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3rd Canadian Science Policy Conference
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 23, 2011
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last modified
Nov 23, 2011 03:57 PM
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filed under:
Conference,
Information Technology
The Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC) organised the 2011 conference at the Ottawa Convention Centre from 16 to 18 November 2011. Sunil Abraham spoke in the session on Global Implications of Open and Inclusive Innovation.
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News & Media
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‘The IT Act is fine, but its interpretation is not’
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 21, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Information Technology
Several organisations such as the Alternate Law Forum and Centre for Internet and Society are campaigning to amend the IT Act 2000. However, SV Raghavan, scientific secretary, office of PSA to the government of India, stated that the law in place is fine but the stakeholders need to be educated on implementing it better.
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Accessing pirated content might lead to prison term & Rs 3-lakh fine
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 23, 2016
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Information Technology,
Copyright
India puts onus of downloading and viewing pirated content on individuals.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Amnesty International calls for review of 66A of IT act
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Information Technology
The review seeks to bring the Act in line with international human rights law standards on freedom of expression.
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Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms, and Human Rights - Workshop Report
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by
Vidushi Marda, Akash Deep Singh and Geethanjali Jujjavarapu
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published
Nov 14, 2016
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last modified
Nov 18, 2016 12:58 PM
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filed under:
Human Rights,
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Artificial Intelligence,
Internet Governance,
Machine Learning,
Featured,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Information Technology,
E-Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society held a one-day workshop on “Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms and Human Rights” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on the 1st of October, 2016. This report is a compilation of the the issues discussed, ideas exchanged and challenges recognized during the workshop. The objective of the workshop was to discuss aspects of big data technologies in terms of harms, opportunities and human rights. The discussion was designed around an extensive study of current and potential future uses of big data for governance in India, that CIS has undertaken over the last year with support from the MacArthur Foundation.
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Internet Governance
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Comments on Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 23, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Information Technology
The Centre for Internet and Society submitted comments on the Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017. The comments were prepared by Udbhav Tiwari, Pranesh Prakash, Abhay Rana, Amber Sinha and Sunil Abraham.
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Blog
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Conference on the Digitalization of the Indian Legal System
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by
Leilah Elmokadem
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published
Nov 16, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Information Technology,
Privacy
On Legal Services Day, November 9, 2016, LegalDesk.com collaborated with iSPIRT to host a conference on the “Digitalization of the Indian Legal System”. The event invited prominent speakers to present their organizations’ work and to participate in a panel discussion followed by a Q&A period for the audience.
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Blog
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Constitutional Analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules, 2011
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by
Ujwala Uppaluri
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published
Jul 16, 2012
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last modified
Oct 31, 2012 08:44 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Information Technology
Ujwala Uppaluri provides a constitutional analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules notified in April 2011, and examines its compatibility with Articles 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India.
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Internet Governance
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DoT Blocks Domain Sites — But Reasons and Authority Unclear
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by
Smitha Krishna Prasad
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published
Nov 21, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Information Technology,
Censorship
Earlier this year, ISPs such as Airtel and MTNL blocked a number of domain sites including BuyDomains, Fabulous Domains and Sedo.co.uk. Whereas the Indian Government and courts have previously issued orders blocking websites, these actions have generally been attributed to issues such as posting of inflammatory content or piracy of copyrighted material. However, the reasoning behind blocking domain marketplaces such as the above mentioned sites is not clear.
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Blog
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Electoral Databases – Privacy and Security Concerns
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Jan 16, 2014
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last modified
Jan 16, 2014 11:07 AM
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filed under:
Digital Governance,
Privacy,
Cybersecurity,
Data Protection,
Internet Governance,
Safety,
Information Technology,
Cyber Security,
Security,
e-Governance,
Transparency, Politics,
E-Governance
In this blogpost, Snehashish Ghosh analyzes privacy and security concerns which have surfaced with the digitization, centralization and standardization of the electoral database and argues that even though the law provides the scope for protection of electoral databases, the State has not taken any steps to ensure its safety.
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Blog