Centre for Internet & Society

Spreading unhappiness equally around

Posted by Sunil Abraham at Jul 31, 2018 02:49 PM |

The section of civil society opposed to Aadhaar is unhappy because the UIDAI and all other state agencies that wish to can process data non-consensually.

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Lining up the data on the Srikrishna Privacy Draft Bill

Posted by Sunil Abraham at Jul 31, 2018 02:52 AM |

In the run-up to the Justice BN Srikrishna committee report, some stakeholders have advocated that consent be eliminated and replaced with stronger accountability obligations. This was rejected and the committee has released a draft bill that has consent as the bedrock just like the GDPR. And like the GDPR there exists legal basis for nonconsensual processing of data for the “functions of the state”. What does this mean for lawabiding persons?

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The Potential for the Normative Regulation of Cyberspace: Implications for India

Posted by Pranav M B at Jul 30, 2018 09:00 AM |

Author: Arindrajit Basu Edited by: Elonnai Hickok, Sunil Abraham and Udbhav Tiwari Research Assistance: Tejas Bharadwaj

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Digital Native: Hashtag Along With Me

Digital Native: Hashtag Along With Me

Posted by Nishant Shah at Jul 29, 2018 09:00 PM |

A hashtag that evolved with a movement.

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Workshop of River activists for building Jal Bodh - Knowledge resource on Water

Posted by Admin at Jul 25, 2018 09:05 PM |

To build knowledge resource on rivers in Pune district, CIS-A2K team organized a workshop in Pune on July 25, 2018.

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ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ:ಸಂಪಾದನೋತ್ಸವಗಳು/ಸಂಪಾದನೋತ್ಸವ ತುಮಕೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯ ೨೦೧೮

Posted by Admin at Jul 25, 2018 09:00 PM |

CIS-A2K team held a workshop in Tumakur University on 25 July 2018.

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వికీపీడియా:సమావేశం/హైదరాబాదు/మిసిమి పత్రిక భాగస్వామ్య సమావేశం, జూలై 2018

Posted by Admin at Jul 24, 2018 09:00 PM |

On 24 July 2018, CIS-A2K team held partnership discussions with Misimi Telugu monthly magazine.

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Anti-trafficking Bill may lead to censorship

Posted by Swaraj Barooah and Gurshabad Grover at Jul 24, 2018 09:00 PM |

There are a few problematic provisions in the proposed legislation—it may severely impact freedom of expression.

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The Centre for Internet and Society’s Comments and Recommendations to the: Indian Privacy Code, 2018

Posted by Shweta Mohandas, Elonnai Hickok, Amber Sinha and Shruti Trikanand at Jul 20, 2018 01:55 PM |

The debate surrounding privacy has in recent times gained momentum due to the Aadhaar judgement and the growing concerns around the use of personal data by corporations and governments.

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How to write differently for different Telugu digital platforms - awareness session to Indu Gnana Vedika

Posted by Pavan Santhosh at Jul 19, 2018 02:56 PM |

Different digital platforms require a different style of writing based on nature, ethos, and audience of the platform. Without which writer and piece of writing can only find rejections and deletions.

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DIDP #31 Diversity of employees at ICANN

Posted by Akash Sriram at Jul 19, 2018 02:55 PM |

We have requested ICANN to disclose information pertaining to the diversity of employees based on race and citizenship.

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CIS submitted a response to a Notice of Enquiry by the US Government on International Internet Policy Priorities

Posted by Akriti Bopanna and Swagam Dasgupta at Jul 18, 2018 05:10 PM |

The Centre for Internet and Society drafted a response to a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) issued by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on "International Internet Policy Priorities."

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ICANN Diversity Analysis

Posted by Akriti Bopanna at Jul 16, 2018 02:35 PM |

The by-laws of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) state that it is a non-profit public-benefit corporation which is responsible at the overall level, for the coordination of the “global internet's systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure the stable and secure operation of the internet's unique identifier systems”. As key stakeholders of ICANN are spread across the world, much of the communication discussing the work of ICANN takes place over email. This analysis of the diversity of participation at the ICANN processes, through a study of their mailing lists, was undertaken by Paul Kurian and Akriti Bopanna.

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Digital Native: How smart cities can make criminals out of denizens

Digital Native: How smart cities can make criminals out of denizens

Posted by Nishant Shah at Jul 15, 2018 08:00 PM |

People download information and share it without knowing about the intellectual property rights. On social media bullying, harassment and hate speech find easy avenues.

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వికీపీడియా:సమావేశం/గుంటూరు/అన్నమయ్య గ్రంథాలయం - భాగస్వామ్య కార్యక్రమం జూలై 2018

Posted by Admin at Jul 10, 2018 09:05 PM |

CIS-A2K partnership activity in Annamayya Library, Guntur.

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Wiki Advanced Training 2018: A Colourful Recap

Posted by Manavpreet Kaur at Jul 08, 2018 11:05 PM |
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A colourful recap of the Wiki Advanced Training by User:Manavpreet Kaur, an Indian Wikimedian. This document has 4 pages, please use the PDF viewer's zoom in, if needed. Scroll down and enjoy. :)

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The Problems That Should Occupy Our Electioneers

Posted by Shyam Ponappa at Jul 06, 2018 12:05 AM |
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The prize in the elections next year could be a winner's curse.

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CIS contributes to the Research and Advisory Group of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC)

Posted by Arindrajit Basu at Jul 05, 2018 04:00 PM |

The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) is an initiative of the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies and the East West Institute that seeks to promote mutual awareness and understanding among various cyberspace communities. It seeks to develop norms and policies that advance the stability and security of cyberspace.

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ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ ತರಬೇತಿ ೨೦೧೮ @ ರಾಂಚಿ

ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ ತರಬೇತಿ ೨೦೧೮ @ ರಾಂಚಿ

Posted by Vikas Hegde at Jul 04, 2018 04:30 PM |

ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯನ್ನರಾದ ವಿಕಾಸ್ ಹೆಗಡೆ ಅವರು Wiki Advanced Training 2018ರ ತಮ್ಮ ಅನುಭವ ಮತ್ತು ಕಲಿತ ವಿಚಾರಗಳನ್ನು ಈ ಬ್ಲಾಗಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

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Digital Native: The bigger picture

Digital Native: The bigger picture

Posted by Nishant Shah at Jul 01, 2018 10:00 PM |

For all our sleek machines, we are slaves to the much larger Internet of Things.

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