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Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Interception, Monitoring and Decryption of Information) Rules, 2009: by Jadine Lannon — published Apr 24, 2013 — last modified Jul 06, 2013 01:51 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
Rules under section 69(2) of the Information Technology Act, 2008 (after the 2008 amendment).
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Report on the 2nd Privacy Round Table meeting: by Maria Xynou — published Apr 24, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:54 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
This post entails a report on the second Privacy Round Table meeting which took place on 20th April 2013.
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Report on the 1st Privacy Round Table meeting: by Maria Xynou — published Apr 22, 2013 — last modified Jul 30, 2013 11:11 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
This report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the first Privacy Round Table meeting in New Delhi, on 13th April 2013.
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Untangling the web of India's 'ungovernable' Net: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 16, 2013 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
India sells itself as a tech hub, outsourcing IT experts to the world. At home, it dreams of "equity on the Net." But millions remain unconnected and digital surveillance is on the rise.
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Or-bits.com — A Talk by Marialaura Ghidini: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 15, 2013 — last modified Apr 16, 2013 02:34 PM — filed under: Event, Internet Governance
On Friday, April 19, 2013, at the Centre for Internet and Society, Marialaura Ghidini will give a talk about the creation and activities of or-bits.com, a web-based curatorial platform that she founded in 2009.
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Regulating Social Media: Unrealistic, Impossible, Necessary?: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 15, 2013 — last modified Apr 30, 2013 04:50 PM — filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Video, Censorship, Social Networking
The Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju calls for regulating social media, saying it will prevent offensive material coming into the public domain. But is it really necessary to regulate the social media? If yes, is it possible to do it?
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Vote: Will Social Media Impact the Election?: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 15, 2013 — last modified Apr 15, 2013 08:30 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
As India enters election mode, social media has become one of many platforms where possible prime ministerial candidates are being scrutinized.
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Social media may influence 160 LS seats in 2014: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 15, 2013 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Social media is likely to influence politics and elections in 160 of India’s 543 Parliament constituencies, making Facebook and Twitter users the nation’s newest voting bloc, a new study suggests.
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India takes its first serious step toward privacy regulation – but it may be misguided: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 15, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The world’s second-most populous nation may be on the cusp of embracing privacy legislation. After several false starts the Indian government appears ready to accept the need for some form of regulation.
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India's 'Big Brother': The Central Monitoring System (CMS): by Maria Xynou — published Apr 08, 2013 — last modified Dec 06, 2013 09:39 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In this post, Maria Xynou looks at India´s Central Monitoring System (CMS) project and examines whether it can target individuals´ communications data, regardless of whether they are involved in illegal activity.
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