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Take charge of Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2011 — last modified Jun 06, 2011 08:16 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Want to take control of your data and the way you use your Facebook account? Then try these tricks, writes Shweta Taneja.
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As Simple as a Tweet: by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
Got caught in traffic, need to let your folks know you’ll be late, Twitter to your rescue. This article by Nidhi R Daiya appeared in the Deccan Chronicle on May 24, 2011.
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A Network of Chains: by Prasad Krishna — published May 23, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
New infotech rules infringe on freedom of expression, make net use near-impossible, writes Arindam Mukherjee. The article was published in the latest issue (May 30, 2011) of Outlook Magazine.
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Sony site flaw puts focus on Internet security: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2011 — last modified May 30, 2011 01:15 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
INTERNET security has once again come into sharp focus with Sony discovering a loophole in their website set up to reset passwords for its users affected by the hacking of the PlayStation network. Shayan Ghosh's article was published by Mail Today on Friday,May 20, 2011.
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Bangalore-based NGO files RTI query asking list of websites blocked by Indian govt: by Prasad Krishna — published May 18, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 08:39 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), a Bangalore-based NGO, recently filed an RTI query with the Department of Information Technology (DIT), asking for a list of websites blocked by the Indian government under the IT Act. This article by R Krishna was published in the Daily News & Analysis on May 18, 2011.
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Power to the People: by Nishant Shah — published May 15, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:35 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The digital revolution has helped make NGOs and civil society more influential, independent and transparent, writes Nishant Shah in this article published in the Indian Express on Sunday, May 15, 2011.
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Point By Point Rebuttal Of Indian Government’s Statement On Internet Control Rules: by Prasad Krishna — published May 13, 2011 — last modified May 25, 2011 12:46 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society has published a point-by-point rebuttal of the statement issued by India’s Department of Information Technology on India’s Internet Control Rules. The text below is reproduced from CIS India’s website, under a CC-BY license (which means anyone can re-publish it, with attribution. You can, too). We’ve highlighted (in bold) certain statements in the rebuttal. This article by Nikhil Pahwa was published in Medianama on May 13, 2011.
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The Second IJLT-CIS Lecture Series at National Law School, Bangalore: by Prasad Krishna — published May 13, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Indian Journal of Law and Technology and the Centre for Internet and Society, present the second IJLT- CIS Lecture Series, an event comprised of an intensive series of lectures by luminaries with expertise in law and technology to give students, professionals and anyone interested in a comprehensive idea about the theme, "Emerging Issues in Privacy law".
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New rules to ensure due diligence: IT dept: by Prasad Krishna — published May 11, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 06:12 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Facing widespread criticism over new IT rules that put certain amount of liability on intermediaries like Google and Facebook for user-generated content, the government clarified that the rules are simply seeking "due diligence" on the part of websites and web hosts. This news was published in the Times of India on May 11, 2011.
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India Chills Online Speech: by Prasad Krishna — published May 10, 2011 — last modified May 05, 2011 03:19 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
While most governments try to control online freedom of speech in a somewhat restrictive manner, either as a collaborator or as a regulator, rarely do they formulate a law to curb online speech. Rarer still does a government provide sweeping powers to intermediaries like an ISP and administrators of Internet sites to control content based on a long list of criteria. This news was published in 'digital communities' on May 3, 2011.
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