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Ruling in India shields Web posts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 27, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
The Supreme Court in India struck down a section of its country’s information technology act Tuesday that had made it illegal for anyone to spread ‘‘offensive messages’’ on electronic devices and resulted in arrests over posts on Facebook and other social media.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Rural Indians don’t trust messages on WhatsApp blindly: Survey: by Admin — published Oct 28, 2018 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Only 8% of the respondents marked 10 as their trust score on a scale of 1-10, where 1 stands for complete distrust and 10 for complete trust, in information received on WhatsApp, found a survey.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Russian social network VKontakte temporarily blocked in India for Blue Whale threat: by Admin — published Sep 14, 2017 — last modified Sep 14, 2017 01:17 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Russian social network Vkontakte, where the suicidal online "game" Blue Whale+ is believed to have originated, was blocked on certain internet service provider networks on Tuesday.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Sales of surveillance cameras are soaring, raising questions about privacy: by Admin — published Oct 16, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Telangana government wants more eyes on the streets to upgrade Hyderabad’s safety. It has asked enterprises, public sectors, residential associations and individuals to install closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) in and around their premises.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Salient Points in the Aadhaar Bill and Concerns: by Amber Sinha and Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 21, 2016 — filed under: UID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Aadhaar, Biometrics
Since the release of the Aadhaar Bill, the Centre for Internet and Society has been writing a number of posts analyzing the Bill and calling out problematic areas and the implications of the same. This post is meant to contribute to this growing body of writing and call out our major concerns with the Bill.
Located in Internet Governance
Save Your Voice — A movement against Web censorship: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 13, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
‘Save Your Voice (SYV)’ is a movement against Web censorship and its main demand is the repealing of the Information Technology Act, said SYV founders, Aseem Trividi, a cartoonist, and Alok Dixit, a journalist, on Monday.
Located in News & Media
Saving privacy as we knew it: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 29, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Long overdue protection law still on the back-burner; meanwhile, depts put more of one's personal details online.
Located in News & Media
Say 'Password' in Hindi: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 08, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:18 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
English might be the language of the online world, but it’s time other languages had their say, writes Nishant Shah. The article was published in the Indian Express on June 5, 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
SC directs govt to further regulate social media: Is it necessary? Experts weigh in: by Geetika Mantri — published Sep 30, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
With the SC's directive to the Indian government for further regulation of social media, TNM asked experts what were the challenges associated with the same.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
SC has set a high threshold for tolerance: Lawrence Liang: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Lawyer-activist Lawrence Liang on why SC upheld section 69A and the implications of striking down section 66A.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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