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IPv6: The First Steps: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 05, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society has entered into a small collaboration with Tata Telecommunications in India to celebrate the IPv6 day on June 6th. We will write 5500 word vignettes, which will be sent to their global database consisting of more than 900,000 users in the Asia-Pacific.
Located in Internet Governance
Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on ‘Internet Rights, Accessibility, Regulation & Ethics’: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2012 — last modified May 31, 2012 07:14 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
This event was organised by Digital Empowerment Foundation, National Internet Exchange of India and Association for Progressive Communications at Mirza Ghalib Hall, SCOPE Complex, New Delhi from 9.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. on May 3, 2012. Pranesh Prakash participated as a speaker in the session on Access to Internet: Right to Information.
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Prime Security: The Mathematics of RSA Encryption: by elonnai hickok — published Aug 29, 2011 — last modified Sep 22, 2011 07:13 AM — filed under: Event Type, Internet Governance
Based on simple properties of prime numbers, RSA encryption protects our money and digital identity. But how does it actually work? The Centre for Internet and Society invites you to a one-day workshop by Rohit Gupta on 9 September 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Indian net service providers too play censorship tricks: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 13, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The study by a Canadian university has found that some major Indian ISPs have deployed web-censorship and filtering technology.
Located in News & Media
Hate speech: ban or ignore?: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 13, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The Social Network discusses the hate speeches: whether they should be banned or ignored. Why does the state take action against some and not against some others. This on a day when Togadia and Owaisi were simultaneously trending on the social media.
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Freedom of Expression Gagged: by Chinmayi Arun — published Feb 18, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The use of law to bully people into silence, called ‘heckler’s veto’, is not unique to India, writes Chinmayi Arun in this op-ed published in Business Line on February 15, 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Unique Identity Number (UID), National Population Register (NPR), and Governance: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 24, 2013 — last modified Mar 01, 2013 04:32 AM — filed under: Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society and the Say No to UID campaign invite you to a workshop to discuss and learn about the present state of the UID and the NPR schemes. The event will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at TERI, Bangalore, from 10.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Foreign Funding of NGOs: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 02, 2013 — last modified Mar 04, 2013 11:52 PM — filed under: Openness, Internet Governance
Should FDI in India’s thinktank sector worry us? It is a debate long overdue.
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Cyber security, surveillance and the right to privacy: country perspectives: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 23, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
This blog post is fourth in a series of eight blog posts to report on the “Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression” recently concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Located in News & Media
Electoral Databases – Privacy and Security Concerns: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Jan 16, 2014 — last modified Jan 16, 2014 11:07 AM — filed under: Digital Governance, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Internet Governance, Safety, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Security, e-Governance, Transparency, Politics, E-Governance
In this blogpost, Snehashish Ghosh analyzes privacy and security concerns which have surfaced with the digitization, centralization and standardization of the electoral database and argues that even though the law provides the scope for protection of electoral databases, the State has not taken any steps to ensure its safety.
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