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Eight Key Privacy Events in India in the Year 2015: by Amber Sinha — published Dec 31, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 05:43 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
As the year draws to a close, we are enumerating some of the key privacy related events in India that transpired in 2015. Much like the last few years, this year, too, was an eventful one in the context of privacy.
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Ground Zero Summit: by Amber Sinha — published Dec 22, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 06:06 AM — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
The Ground Zero Summit which claims to be the largest collaborative platform in Asia for cyber-security was held in New Delhi from 5th to 8th November. The conference was organised by the Indian Infosec Consortium (IIC), a not for profit organisation backed by the Government of India. Cyber security experts, hackers, senior officials from the government and defence establishments, senior professionals from the industry and policymakers attended the event.
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Facebook’s Free Basics Shuts Down In Egypt, Continuing Troubled Run: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, Social Media, Internet Governance
The report was published by TV Newsroom on January 1, 2016. Pranesh Prakash gave inputs.
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Foreign Media on Zuckerberg's India Backlash: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 30, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 09:20 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
When Facebook's co-founder proposed bringing free Web services to India, his stated aim was to help connect millions of impoverished people to unlimited opportunity. Instead, critics have accused him of making a poorly disguised land grab in India's burgeoning Internet sector. The growing backlash could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, his ambitious, two-year-old effort to connect the planet.
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Consultation on "Understanding the Freedom of Expression Online and Offline": by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 12, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 10:27 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The event organized by Digital Empowerment Foundation and Association for Progressive Communications was held at YMCA, New Delhi on December 10, 2015. Jyoti Panday attended the event as a speaker. She covered imposition of legitimate expression specifically in the context of intermediary liability practices in India.
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Unbundling Issues of Privacy, Data Security, Identity Matrics, for Financial Inclusion: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 10:45 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This event was organized by Indicus Foundation and MicroSave on December 10, 2015 at the Metropolitan Hotel and Spa, New Delhi. Sunil Abraham was a speaker.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
December 2015 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2015 — last modified Jan 13, 2016 02:07 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Our newsletter for the month of December 2015 is below.
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Facebook Free Basics vs Net Neutrality: The top arguments in the debate: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 07, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Free Basics, Internet Governance, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Video, Social Networking
On Twitter, there's a whole conversation around Facebook Free Basics and whether zero-rating platforms should be allowed in India. Here's a look at the debate.
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Facebook Free Basics: Gatekeeping Powers Extend to Manipulating Public Discourse: by Vidushi Marda — published Jan 09, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Social Media
15 million people have come online through Free Basics, Facebook's zero rated walled garden, in the past year. "If we accept that everyone deserves access to the internet, then we must surely support free basic internet services. Who could possibly be against this?" asks Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, in a recent op-ed defending Free Basics.
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Human Rights in the Age of Digital Technology: A Conference to Discuss the Evolution of Privacy and Surveillance: by Amber Sinha — published Jan 11, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society organised a conference in roundtable format called ‘Human Rights in the Age of Digital Technology: A Conference to discuss the evolution of Privacy and Surveillance. The conference was held at Indian Habitat Centre on October 30, 2015. The conference was designed to be a forum for discussion, knowledge exchange and agenda building to draw a shared road map for the coming months.
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