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Google Unveils Controversial Street View Mapping in B’lore: by Prasad Krishna — published May 27, 2011 — last modified May 30, 2011 09:48 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Mapping service, under criticism in Europe because of security reasons, allows users to view pedestrian-level photos of streets, houses. This news was published in the Economic Times, Mumbai on May 27, 2011.
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Govt proposal to muzzle bloggers sparks outcry: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:46 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
A government proposal seeking to police blogs has come in for severe criticism from legal experts and outraged the online community. The draft rules, drawn up by the government under the Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008, deal with due diligence to be observed by an intermediary. This article was published in the Times of India on March 10, 2011.
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Govt wants to monitor Facebook, Twitter: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 09, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Union home ministry has written to the department of telecom asking it to "ensure effective monitoring of Twitter and Facebook".
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International Communication Association Pre-Conference on 'India and Communication Studies': by Sanchia de Souza — published May 20, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:56 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham, Director-Policy, CIS, is to take part in a panel discussion on 'Media, Technology, and Governance' at the International Communication Association Pre-Conference on 'India and Communication Studies' on 21 May 2009, 1.00-2.15 pm.
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ID programme faces first challenge over privacy, data: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:20 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The government is looking to the ID programme to help ensure that various welfare programmes reach the poor
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Crisis for identity or identity crisis?: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 24, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 08:16 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The hurry with which the government is pushing its most ambitious project to assign a number (UID) to every citizen without any feasibility study or public debate has raised many questions.
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India Can Restrict 'Objectionable' Web Content under New Rules: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 27, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 09:48 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Internet sites and service providers in India now have the authority to order the quick deletion of offensive online content – in a move that is causing great concern among free speech proponents. This article by Ed Silverstein was featured in TMCnet Legal on April 27, 2011.
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India curbs on Bloggers and Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2011 — last modified May 13, 2011 11:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Information Technology Rules 2011 (due diligence observed by intermediaries guidelines) by the Indian government could lead to online censorship, feel human rights activists. This article by Ayyappa Prasad was published in TruthDrive on April 29, 2011.
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Tough neighbourhood tests India's e-tolerance: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 11, 2011 — last modified Jun 15, 2011 10:51 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The combination of having restrictive neighbours as well as security threats could make freedom on the web in India a casualty, writes Anahita Mukherji in this article published by the Times of India on June 12, 2011.
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INDIA Fears of Privacy Loss Pursue Ambitious ID Project: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 09, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:00 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Fears about loss of privacy are being voiced as India gears up to launch an ambitious scheme to biometrically identify and number each of its 1.2 billion inhabitants.
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