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UK DNA Database and the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons that India can Learn from Its Mistakes: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 06, 2012 — last modified Sep 17, 2012 03:40 AM — filed under: Event Type, Internet Governance, Privacy
On September 24, 2012, the Centre for Internet & Society in collaboration with the Alternative Law Forum invites the public to a talk with international experts, Helen Wallace from GeneWatch, UK and Jeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics in the United States. The meeting will be held at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore from 5.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
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Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression — Executive Summary: by Rishabh Dara — published Sep 14, 2012 — last modified Apr 24, 2016 11:54 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
This document provides a critique of “The Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011 and proposes an alternate set of Rules.
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Burma to host first Internet freedom forum: by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 07:10 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Myanmar ICT Development Organisation (MIDO) will host “Myanmar Internet Freedom Forum” in Yangon from June 1-2. In the first forum of its kind in Burma, MIDO aims to raise awareness of Internet freedom in a country that has endured decades of media censorship.
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Towards a Global Network of Internet and Society Centres: by Prasad Krishna — published May 29, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 07:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, ICT
This event was held in Istanbul by Bilgi University as part of the collaboration on Global Network of Interdisciplinary Internet and Society Research Centres.
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Online privacy should not come at the cost of security: Sunil Abraham: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2013 — last modified Nov 02, 2014 02:27 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Sunil Abraham, Centre for Internet and Society’s executive director, on privacy laws and Internet penetration.
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Sex on-the-go: by Prasad Krishna — published May 18, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 09:08 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
After a freak fire in 2011 reduced the cubbyholes trading in electronic goods inside a Crawford Market shopping plaza to ashes, Junaid has gone alfresco.
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Is India's government becoming Big Brother?: by Prasad Krishna — published May 13, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 09:39 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
India's new Central Monitoring System will give officials unprecedented access to calls, texts, and online activity.
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WORLD WIDE PLAYGROUND: by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 09:47 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Delhi High Court recently asked the central government to explain why minors are allowed to create online accounts on social networking sites such as Facebook or Orkut. The High Court’s question stems from a petition filed by former senior BJP leader K.N. Govindacharya last year.
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INET Bangkok to Explore Internet’s Impact on Thailand’s Economy and Society: by Prasad Krishna — published May 30, 2013 — last modified Jun 06, 2013 06:18 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Internet Society, in collaboration with the Thailand Internet community, the National Science & Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), and the Ministry of Information & Communication Technology (MICT), will host the INET Bangkok, 7-8 June 2013. The conference will be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, and will focus on the power of the Internet as a force for economic and social progress.
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The Geopolitics of Information Controls: A Presentation by Masashi Crete-Nishihata: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 06, 2013 — last modified Jun 26, 2013 09:56 AM — filed under: Event, Internet Governance
Masashi Crete-Nishihata will give a talk on Citizen Lab's activities and present its approach to the study of information controls through recent research and case studies. The talk will be held on June 19, 2013 at TERI Auditorium in Bangalore, 5 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
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