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Biz moving to IPv6 but lower costs, support needed: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 14, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
Organisations such as Cisco Systems, Equinix and Singapore Internet Exchange are all gearing up for migration to IPv6 in time for the World IPv6 Launch day slated on Jun. 6,which involved everything from redesigning their backend infrastructure to assessing their systems’ readiness.
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An Interview with Nishant Shah: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 13, 2012 — last modified Jul 06, 2012 05:05 AM — filed under: Interview, Internet Governance
Jamillah Knowles from BBC Radio interviewed Nishant Shah about Indian Internet issues.
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Beyond Anonymous: Shit people say on Internet piracy: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 13, 2012 — filed under: Video, Internet Governance
This post is a series of provocations around piracy, censorship and the state of Internet in India. Like all good tasting things, these observations need to be taken with a pinch of salt. But it is the hope of the author that this serves as a response to otherwise very persistent voices that have been demonizing file-sharing online.
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IPv6: Embrace The Change: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 11, 2012 — last modified Jun 13, 2012 06:09 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A moment of transition is always filled with anxiety. There is concern over the unknown and there is a reluctance to move out of the familiar. However, a transition does not necessarily mean migration; or in other words, as we transition to IPv6 as the new protocol for digital and electronic communication, it does not mean that we are going to abandon the internet as we know it.
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Govt websites to get new addresses: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 08, 2012 — last modified Jun 11, 2012 03:27 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The government today said by December all its websites would switch over to IPv6 — the next generation Web standard that enables the creation of trillions of new Internet addresses and provides higher levels of security.
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Anonymous India’s Takedowns Could Be Counterproductive: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 07, 2012 — last modified Jun 18, 2012 06:05 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Nikhil Pahwa's blog post was published in Medianama on June 6, 2012.
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IPv6: The Transition Challenge: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 05, 2012 — last modified Jun 13, 2012 09:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The future of our connected networks is Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). Not only is it more efficient and faster than IPv4 which we are currently working with, it is also more reliable and secure.
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IPv6: The First Steps: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 05, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society has entered into a small collaboration with Tata Telecommunications in India to celebrate the IPv6 day on June 6th. We will write 5500 word vignettes, which will be sent to their global database consisting of more than 900,000 users in the Asia-Pacific.
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Watch out for cyber bullies: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 05, 2012 — last modified Jun 05, 2012 06:08 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
It's time to take a closer look at this form of cyber crime in India, writes KV Kurmanath in an article published in the Hindu Business Line on June 4, 2012.
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Scared by a spoof? You’ve got to be kidding me!: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 05, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
Whether it is Mamata Banerjee's recent crackdown on a comic strip or the new legal guidelines that allow touchy readers to have objectionable content taken down, what you say online is under scrutiny. What, then, will happen to news satire websites?
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