM.
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DIDP Request #2: Granular Revenue/Income Statements from ICANN: by Geetha Hariharan — published Mar 05, 2015 — filed under: ICANN, DIDP, Transparency, Accountability
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking current and historical details of ICANN's income/revenue from its various sources. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
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DIDP Request #3: Cyber-attacks on ICANN: by Geetha Hariharan — published Mar 05, 2015 — filed under: ICANN, DIDP, Transparency, Accountability
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of cyber-attacks on ICANN, and ICANN's internal and external responses to the same. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
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DIDP Request #5: The Ombudsman and ICANN's Misleading Response to Our Request: by Geetha Hariharan — published Mar 06, 2015 — filed under: ICANN, DIDP, Transparency, Accountability
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of the complaints received and resolved, parties involved and the nature of complaints under the Ombudsman process. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below. ICANN's response is misleading in its insistence on confidentiality of all Ombudsman complaints and resolutions.
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DIDP Request #7: Globalisation Advisory Groups: by Geetha Hariharan — published Mar 17, 2015 — filed under: ICANN, DIDP, Transparency, Accountability
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking information regarding the creation and dissolution of the President's Globalisation Advisory Groups. The GAGs were created to advise the ICANN Board on its globalisation efforts, and to address questions on Affirmation of Commitments (AOC), policy structures, legal structure, root server system, the IANA multistakeholder accountability, and Internet governance. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
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DIDP Request #8: ICANN Organogram: by Geetha Hariharan — published Mar 17, 2015 — filed under: ICANN, DIDP, Transparency, Accountability
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of its oragnisational structure and headcount of all staff. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
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CIS@IGF 2014: by Geetha Hariharan — published Sep 06, 2014 — last modified Oct 08, 2014 10:31 AM — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
The ninth Internet Governance Forum (“IGF2014”) was hosted by Turkey in Istanbul from September 2 to 5, 2014.
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India Draft Resolution - ITU's Role in Securing Information Society: by Geetha Hariharan — published Oct 28, 2014 — last modified Oct 28, 2014 06:55 AM
India's new draft resolution introduced at ITU PP14, Busan.
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