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Indian Government still blocks 20+ websites – Indian Censorship on Internet
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 03, 2015 — filed under: , , ,
Indian Government has blocked 20+ major websites to counter ISIS propaganda. The government has removed blocking of github.com, vimeo.com and other 10+ websites blocked till December 31, 2014.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian government wakes up to risk of Hotmail, Gmail
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 27, 2013 last modified Dec 30, 2013 04:24 AM — filed under: , ,
Worried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications, but the man responsible for drafting the rules still regularly uses Hotmail.
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Indian police set up lab to monitor social media
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 19, 2013 — filed under: ,
Mumbai police have set up India's first "social media lab" to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites, sparking concerns about freedom of speech online.
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Indian politicians yet to tap voters online: CIS’s Abraham
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 23, 2013 — filed under: ,
Sunil Abraham talks about the role online media will play in forthcoming elections and the behaviour of online readers of news.
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Blog Entry Indians Ask: Is Visiting a Torrent Site Really A Crime?
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Sep 06, 2016 — filed under: ,
India has banned various large-scale torrent sites for a long time — this is old news. But under a new federal policy in India, one can be jailed for three years and fined 300,000 Indian Rupees (~US $4464) for downloading content on any of these blocked websites.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice (IV)
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 05, 2013 last modified Dec 26, 2013 09:05 AM — filed under: ,
Building on the workshop in Dagstuhl in June-July 2011 (International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice), Beijing (International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice II), and Athens (International View of the State-of-the-Art of Cryptography and Security and its Use in Practice III) that set the stage for discussions on cryptography among a group of key researchers from Europe, Asia, and North America, the one day workshop in Bangalore, following AsiaCrypt 2013 will again bring together internationally recognized scientists to discuss direction and development in theoretical and applied cryptography and surrounding societal issues.
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Blog Entry Internet Freedom
by Sunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda published Feb 15, 2016 — filed under: , , , , ,
The modern medium of the web is an open-sourced, democratic world in which equality is an ideal, which is why what is most important is Internet freedom.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Internet users fume as govt blocks 32 sites
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 02, 2015 — filed under: , , ,
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has ordered Internet service providers to block 32 websites, in cluding popular video-sharing plat forms such as Dailymotion and Vimeo, reportedly over concerns that they are being misused by Islamic State jihadists.
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Blog Entry Interoperability and Portability as a Lever to Enhance User Choice and Privacy in Messaging Platforms
by Kamesh Shekar published Dec 31, 2020 last modified Jul 06, 2021 11:37 AM — filed under: , ,
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Interview with Pranesh Prakash
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: , , , , ,
Pranesh Prakash of the Centre for Internet and Society talks to Mint’s Surabhi Agarwal about the controversial Section 66A of the IT Act and the government’s decision to tweak it.
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