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Big Brother is Watching You
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jun 01, 2011
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 09:32 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
The government is massively expanding its surveillance power over law-abiding citizens and businesses, says Sunil Abraham in this article published by the Deccan Herald on June 1, 2011.
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We are anonymous, we are legion
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Apr 19, 2011
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 09:38 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Online anonymity is vital for creativity and entrepreneurship on the Web, writes Sunil Abraham. The article was published in the Hindu on April 18, 2011.
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Wherever you are, whatever you do
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Aug 25, 2010
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 10:12 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Facebook recently launched a location-based service called Places. Privacy advocates are resenting to this new development. Sunil Abraham identifies the three prime reasons for this outcry against Facebook. The article was published in the Indian Express on 23 August, 2010.
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Does the Government want to enter our homes?
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Aug 13, 2010
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 10:12 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
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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Facebook, privacy and India
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jun 04, 2010
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last modified
Sep 26, 2013 11:40 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Does Facebook's decision to open out user information and data to third party websites amount to an invasion of privacy and should users' seriously consider getting out of the site? Sunil Abraham doesn't think so.
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News & Media
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Sense and censorship
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Mar 30, 2010
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 10:15 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham examines Google's crusade against censorship in China in wake of the attacks on its servers in this article published in the Indian Express.
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Wiki's worth, on a different turf
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jan 15, 2010
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last modified
Oct 23, 2012 08:33 AM
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filed under:
Openness
An Indian duo–a programmer and a mathematician–have developed a tool to expose anonymous writers and cleanse Wikipedia of rogue editors
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News & Media
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When Whistle Blowers Unite
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jan 14, 2010
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 10:17 AM
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filed under:
Digital Activism,
Internet Governance
Leaking corporate or government information in public interest through popular Web service providers is risky but Wikileaks.org is one option that you could try out.
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Newspapers should empower citizen journalism
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 21, 2009
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last modified
Oct 23, 2012 08:47 AM
A single content-management system can be used to publish highly-targeted and customised content. Sunil Abraham, director, Centre for Internet and Society (CIS India), believes traditional newspapers should expose their primary research databases such as photos, video and audio recordings, and documents to the public using web technologies.
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Financial Speculation as Urban Planning
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
May 30, 2009
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last modified
Apr 05, 2011 04:36 AM
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filed under:
Research
Talk by Prof Michael Goldman
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