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Breaking Down ICANN Accountability: What It Is and What the Internet Community Wants: by Ramya Chandrasekhar — published Nov 05, 2015 — last modified Nov 05, 2015 03:29 PM — filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance
At the recent ICANN conference held in Dublin (ICANN54), one issue that was rehashed and extensively deliberated was ICANN's accountability and means to enhance the same. In light of the impending IANA stewardship transition from the NTIA to the internet's multi-stakeholder community, accountability of ICANN to the internet community becomes that much more important. In this blog post, some aspects of the various proposals to enhance ICANN's accountability have been deconstructed and explained.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 25, 2012 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 09:51 AM — filed under: IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Featured, Homepage
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribes 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' is widely held by lawyers and legal academics to be unconstitutional. In this post Pranesh Prakash explores why that section is unconstitutional, how it came to be, the state of the law elsewhere, and how we can move forward.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Breeding misinformation in virtual space: by Amber Sinha — published Dec 08, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
A well-informed citizenry and institutions that provide good information are fundamental to a functional democracy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Bridging the gap: Tech giants bring the internet to women in rural India: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 30, 2016 — filed under: Gender, Internet Governance
This Diwali is going to be a cracker of a festival for Nisha Chanderwal, a second year BA student.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Briefing on BBC News pan-India research on how 'fake news' / digital misinformation spreads: by Admin — published Nov 16, 2018 — last modified Dec 05, 2018 02:01 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Amber Sinha participated in a special private briefing on the BBC's pan India research on how misinformation spreads. The briefing was conducted on November 16, 2018 in New Delhi.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Brochures from Expos on Smart Cards, e-Security, RFID & Biometrics in India: by Maria Xynou — published Dec 18, 2013 — last modified Dec 26, 2013 05:24 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Electronics Today organised a series of expos on smart cards, e-security, RFID and biometric technology in Delhi on 16-18 October 2013. The Centre for Internet and Society is sharing the brochures it collected from these public expos for research purposes.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
BSides Delhi 2019 Security Conference: by Admin — published Oct 20, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Karan Saini attended the BSides Delhi security conference on October 11, 2019. The event was organized by Bsides Delhi in New Delhi.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Budapest Convention and the Information Technology Act: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Nov 20, 2018 — last modified Nov 20, 2018 04:18 PM — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
The Convention on Cybercrime adopted in Budapest (“Convention”) is the fist and one of the most important multilateral treaties addressing the issue of internet and computer crimes.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Building a Community of Practice: Reflections from 2nd All Partners: by Admin — published Nov 15, 2018 — last modified Dec 01, 2018 04:18 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On Wednesday, November 14th, the Partnership on AI held its 2nd annual All Partners Meeting in San Francisco, California. Representatives from our 80+ member organizations – for-profit companies, civil society organizations, academic institutions, and advocacy groups – traveled from across the globe to reflect on 2018 progress, and to plan for the future.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Bumpy road ahead for RFID Tags in vehicles: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The government plans to make digital tags in vehicles mandatory to ensure seamless passage at the toll booths, but the implementation of the proposed move may not be so smooth.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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