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Who Governs the Internet? Implications for Freedom and National Security: by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 04, 2014 — last modified Apr 05, 2014 04:23 PM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
The second half of last year has been quite momentous for Internet governance thanks to Edward Snowden. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff became aware that they were targets of US surveillance for economic not security reasons. They protested loudly.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Who Minds the Maxwell's Demon (Revisiting Communication Networks through the Lens of the Intermediary): by Sharath Chandra Ram — published Feb 27, 2013 — last modified Mar 05, 2013 07:37 AM — filed under: Telecom
A holistic reflection on information networks and it’s regulatory framework is possible only when the medium-specific boundary that has often separated the Internet and Telecom networks begins to dissolve, to objectively reveal points of contention in the communication network where the dynamics of network security and privacy are at large – namely, within the historic role of the intermediary at data/signal switching and routing nodes.
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Why 'Facebook' is More Dangerous than the Government Spying on You: by Maria Xynou — published Nov 19, 2013 — last modified Nov 23, 2013 08:38 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
In this article, Maria Xynou looks at state and corporate surveillance in India and analyzes why our "choice" to hand over our personal data can potentially be more harmful than traditional, top-down, state surveillance. Read this article and perhaps reconsider your "choice" to use social networking sites, such as Facebook.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Why Data Localisation Might Lead To Unchecked Surveillance: by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 16, 2018 — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
In recent times, there has been a rash of policies and regulations that propose that the data that Indian entities handle be physically stored on servers in India, in some cases exclusively. In other cases, only a copy needs to be stored.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Why did India fail to discover the ISIS Twitter handle?: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 27, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance
India's surveillance system fails to track the servers of internet giants like Google or Facebook because these do not have servers in the country, says a leading cyber law expert.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Why having more CCTV cameras does not translate to crime prevention: by Manasa Rao — published Dec 05, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Can technology substitute addressing social, psychological, economic and other individual factors that largely lead to criminality? And what are the perils of over-reliance on technology to fight crime?
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Why having more CCTV cameras does not translate to crime prevention: by Manasa Rao — published Sep 25, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Can technology substitute addressing social, psychological, economic and other individual factors that largely lead to criminality? And what are the perils of over-reliance on technology to fight crime?
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Why Indians are turning down Facebook's free internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 17, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Imagine a billion of the world’s poorest gaining overnight access to health information, education, and professional help — for free. Add to this one rich man who wants to make that dream a reality.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Why NPCI and Facebook need urgent regulatory attention: by Sunil Abraham — published Jun 12, 2018 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance, Privacy
The world’s oldest networked infrastructure, money, is increasingly dematerialising and fusing with the world’s latest networked infrastructure, the Internet.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Why The New Government Policy Mandating Panic Buttons On Phones Isn’t Going To Protect Women: by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2016 — filed under: Gender, Internet Governance
Recently, the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted about new rules mandating a panic button in every cell phone sold in the country from January 2017. To keep ladies safe, of course.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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