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Blog Entry Roundtable on Indian Privacy Law and Policy
by Bhairav Acharya — published Sep 14, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:18 PM — filed under: ,
This event was hosted by the Centre for Law and Development of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) in Kochi. It was attended by members of the faculty of NUALS, some students from the 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year, and 5th year.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Roundtable on Intermediary Liability and Gender Based Violence at the Digital Citizen Summit, 2018
by Admin — published Nov 07, 2018 — filed under: ,
Akriti Bopanna and Ambika Tandon conducted a panel on 'Gender and Intermediary Liability' at the Digital Citizen Summit, hosted by the Digital Empowerment Foundation, on November 1, 2018 at India International Centre, New Delhi.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Roundtable with the WhatsApp leadership
by Admin — published Jul 30, 2019 — filed under: ,
Will Cathcart, WhatsApp's new global head, visited India and invited Sunil Abraham for a discussion on 26 July 2019 at the Mountbatten, The Oberoi, New Delhi. Sunil met with some other people from WhatsApp leadership.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Roundtable: Identifying and Limiting Hate Speech and Harassment Online
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 28, 2016 — last modified Aug 09, 2016 01:31 PM — filed under: ,
Japreet Grewal attended this event organized by Software Freedom Law Centre at Constitution Club Of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on July 28, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry RTI and Third Party Information: What Constitutes the Private and Public?
by Noopur Raval — published Jul 12, 2011 — last modified Nov 24, 2011 09:21 AM — filed under:
The passing of the Right to Information Act, 2005 was seen as giving an empowering tool in the hands of the citizens of India, six years post its implementation, loopholes have surfaced with misuse of the many fundamental concepts, which have yet not been defined to allow for a consistent pattern of decisions. Among many problems that emerge with the Act, a major problem is defining the extent to which an individual has access to other people’s information. While most of us tend to think that asking for other people’s phone numbers, personal details like passport number or IT returns are private and would be kept so, under the RTI Act and as seen in the Central Information Commission (CIC) decisions, all of these details can be availed of by someone who doesn’t know you at all!
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
RTI on Complaints under Section 79 of IT Act
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2013 — last modified Jun 12, 2013 09:50 AM — filed under: ,
The Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, gave its reply to an RTI application filed by Saket Bisani. We are reproducing the text below:
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
RTI on Officials and Agencies Authorized to Intercept Telephone Messages in India
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 15, 2013 — filed under: ,
In an RTI mailed on April 17, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society sought comprehensive information on the officials and agencies authorized to intercept telephone messages in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Blog Entry RTI regarding Smart Cities Mission in India
by Paul Thottan — published Apr 21, 2016 — filed under: , , ,
Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) had filed an RTI on 3 February 2016 before the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) regarding the Smart Cities Mission in India. The RTI sought information regarding the role of various foreign governments, private industry, multilateral bodies that will provide technical and financial assistance for this project and information on Government agreements regarding PPP’s for financing the project.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry RTI response regarding the UIDAI
by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 12, 2015 — last modified Dec 22, 2015 02:57 AM — filed under: ,
This is a response to the RTI filed regarding UIDAI
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Rule 419A of the Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951
by Jadine Lannon — published Apr 27, 2013 — last modified Nov 19, 2013 07:16 AM — filed under:
The Central Government made the following rules to amend the Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951.
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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