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Sunil Abraham on Aadhaar's misuse during demonetisation: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 19, 2017 — filed under: Demonetisation, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Sunil Abraham spoke to Economic Times on the misuse of Aadhaar during demonetisation.
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Sunil Abraham | The online warrior: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 11, 2014 — last modified Aug 12, 2014 04:04 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
With a vision that combines free speech with digital privacy, this policymaker has redefined the role of the internet in society.
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Sunil Abraham, CIS : "Avec l’e-G8, Nicolas Sarkozy veut promouvoir de nouvelles restrictions à la liberté d’expression": by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2011 — last modified May 25, 2011 11:54 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Le débat continue de faire rage en Inde au sujet d’une nouvelle législation posant des limites floues et, selon certains, potentiellement dangereuses, à la liberté d’expression sur Internet. Et alors que s’ouvre à Paris l’e-G8, sur fond de polémiques autour des intentions de son principal supporteur, le président de la République Française, Nicolas Sarkozy, Sunil Abraham, directeur exécutif de l’ONG Center for Internet & Societies, a accepté de partager son regard sur l’événement, depuis Bangalore. This news was published in LE MAG IT on May 24, 2011.
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Sunil Abraham: Honorary steward September 2017: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 20, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
Shuttleworth Foundation has announced Sunil Abraham as Honorary Steward for its September 2017 fellowship round.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Supreme Court extends Aadhaar linking deadline till it passes verdict: by Admin — published Mar 17, 2018 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Supreme Court, however, allowed the government to seek Aadhaar numbers to transfer benefits of government schemes funded from the consolidated fund of India.
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Supreme Court issues notice to WhatsApp, Centre on data privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 17, 2017 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance, Privacy
Analysts said India lacked data protection laws.
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Supreme Court Order is a Good Start, but is Seeding Necessary?: by Elonnai Hickok and Rohan George — published Aug 29, 2015 — last modified Sep 07, 2015 01:21 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This blog post seeks to unpack the ‘seeding’ process in the UIDAI scheme, understand the implications of the Supreme Court order on this process, and identify questions regarding the UID scheme that still need to be clarified by the court in the context of the seeding process.
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Supreme Court provides partial relief for Aadhaar: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 18, 2015 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
In a small but significant win for the government, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the use of the Aadhaar number for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, pensions by central and state governments, and the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, in addition to its current use in the public distribution system (PDS) and the distribution of cooking gas and kerosene.
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Supreme Court sets up constitution bench to hear Aadhaar privacy issues: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 14, 2017 — last modified Jul 14, 2017 10:55 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Supreme Court ‘s five-judge constitution bench will also decide if the Aadhaar privacy issue should be heard by a larger bench.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 66A Of IT Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
In a major boost to freedom of speech online in India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, reading down a draconian law that was poorly conceived, tragically worded and caused ordinary citizens to be jailed for so much as a comment on Facebook that annoyed just about anyone.
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