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The constitutionality of MHA surveillance order
by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 31, 2018 — filed under:
The rules require review committees to examine all surveillance orders issued under this section every couple of months.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry The Cost of Free Basics in India: Does Facebook's 'walled garden' reduce or reinforce digital inequalities?
by Amrita Sengupta — published Apr 05, 2025 — filed under: , ,
In this essay—written in April 2016 soon after India's Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) upheld net neutrality and effectively banned Free Basics in India— the author uses development theories to study the Free Basics programme. The author explored three key paradigms: 1) Construction of knowledge, power structures and virtual colonization in the Free Basics Programme, (2) A sub-internet of the marginalized and (3) the Capabilities Approach and explored how the programme reinforces levels of digital inequalities as opposed to reducing it. This essay was written in 2016 and there have been various shifts in the digital and tech landscape. Further a lot of numbers and statistics are from 2016 and not all ideas held here may be transferable today. This should be read as such. This is being published now, on account of 10 years since the Free Basics project was set to be implemented in India.
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Blog Entry The Creation of a Network for the Global South - A Literature Review
by Tanvi Mani — published Jan 13, 2016 — last modified Feb 04, 2016 01:13 PM — filed under:
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Blog Entry The Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2013 — Penalising 'Peeping Toms' and Other Privacy Issues
by Divij Joshi — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:17 PM — filed under: ,
The pending amendments to the Indian Penal Code, if passed in their current format, would be a huge boost for individual physical privacy by criminalising stalking and sexually-tinted voyeurism and removing the ambiguities in Indian law which threaten the privacy and dignity of individuals.
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The Critical Life of Information
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 11, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 04:41 AM — filed under:
Nishant Shah and Malavika Jayaram will be speaking at the event organized by Yale University on April 11, 2014.
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The crown of thorns that awaits Facebook’s India MD hire
by Admin — published Jul 29, 2018 — filed under: ,
Between 2015 to 2017, Facebook nearly doubled its user base to about 250 million in India. The two other popular Facebook products, WhatsApp and Instagram, became swimmingly popular in the country, too – the messaging platform counts 200 million users here and the photos and videos sharing app some 60 million.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Crypto Wars Are Global
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 04, 2016 — last modified Apr 01, 2016 04:06 PM — filed under:
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry The Curious Case of Poor Security in the Indian Twitterverse
by Udbhav Tiwari — published Dec 17, 2016 — filed under: ,
What are the technical, legal and jurisdictional issues around the recent Twitter and email hacks claimed by the ‘Legion Crew’, and what can targeted entities do to better protect themselves?
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The Dangers Of Aadhaar-Based Payments That No One Is Talking About
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 17, 2017 — last modified Jan 17, 2017 02:39 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
Less than three months ago, India’s banking sector was hit by a data breach which compromised 32 lakh debit cards and led to fraudulent transactions worth Rs 1.3 crore.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Dangers Of Birdsong
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 04, 2014 — last modified Feb 12, 2014 10:29 AM — filed under: ,
Instant gratification? Social media can quickly turn the game into checkmate if you don’t keep your emotions in check.
Located in News & Media
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