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Information is Beautiful hacks in India with David Cameron
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 24, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:22 AM — filed under:
The Prime Minister took some of the UK's top hackers and data experts with him to India this week. David McCandless was with them.
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July 2010 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2010 — last modified Aug 10, 2012 09:41 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Greetings from the Centre for Internet & Society. We bring you updates of our research, news and media coverage, information on our events and other updates for the month of July 2010.
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Internet Governance and Human Rights: Strategies and Collaborations for Empowerment
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 19, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 03:59 AM — filed under:
Leading up to the 2010 IGF, The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Global Partners, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), IT for Change, and the Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles are hosting, on 13 September 2010 in Vilnius, an event on 'Internet Governance and Human Rights: Strategies and Collaborations for Empowerment'.
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Freedom of Expression or Access to Knowledge: Are We Taking the Necessary Steps Towards an Open and Inclusive Internet?
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 19, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 03:59 AM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet and Society is co-organising a workshop on Freedom of Expression or Access to Knowledge: Are We Taking the Necessary Steps Towards an Open and Inclusive Internet? at the Internet Governance Forum on
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Blog Entry Does the Government want to enter our homes?
by Sunil Abraham — published Aug 13, 2010 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:12 AM — filed under:
When rogue politicians and bureaucrats are granted unrestricted access to information then the very future of democracy and free media will be in jeopardy. In an article published in the Pune Mirror on 10 August, 2010, Sunil Abraham examines this in light of the BlackBerry-to-BlackBerry messenger service that the Government of India plans to block if its makers do not allow the monitoring of messages. He says that civil society should rather resist and insist on suitable checks and balances like governmental transparency and a fair judicial oversight instead of allowing the government to intrude into the privacy and civil liberties of its citizens.
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Blog Entry UID Project in India - Some Possible Ramifications
by Liliyan — published Aug 11, 2010 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:13 AM — filed under:
Having a standard for decentralized ID verification rather than a centralized database that would more often than not be misused by various authorities will solve ID problems, writes Liliyan in this blog entry. These blog posts to be published in a series will voice the expert opinions of researchers and critics on the UID project and present its unique shortcomings to the reader.
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Call, text, email complaint against rogue auto driver
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 08, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:45 AM — filed under:
Harassed by an auto driver? Helplines give you no relief? Here's the people's way to help you out. Just report your issue online, call or even SMS sitting in a noisy restaurant, and be heard.
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Digital Activism and Online Advocacy: Experiences from the Tibetan Freedom Movement – A Talk by Shibayan Raha
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 06, 2010 — last modified Sep 23, 2011 05:46 AM — filed under:
A talk on the role of digital activism, online advocacy and use of social media in the Tibetan freedom struggle by Shibayan Raha at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore on 9 August, 2010.
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Blog Entry Civil Liberties and the amended Information Technology Act, 2000
by Malavika Jayaram — published Aug 05, 2010 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:13 AM — filed under: ,
This post examines certain limitations of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (as amended in 2008). Malavika Jayaram points out the fact that when most countries of the world are adopting plain English instead of the conventional legal terminology for better understanding, India seems to be stuck in the old-fashioned method thereby, struggling to maintain a balance between clarity and flexibility in drafting its laws. The present Act, she says, is although an improvement over the old Act and seeks to address and improve on certain areas in the right direction but still comes up short in making necessary changes when it comes to fundamental rights and personal liberties. The new Act retains elements from the previous one making it an abnormal document and this could have been averted if there had been some attention to detail.
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Blog Entry Feedback to the NIA Bill
by Elonnai Hickok — published Jul 30, 2010 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:14 AM — filed under: ,
Malavika Jayaram and Elonnai Hickok introduce the formal submission of CIS to the proposed National Identification Authority of India (NIA) Bill, 2010, which would give every resident a unique identity. The submissions contain the detailed comments on the draft bill and the high level summary of concerns with the NIA Bill submitted to the UIDAI on 13 July, 2010.
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