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Free Speech Policy in India: Community, Custom, Censorship, and the Future of Internet Regulation: by Bhairav Acharya — published Aug 23, 2015
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India:Privacy in Peril: by Bhairav Acharya — published Jul 12, 2013 — last modified Sep 25, 2013 09:56 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The danger of mass surveillance in India is for real. The absence of a regulating law is damning for Indians who want to protect their privacy against the juggernaut of state and private surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Legislating for Privacy - Part II: by Bhairav Acharya — published May 20, 2014 — last modified May 28, 2014 09:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Apart from the conflation of commercial data protection and privacy, the right to privacy bill has ill-informed and poorly drafted provisions to regulate surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Mastering the Art of Keeping Indians Under Surveillance: by Bhairav Acharya — published May 30, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 12:26 PM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
In its first year in office, the National Democratic Alliance government has been notably silent on the large-scale surveillance projects it has inherited. This ended last week amidst reports the government is hastening to complete the Central Monitoring System (CMS) within the year.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Net Neutrality and the Law of Common Carriage: by Bhairav Acharya — published Jul 14, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 11:09 AM
Net neutrality makes strange bedfellows. It links the truck operators that dominate India’s highways, such as those that carry vegetables from rural markets to cities, and Internet service providers which perform a more technologically advanced task.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Net Neutrality and the Law of Common Carriage: by Bhairav Acharya — published Aug 23, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 11:06 AM
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Open Call for Comments: The Privacy Protection Bill 2013 drafted by the Centre for Internet and Society: by Bhairav Acharya — published Feb 25, 2014 — filed under: Featured, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society is announcing an Open Call for Comments to the CIS Privacy Protection Bill 2013.
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Privacy (Protection) Bill, 2013: Updated Third Draft: by Bhairav Acharya — published Sep 30, 2013 — last modified Oct 01, 2013 12:25 PM — filed under: 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, we drafted the Privacy (Protection) Bill, 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Privacy Law in India: A Muddled Field - I: by Bhairav Acharya — published Apr 15, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 06:17 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The absence of a statute expressing the legislative will of a democracy to forge a common understanding of privacy is a matter of concern, says BHAIRAV ACHARYA in the first of a two part series.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Privacy, Autonomy, and Sexual Choice: The Common Law Recognition of Homosexuality: by Bhairav Acharya — published Jul 18, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 12:20 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In the last few decades, all major common law jurisdictions have decriminalised non-procreative sex – oral and anal sex (sodomy) – to allow private, consensual, and non-commercial homosexual intercourse.
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