Internet Governance Blog
The Potential for the Normative Regulation of Cyberspace: Implications for India
- July 30, 2018
Author: Arindrajit Basu Edited by: Elonnai Hickok, Sunil Abraham and Udbhav Tiwari Research Assistance: Tejas Bharadwaj
Read more →Digital Native: Hashtag Along With Me
- August 01, 2018
A hashtag that evolved with a movement.
Read more →Anti-trafficking Bill may lead to censorship
- August 02, 2018
There are a few problematic provisions in the proposed legislation—it may severely impact freedom of expression.
Read more →The Centre for Internet and Society’s Comments and Recommendations to the: Indian Privacy Code, 2018
- July 20, 2018
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.
Read more →DIDP #31 Diversity of employees at ICANN
- July 19, 2018
We have requested ICANN to disclose information pertaining to the diversity of employees based on race and citizenship.
Read more →CIS submitted a response to a Notice of Enquiry by the US Government on International Internet Policy Priorities
- July 18, 2018
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."
Read more →ICANN Diversity Analysis
- July 16, 2018
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.
Read more →Digital Native: How smart cities can make criminals out of denizens
- August 01, 2018
People download information and share it without knowing about the intellectual property rights. On social media bullying, harassment and hate speech find easy avenues.
Read more →CIS contributes to the Research and Advisory Group of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC)
- July 05, 2018
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.
Read more →Digital Native: The bigger picture
- August 01, 2018
For all our sleek machines, we are slaves to the much larger Internet of Things.
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