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Names Not Numbers Mumbai: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2011 — last modified Nov 21, 2011 05:04 AM — filed under: Information Technology
Names Not Numbers Mumbai is part of an annual series of invitation-only ideas conferences for 100 key players and thinkers across politics, business, media, culture, academia and technology to discuss and debate what individuality in a mass age means. Names Not Numbers Mumbai is put together by the Media, Analysis & Networking company Editorial Intelligence in association with the British Council, the Financial Times and partners including Jnanapravaha.
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On the legality and constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021: by Torsha Sarkar, Gurshabad Grover, Raghav Ahooja, Pallavi Bedi and Divyank Katira — published Jun 21, 2021 — last modified Jun 21, 2021 11:52 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Internet Freedom, Information Technology
This note examines the legality and constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The analysis is consistent with previous work carried out by CIS on issues of intermediary liability and freedom of expression.
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One. Zero.: by Nishant Shah — published Sep 17, 2012 — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:50 AM — filed under: Researchers at Work, Information Technology, Digital Natives
The digital world is the world of twos. All our complex interactions, emotional negotiations, business transactions, social communication and political subscriptions online can be reduced to a string of 1s and 0s, as machines create the networks for the human beings to speak. So sophisticated is this network of digital infrastructure that we forget how our languages of connection are constantly being transcribed in binary code, allowing for the information to be transmitted across the web.
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Participation in the meeting of LITD 17 at BIS: by Admin — published Sep 25, 2019 — last modified Nov 02, 2019 06:30 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology
On September 25, 2019, Gurshabad Grover along with Elonnai Hickok and Karan Saini attended the meeting of the Information Systems Security & Privacy Sectional Committee (LITD17) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
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Policy Shaping in the Indian IT Industry: Recommendations by NASSCOM, 2006-2012: by Pavishka Mittal — published Jul 01, 2016 — last modified Jul 04, 2016 08:11 AM — filed under: Special Economic Zones, Transfer Pricing Policy, NASSCOM, Research, E-Commerce, Network Economies, Industrial Policy, Researchers at Work, Information Technology
This is the first of a series of three blog posts, authored by Pavishka Mittal, tracking the engagements by NASSCOM and iSPIRT in suggesting and shaping the IT industry policies in India during 2006-2016. This posts focuses on the policy activities of NASSCOM in 2006-2012 with specific reference to Special Economic Zones, E-Commerce Industry and Transfer Pricing, along with a few other miscellaneous important recommendations.
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Privacy after Big Data: Compilation of Early Research: by Saumyaa Naidu — published Nov 12, 2016 — last modified Nov 12, 2016 01:37 AM — filed under: Human Rights, IT Act, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Smart Cities, Data Protection, Information Technology, Publications
Evolving data science, technologies, techniques, and practices, including big data, are enabling shifts in how the public and private sectors carry out their functions and responsibilities, deliver services, and facilitate innovative production and service models to emerge. In this compilation we have put together a series of articles that we have developed as we explore the impacts – positive and negative – of big data. This is a growing body of research that we are exploring and is relevant to multiple areas of our work including privacy and surveillance. Feedback and comments on the compilation are welcome and appreciated.
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Pycon India 2019: by Admin — published Aug 27, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology
K. Bhuvana Meenakshi gave a talk at BangPypers organized by Python Software Society in Bangalore on August 25, 2019. She spoke on Let the world experience WebXR!
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Reply to RTI filed with BSNL regarding Network Neutrality and Throttling: by Tarun Krishnakumar — published Dec 22, 2014 — last modified Dec 22, 2014 02:45 PM — filed under: Internet Access, Net Neutrality, Internet Governance, Information Technology
As part of its work on Network Neutrality, the Centre for Internet and Society through Tarun Krishnakumar had filed a Right To Information (RTI) application with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), a state-owned teleco holding a market share of 65 per cent in the Indian land line and broadband markets — regarding its position on and adherence to Network Neutrality principles.
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Right to Exclusion, Government Spaces, and Speech: by Torsha Sarkar — published Jul 02, 2021 — last modified Jul 02, 2021 12:05 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Intermediary Liability, Information Technology
The conclusion of the litigation surrounding Trump blocking its critiques on Twitter brings to forefront two less-discussed aspects of intermediary liability: a) if social media platforms could be compelled to ‘carry’ speech under any established legal principles, thereby limiting their right to exclude users or speech, and b) whether users have a constitutional right to access social media spaces of elected officials. This essay analyzes these issues under the American law, as well as draws parallel for India, in light of the ongoing litigation around the suspension of advocate Sanjay Hegde’s Twitter account.
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Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000: Cases: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Dec 03, 2012 — last modified Dec 06, 2012 09:20 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Information Technology
In this blog post Snehashish Ghosh summarizes the facts of a few cases where Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000, has been mentioned or discussed.
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