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Blog Entry Accountability of ICANN
by Smarika Kumar — published Apr 23, 2014 — last modified May 28, 2014 10:50 AM — filed under: ,
The issue of how to ensure the legitimacy and accountability of ICANN is a concern which finds voice in many of the proposals. Four broad stands can be gleaned from the submissions to NETmundial '14 on this issue.
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Blog Entry NETmundial Day 0
by Achal Prabhala — published Apr 23, 2014 — filed under: ,
Day O of NETmundial began at Arena NetMundial, an alternative-ish, Brazilian counterpart to the official "multistakeholder" meeting being organised at the very expensive Grand Hyatt. Arena NETmundial began today and will extend until the last day of NETmundial; it's being organised at the very democratic Centro Cultural São Paulo - free to all, no registration required - and offers space for a whole host of organised and spontaneous activity.
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Parties give short shrift to privacy
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 05:54 AM — filed under: ,
Both the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner.
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'India wants core internet infrastructure'
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 24, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 10:29 AM — filed under: ,
India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other stakeholders. In typical Indian diplomatic style, its position can be interpreted to mean everything and nothing.
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India for inclusive internet governance
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 10:36 AM — filed under: ,
India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other stakeholders. In typical Indian diplomatic style, its position can be interpreted to mean everything and nothing.
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April 2014 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 30, 2014 — last modified Jul 04, 2014 03:38 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The newsletter for the month of April can be accessed below:
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Blog Entry Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution – III: Conceptions of Free Speech and Democracy
by Gautam Bhatia — published May 18, 2014 — last modified May 27, 2014 10:21 AM — filed under: , ,
In this 3 part series, Gautam Bhatia explores the concept of net neutrality in the context of Indian law and the Indian Constitution.
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Digital death: Log off in peace
by Prasad Krishna — published May 28, 2014 — filed under:
From email and e-banking to shopping and social media sites, Indians have expanded their online footprint. Now, a small but rising number are planning for their digital death.
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Blog Entry Legislating for Privacy - Part II
by Bhairav Acharya — published May 20, 2014 — last modified May 28, 2014 09:59 AM — filed under: ,
Apart from the conflation of commercial data protection and privacy, the right to privacy bill has ill-informed and poorly drafted provisions to regulate surveillance.
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Blog Entry CIS Statement at ICANN 49's Public Forum
by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 27, 2014 — last modified Jun 04, 2014 05:31 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
This was a statement made by Pranesh Prakash at the ICANN 49 meeting (on March 27, 2014), arguing that ICANN's bias towards the North America and Western Europe result in a lack of legitimacy, and hoping that the IANA transition process provides an opportunity to address this.
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